Live Sync vs Skydrive vs Logmein vs Citrix vs Mesh vs Office Live

jorpe

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I run a business out of my apartment. For over a year I've been using Mesh to sync files, Office Live to share/store them, and Logmein free for remote desktop connections. I would use the built in mesh client more often but it doesn't have enough options for manipulating the color settings for remote desktop. Within the last week when I try to use office live there is an obnoxious banner across the screen asking to upgrade to skydrive. Live sync made me uninstall mesh, but seems to work similarly enough in its current version (not the beta)

I have all my computers synced with my phone and iPad via sugarsync (it has a common folder with windows live sync) and was wondering what the benefits of using sky drive would be for syncing things between my PCs.

Additionally, when I briefly tried the windows live sync beta it had an option for sharing with office 2010. Does that work fairly well? I use the standard .docx, .xlsx .pdf and .ppt files primarily.
 

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All the information I've found searching Google is from 2008.
 

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7600x64 ultimate, not SP1i7 93012gb ddr3 1600 triple channel Corsair XMS3Radeon 5850 1gb OC edition
OS
7600x64 ultimate, not SP1
CPU
i7 930
Motherboard
Gigabye X58A-ud5
Memory
12gb ddr3 1600 triple channel Corsair XMS3
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon 5850 1gb OC edition
Sound Card
Asus Xonar Essence STX
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer 24'', Dell 23'' display port
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1920x1200, 1920x1080
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3x64GB Microcenter SSDs RAID0
1tb spinpoint f3 (system)
1tb spinpoint f3 (media)
1tb spinpoint f3 OSX
1x2TB WD green images
1tb 7200.12 (time machine)
2x 500gb western digital green drives for archiving,keeping install files.
PSU
700 modular
Case
Antec 1200
Cooling
Promlimatech Megahalems
Keyboard
logitech 2.4ghz wireless wave something
Mouse
logitech laser wireless mouse.
Internet Speed
50/10
Other Info
4 systems currently:
1. sig rig
2. 930 i7 x64 ultimate (backup, media center PC)
3. c314 2gb ram tablet 7600 ultimate
4. athlon 6000+ home server (still in progress)
5. ipad for on the go
Mesh is now incorporated into the current beta of Live Sync. You can also connect remotely to other computers running beta live sync.

Skydrive isnt really a syncing service as such but a depository for syncing services such as live sync. You can use skydrive on its own to store files and photos etc and with 25gb of free storage youd be silly not to use it. Ive not really tried the office side of things yet other than to upload documents. I was impressed with the online versions of word and excel when I briefly tried them.

btw you can edit your posts.
 

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so I get 25gb of storage with windows live skydrive but only 2gb of snycing ability?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

7600x64 ultimate, not SP1i7 93012gb ddr3 1600 triple channel Corsair XMS3Radeon 5850 1gb OC edition
OS
7600x64 ultimate, not SP1
CPU
i7 930
Motherboard
Gigabye X58A-ud5
Memory
12gb ddr3 1600 triple channel Corsair XMS3
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon 5850 1gb OC edition
Sound Card
Asus Xonar Essence STX
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer 24'', Dell 23'' display port
Screen Resolution
1920x1200, 1920x1080
Hard Drives
3x64GB Microcenter SSDs RAID0
1tb spinpoint f3 (system)
1tb spinpoint f3 (media)
1tb spinpoint f3 OSX
1x2TB WD green images
1tb 7200.12 (time machine)
2x 500gb western digital green drives for archiving,keeping install files.
PSU
700 modular
Case
Antec 1200
Cooling
Promlimatech Megahalems
Keyboard
logitech 2.4ghz wireless wave something
Mouse
logitech laser wireless mouse.
Internet Speed
50/10
Other Info
4 systems currently:
1. sig rig
2. 930 i7 x64 ultimate (backup, media center PC)
3. c314 2gb ram tablet 7600 ultimate
4. athlon 6000+ home server (still in progress)
5. ipad for on the go
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