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How to sync files, shared folder using Windows Live Sync

If you have more multiple computers located on different places,  but you want all of them syncronized all the time, Windows Live Sync might be the answer you need.

Live Sync is a free web application under Window Live cloud computing which allows users to sync folder across few computers, sharing folder with other users as well as remotetely connecting to other computers under your ‘sync’ network.

Get Started – Install Live Sync on all computers.

Windows Live Sync require a tiny application acting as client to be installed on each computers that you wanted to be synchronized. Once installed, sign inicon shared How to sync files, shared folder using Windows Live Sync with your Windows Live account.

Now you have 1 tiny Live Sync icon on your taskbar. From now on this is your Live Sync control panel.

As webapp, every single operation must be performed on ‘Sync Website‘ which can be accessed from the small icon at your toolbar (see the screenshot.

Synchronize your folder.

This is the main feature on Live Sync. From Live Sync website, you can begin creating a new folder, choose the folder on other computer you want to syncronize, and set the sync to start automatically whenever any new files added, modified or deleted. Or choose on-demand sync, which allow you to choose which files you want to sync. From my test on 2 different computers which I set to sync automatically, it works perfectly.

Keep in mind that this service is limited to 20 syncronized folders with each folder containing 20,000 files per folder. That’s pretty huge file to me. Check out the screen shot how the sync between 2 computer would be.

test sync How to sync files, shared folder using Windows Live Sync

Sharing folders

Beside sync, you can create folders to share with whoever you want, even with non Windows Live user.  Send invitation email to whom you wish to share with, and they will get link to the shared folder. One thing to remember is, you can’t share folders that has already been synchronized with other computers.

test shared How to sync files, shared folder using Windows Live Sync

Remote access to your PC on different location

Any computers installed with Windows Live Sync and signed in under your Windows Live ID can be remotely accessed. However, it has to be enabled prior that.  You can turn it on by opening Sync from the Start menu, clicking More, clicking Settings, and then icon shared How to sync files, shared folder using Windows Live Syncselecting Allow remote access to this computer

From any of your PC connected with your Live Sync account, the shared and sync folder can be accessed from the same link.

Give a try and you’ll love this.

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Windows 7 upgrade path for Windows Vista, XP and 2000 machines

windows Windows 7 upgrade path for Windows Vista, XP and 2000 machines

If you’re one of millions users of XP or Vista planning to upgrade to Windows 7 or want to purchase a new computer this year, you should read this first.

Eligibility of Windows 7 Update Program for New PC

Under the rumored  ‘Windows 7 update program’, users who purchased Windows Vista PC from July 1, 2009 to Jan. 31, 2010 are eligible for free upgrade to Windows 7.  TechArt however stating that this is only applied for Vista Home Premium, Vista Business and Vista Ultimate version and to which version they’re eligible for a free upgrade in Windows 7.

  1. Windows Vista® Home Premium -> Windows® 7 Home Premium
  2. Windows Vista® Business -> Windows® 7 Professional
  3. Windows Vista® Ultimate -> Windows® 7 Ultimate

Microsoft Windows Vista® Home Basic, Windows Vista® Starter Edition and all Windows XP purchased during this period, does not qualified for this program.

Old PC Run on All PC

If you’re already purchased PC run on any Windows OS (all version of XP or Vista) before July 1, 2009, you’re not eligible for this program as well.

Windows XP – Vista upgrade is not possible?

Most Windows users including myself  still run on aging Windows XP. The question now, whether upgrading directly from Windows XP to Windows Vista is possible, technically. While you can anytime purchase Windows 7 for your system when it was released later, apparently it will require extra effort. Why?

Unlike Vista users, No in-place upgrade possible for upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7.  That means, clean install required which will formatting the hard drive and totally replace Windows XP with Windows 7. This could be troublesome if you run on old hardware though.

But, whether the upgrade to Windows 7 is worthy or not,  personally I think its better to wait for a little while, and purchase a new Windows 7 PC instead, rather than spending time on upgrade, unless you have powerful machine.

Situation is different for business when buying totally news PCs is now a wise decision economically. Microsoft warns business if they still prefer upgrading to Windows 7 from Windows XP directly,  stating the software compatibility issue behind it. Read more guide from Vista Team blog.

