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I’ve been dabbling with Microsoft’s Live Mesh since last April. Just last month I was debating between using Mesh or Dropbox for my online storage needs. It was close, but at the time I chose Mesh.

Today I decided that I’m ready to be done with Mesh for a while. I kept hoping to get the Remote Desktop aspects of it working better but so far no luck. Not for lack of trying and the support folks have been pretty responsive. But, at the end of the day, I still can’t use the built-in remote desktop to control the machine I want to control.

Frankly, the memory usage is a bit steep. Granted, there’s a lot going on, but since I’m not getting all the features in action, I really don’t need so much.

I was going to switch back to box.net for my online storage needs, but I hit their 50MB/file limit right away on some large PDFs.

At that point I was going to sign up for one of the paid plans but I have to be honest and say that I found the pricing just a bit too much for how much I’d use it. I feel cheap and dirty admitting that, but there you go…

Back to Dropbox I went. It just works and the desktop client is quite functional. I’m also happy to see the Linux version is in alpha.

I’m very excited about mesh’s roadmap and definitely can’t wait for the integration with Windows Mobile. When more features come I’ll give it another try.

Oh — I have Dropbox invites if interested. Just leave a comment below.

6 Responses to “Taking a Leave from Mesh”

1. Werbemittel on July 15th, 2008 9:54 am
   

   i am just eagerly waiting for the dropbox invitation.after getting information from you,i also can’t wait for the integration with Windows Mobile.

2. Zoli Erdos on July 16th, 2008 8:16 am
   

   Have you checked out Syncplicity? other than doing waht Dropbox does, it also works with online services like Google, Zoho, Scribd, Picnik.
   http://www.zoliblog.com/2008/07/06/syncplicity-simply-excellent-synchronization-online-backup-and-more/

3. ashel on July 21st, 2008 4:03 pm
   

   Am looking for a Dropbox invitation for a while. The service sounds sooo… cool. Will greatly appreciate one if you still have some.
   Cheers

4. Chris on July 21st, 2008 9:44 pm
   

   @Zoli - I haven’t checked out Syncplicity yet, but I reckon I will soon.

   Right now I mainly use Dropbox (and Mesh before it) as a sort of an online USB stick. I toss stuff into the folder that I want on all my Windows machines. In other words, my needs are simple.

   @ashel - Your invite is one the way. Enjoy.

5. Jan on July 29th, 2008 8:04 am
   

   Hi Chris, please, if you still have a Dropbox invitation, I’d be thrilled if you sent me one, please…

   Nice and brief comparison, btw, thanks for that!

6. Akshay on August 8th, 2008 2:22 am
   

   Does anyone know if DropBox supports Win 2000? Also, how long is the wait for the beta signup??

   Thanks!
   An Orpahaned FolderShare user

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