Aug
6
Introducing Microsoft Mesh
Filed Under General Web Info
Brace yourself; this is a cool application. Taking cues from PC Anywhere and Goto My PC, Mesh allows you to access your computers, devices, programs, and files, from any computer that has an internet connection. All you have to do is previously download and set up their software on your PC and then you can get access just by logging into mesh.com.
You can allow other Windows Live users to access certain parts of your mesh. Each time they open, save, or upload a file a history tab is updated, this information is also visible on the Task manager.
You also have 5 gb of space on the virtual desktop to use as you want. No more emailing yourself a file, no more thumb drives that never have enough space for that big file…
The rest of the folders and devices in your mesh are set up like a shared network – except they’re accessible by anyone on the mesh from anywhere on the mesh. Unlike network shared locations, or firewalls this is built into the browser using ssl, the same scripts your online bank uses, so the information is secure.
I installed and started working with mesh yesterday and am pretty darn impressed. So far the only hitch I’ve seen so far is some weird things happen when I’m remotely connected to a PC with 2 monitors from a PC with 1. Im guessing once I connect the second monitor to the other it will be fine and scale without issue.
However, for a free application in beta testing, this is pretty good.
See the into video that will explain a lot more about how mesh works
Go to their website.
Steve, wow what a fabulous find! I was just speaking about collaborative tools the other night. Can’t wait to try this!