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SugarSync A Real Sweet Deal for Cross-Platform Synchronization
Interaction with computer is almost part of our daily life. The more we are involved with computers, the more we depend on our digital contents. To make it more resilient and universally accessible should be major considerations.
The new cross-platform product SugarSync seems to answer almost these 2 considerations and more. The product emphasizes single user data management. If you count on collaboration, other manual considerations might apply.
Information Resiliency:
There are two possible failures of data: one is a logical failure such accidentally override a document with erroneous data. The other one is the media failure such hard drive crash.
I hope, by now you must have some backup schemes in place to safeguard your data and to ensure a reliable recovery in the event of logical or physical failures. Personally, I always suggest to duplicate your data and replicate as many places as you can. For instance, having a portable drive holding your data is good but it is best if you also have your data reside on your laptop and desktop.
With SugarSync, after you install the client software on all your computers. Your files can be instantaneously updated with the latest version when the computers are online. Actually, from the source computer the updated file is sent to SugarSync’s Sharpcast server as the central distribution point, which initiate the broadcast to other computers on the same account.
While it is convenient, user should watch out there is no checking for version. The latest updated version will be the current. (hence, the reason I mentioned earlier about single user focus). The delete file operation has an extra safety net with the Deleted Files Folder feature similar to the Recycle Bin your local computer. Another safeguard function is to drop important files that you don’t allow any changes in to a special folder called the Web Archive. SugarSync offers another folder called the Magic Briefcase, Any files dropped in this folder will be immediately propagated to other devices independently from their Sync setting.
Similar to all the synchronization methods. User should expect a first long massive copy from the source computer with full upload to SharpCast servers and download to other computers in full sync mode. However the subsequent incremental updates are much quicker
Universal & Versatile Access:
All the computers on the same accounts with SugarSync client software installed can be either Windows based, MacOS based, Windows Mobile or Blackberry. All the devices can either access files locally. If the Sync mode is set Full-Sync. The other mode is Lite-Sync, which only downloads the latest version of the file upon request.
In addition SugarSync offers a personal Web site as central repository in case you do not have your computer with you, you can always access your data including a nice photo gallery.
A Web site optimized for mobile device is also available at http://m.sugarsync.com. From the mobile to access to files (upload/download) as well as a pictures gallery viewer. Pictures taken from camera can by sync’ed immediately across computers.
You can have a free 15 day trial with a generous 10GB of capacity. If you like the service, it will cost you $2.49 monthly or $24.99 yearly for the same capacity. Other plans with larger capacity are available as well at SugarSync site.
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