  • If you are running Windows 2000 in your environment: Migrate your Windows 2000 PCs to Windows Vista as soon as possible. Extended support for Windows 2000 ends Q2 2010, and as an commerical customer, you may soon find your business’s critical applications are unsupported.
  • If you are in the process of planning or deploying Windows Vista: Continue your Windows Vista SP1 deployment. If you’re really in the early stages or just starting on Windows Vista, plan to test and deploy Windows Vista SP2 (on target to RTM Q2 2009). Moving onto Windows Vista now will allow for an easier transition to Windows 7 in the future due to the high degree of compatibility.
  • If you are on Windows XP now and are undecided about which OS to move to: Make sure you taken into consideration the risk of skipping Windows Vista, which I am discussing below. And know that deploying Windows Vista now will make the future transition to Windows 7 easier.
  • If you are on Windows XP now and are waiting for Windows 7: Make sure you take into consideration the risks of skipping Windows Vista, and plan on starting an early evaluation of Windows 7 for your company using the beta that’s available now. Testing and remediating applications on Windows Vista will ease your Windows 7 deployment due to the high degree of compatibility.

Certainly, all users run on old Windows operating  system wants to go for newer one, but the question is when.  So, do you plan to upgrade your computer?

Admin 13 February 2009 Software , , , , , , , 4 Comments

Windows Live Space get another new header

Barely 3 months in service since I first blog about it, this is the 3rd time Live Space got a new header. Thanks to the users feedback, the Live Space’s new header is now a standard, similar to what other Live services had. Now, users can switch to any other services such as Photo, Hotmail easily.  See how they looks like before. What do you think? Have you started using Windows Live?

Latest version
latest header 450x42 Windows Live Space get another new header

Second version
old header 450x36 Windows Live Space get another new header

First version
old space Windows Live Space get another new header

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Windows 7 lineup – 6 editions to choose from.

The Windows 7 lineup released yesterday becomes the top new headline of the day. With 6 versions, it received mixed response from the market. It is a love and hate respond.

For Windows users or those that following them closely (or not), the trend of producing multiple version of similar OS, beginning with Windows XP. As far as I remember, only single version exist on Windows 2000 or Windows Me era.

  • Windows XP – Home, Professional
  • Windows Vista – Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Ultimate
  • Windows 7 -  Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate (detail)

Previously, the versions/editions designed based on who the end users (such as home or business) are. From there different set of specifications are grouped together, to become one edition. All versions has the same foundation, what differentiate them is on the special ‘add-ons’ , ‘premium’ feature or complex application that made available only on higher end version, which usually pricier.

The new Windows 7 lineup come out slightly different though. Where instead of users, market (such as emerging market) has been included as one of the factor determining the version.

Do you notice that when the new Windows rolled out, another 2 additional versions added to the lineup started from XP. By the time Windows 7 successor released in the next few years, do you think it will have 8 version? I’ve no idea..

What is the advantage of having multiple OS version? Obviously , you only pay what you need. Why pay extra for Ultimate version when you buy it for your 10 years old kids right??

Confusing? I don’t think so although it does at the first glance. Usually, when you decide to buy something, you’ll go through it on details, rights? You should know about it from A to Z. So the only person that I think will confuse is, who never trying it, using it or having it.

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Windows Live Skydrive needs better files uploader

Undeniably,  Skydrive is great application from Microsoft. The huge 25GB free online storage is really tempting for those who want to keep and sharing items online. Butskydrive upload Windows Live Skydrive needs better files uploader it is lacking very critical feature that should provide greater usability; better files uploader.

The way files are being uploaded should be improved. Just take a look at the screen shot. It is quite troublesome when at any time you can only upload 5 files, whereas hundreds more in wait.

Instead of using very ‘traditional’ way of uploading files, why not invent something like  Facebook’s java style uploader or  Flickr’s desktop uploader which can upload lots of files simulateneouly.

For regular users, they’ll be more than happy if such tool available in the near future. It saves them time and effort!

Skydrive is a free application with a great feature, but without great usability, it could only attract first timer for a while before rival (such as  GDrive) take them away.

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