Live Mesh is both a platform and a platform experience. One of the first applications to demonstrate what the Live Mesh platform can do is a folder/file synchronization solution.
Typically when you create or consume a Mesh enabled folder it gets dropped onto your desktop. I don’t have anything against the desktop, but I do think there are some things you can do to make it easier to browse to.
In Explorer (the Windows shell) and throughout lots of different applications (like the Save File dialog) a special group of folders lives on top left corner – favorites.
Create the Mesh enabled folder on your desktop (or anywhere else) and then drag it up into the favorites area (top left corner).
These favorites now get surfaced on all Explorer windows or in the Save As dialog in most programs.
You can also right click on Document and Pictures and point those to the location where you’ve created a Mesh enabled folder to store the content.
I was musing about a few ways to use mesh earlier on my blog (http://refraction.co.uk/blog/2008/05/02/can-i-please-have-my-car-added-to-the-mesh/), it seems like a fantastic tool.
I've not got access to Mesh, but can you enable any existing folder like you could with Groove folder sync? If you can could you not just Mesh enable the existing Documents and Pictures folders to sync their contents? I guess it depends how the folders are presented on the other devices. Thinking about this stuff is hard without having it to play with :)
Tom
Yes, Tom, you can point your docs & pictures (and virtually anything except system folders) to Mesh by "Add this folder to your Live Mesh" context menu.
Tom - send me you email address alogan ATremovethis microsoft.com and i'll hook you up.
General Manager Amit Mital, who runs Live Mesh & Developer Platform, has posted today that the Live
Hi, I have been trying to install the Mesh client on a Vista Business machine. No success even with UAC disabled, firewall and security levels reduced. Can you confirm Mesh is blocked on Vista Business? Any ideas? Absolutely love Mesh otherwise. Works great on my other machines.
I'm having trouble with mesh on Vista Business as well.
Like Johannes, I love it otherwise...
what's the deal with Live Mesh and Vista Business?