I’ve been looking at services that allow the synchronization of files across multiple computers. There are a lot of these services out there, but I decided to give the new Live Mesh service from Microsoft a shot. So far it’s been a good experience. I’ve got two PCs I’m syncing, with about 1.5 GB of data so far (Live Mesh offers 5 GB). The synchronized files can be accessed locally on either machine or can be accessed on the web from any computer.

So far, everything is working great. The client software runs unobtrusively in the background, and files added to folders flagged as Mesh folders are uploaded and distributed to other synchronized machines without any fuss. I’ve managed to organize some files I’ve had spread out over multiple computers and drives for years, which should make my life easier. I can now work on these files wherever I happen to be, without worrying about version control.

Live Mesh is a “technology preview” (which is MS speak for public beta, I guess), but I haven’t encountered any bugs or issues so far.