Next Windows Home Server to Bundle Live Mesh
At PDC, Microsoft let drop the announcement that I pushed for. The Windows Home Server Team has announced that the next version of the product will indeed feature Live Mesh technology integration. Live Mesh will be a big help for solving one of the inconsistencies in the Windows Home Server offering. As I’ve noted in [...]
Live Mesh & LogMeIn Updated, Same Day (Updated)
It’s always funny when two arch-nemesis competitors do the same thing, at the same time. It’s even more funny when one wasn’t prompted by the other. Anyways, LogMeIn and Windows Live Mesh both updated their Windows clients today. Just run the update check functions for each on the systray. Oddly enough, neither has posted a [...]
A Better Photosynth Error Message
A friend asked me what I thought of Windows Live Photosynth’s trendy error message when you pull it up on a Mac. It’s nothing new really, Windows Live has committed to supporting the Mac when it makes sense (even Live Mesh has promised Mac support). But, I did within a few seconds come up with a [...]
Live Mesh vs LogMeIn: Fight!
I’m sure many of you are wondering why I’ve been touting Live Mesh, but haven’t mentioned LogMeIn. And, you have a point; Live Mesh was created as a direct response to LogMeIn. Well, there are a few reasons. First, and foremost, Live Mesh is really the first tech preview that the public can see, for [...]
Live Mesh Now Does Windows Server, Now Where’s the Zones?
At launch, Live Mesh wouldn’t talk to Windows Server. This especially rubbed salt in the wounds of Windows Home Server users, who even with Power Pack 1, won’t be able to remotely access Windows XP Home and Vista Home systems. But, now, times appear to be changing. As of the latest update to Live Mesh, [...]
Windows Mobile still not very a-Live
Microsoft has been buying a lot of ad space on PhoneNews.com for Live Search for Mobile. And, I’m more than happy to take their money. But, I do have to ask… why not just roll Live Search into the platform? It doesn’t make a whole lot of sense why the Live Search application was not [...]
Live Mesh Updated: Look Mom, no UAC! (Updated)
Live Mesh got an update today. While Microsoft hasn’t said it yet, I just put it to the test… and you don’t need User Account Control to use Live Mesh anymore. Now, here’s the catch… the installer may be out of date. So, you may need to enable UAC in Vista, reboot… then install Live [...]
Home Server, Live Mesh disagree on Remote Desktop Licensing
Perhaps disagree is a bad word. But, there is a clear nonsensical problem between the Remote Desktop licensing in Windows Live Mesh and in Windows Home Server. With Windows Home Server, you can log into your Home Server URL, and access all the Remote Desktop computers on your home network. Great. Problem is, any XP [...]
Xbox Update & Crash
So, I updated at 2:30 AM (hey, I was up… no, I don’t stay up for Xbox Live updates). And, sure enough, my tester bones were ready to ask the question “how fast can Christopher crash the new Xbox update?” And the answer? Well, considering there’s a blog post… it shouldn’t surprise you that it [...]
Privacy Alert: Xbox 360 Update Reveals Friends
One thing that irks me, is when social networking features change privacy settings without notice. Microsoft has done some campaigns to alert users, but honestly, they should prompt post-update if they want to do these kind of things… What are they doing? The December Xbox 360 Update, set to be released at 2 AM Pacific [...]
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