OK…now THAT’s Cool!

So for several years now I’ve been using several products to help with different solutions.

As a Microsoft Trainer, I’m working several machines all at the same time….and sometimes I find myself wishing I had some of the files that were/are on another computer (my laptop, home machine, or work computer).

Guess what?  Microsoft has release the COOLEST feature called “Live Mesh”.

With Windows Live Mesh and the Devices website, you can finally stop emailing files to yourself, carrying them around on a USB drive, or worrying whether the version you have with you is the latest.

This does require a Microsoft Live account…or in the old days it was called a “Hotmail” account … no big deal, it’s free (yes another account to keep track of)…

Any-who.. when you download and install “Live” (by the way you also get access to other Live products via the download, like: Messenger, LiveWriter (that’s what I use to create my blogs), Family Protection (lockdown websites), SkyDrive (save up to 25GIGs online…YES IT’S FREE!), Photo Gallery, Movie Maker and Mail (for checking your Hotmail/Live emails…HOLY CRAP THAT’S A TON…FOR FREE), you then have the ability to select which machines you want to sync your files on…here I’m sync all of the MY DOCUMENTS between my work PC, Home PC and Laptop.

I can also sync “My Favorites” from IE.  Now when I create a document at work and save it…in the background MESH will copy it to my other machines!  Wait…it gets better!

I can also take remote control of any of my computer like “GoToMyPC”…DID I MEANTION IT’S FREE!!!!

Wait for it…(I feel like a Pitchman here) “If that’s not enough, we’ll include, FOR FREE, the ability to save up to 5GIG of those sync’ed files online…FOR FREE!.. yes that right FREE!”

So let’s look at this from a “protect my data” stand point:

My laptop hard drive crashes… NO PROBLEM…data is on my Work and Home PC’s!

I’m on vacation…need a file…NO PROBLEM…I can use any computer and logon to my LIVE account access my SkyDrive!

Can you tell I’m as giggle as a little girl!?

Oh, and yes, I’ll keep my Carbonite account, as I have almost 1.5 TB of data (movies, mp3s, pictures and documents) backed up with them as a “redundancy” issue.

Geee…OH Tag (geotag)…You’re IT!

There’s a subject that has been popping up lately that has been around for sometime…. it’s called GeoTagging.

Did you know that when you upload photos to the Internet they can tell more about you, then you would want to disclose to a random stranger watching it? Where you live, where you spend time with your kids, when you are at home, and when you are not.

How is that?

Modern smartphones and cameras can add additional information to digital photos they create - date and time, camera model, and lot's of other information, including GPS coordinates of place where photo has been made. And when you upload such photo to your favorite social network it might either display this info explicitly, or just leave it intact and any user who's watching it can find you on a map.

Is there a way to protect yourself and your family from disclosing your location?

Yes. All you need to do is 3 easy steps:

1. Turn OFF GPS on your phone and camera…This will stop it from adding info to the picture.

2. If you’re worried about pictures that you have already taken… Use Geotag Security to scan your computer for geotags in photos and remove them

Geotag Security is totally free and you can download it here.

Lock down Facebook.

Great Article for Locking down Facebook!...READ...LISTEN...LEARN!

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/igeneration/january-2011-the-definitive-facebook-lockdown-guide/7439?tag=nl.e539

-SuperDale!