Comparing Product Management Tools: 5pm, GoPlan, Central Desktop, and Basecamp
August 22nd, 2008
Whether you are managing a personal or business project, the need for organization is ever-present. Fortunately there are a number of web 2.0 applications that can help with organizing and tracking your projects. Called project management applications, these online organizers come in a variety of complexities and styles. Over the week we've talked about some of these project management tools and judged them on their interface, what features they offered, and how effective they were. Read More »
The first thing to know about the beta file sharing, sync'ing, and backup utility Syncplicity is that at the moment, it only supports the Windows platform. According to Syncplicity, support for Apple will come, but for the moment this review applies to users running XP or Vista. With the Syncplicity experience, sharing, sync'ing, and backup are all simple processes with Syncplicity. Secure, up to date files are maintained with frequent synchronization, available at any time through remote access on the web. Integration into productivity tools and social networks extend the function of Syncplicity, making it versatile for the PC user. 
File management is genuinely sweet with SugarSync, the cross-platform application that can sync multiple computers, share files, and backup files. Access your files from any location, including your mobile, and have them backed up as you go with SugarSync. 
FolderShare has been in one incarnation or another since the end of 2005, offering a platform for file synchronization, sharing, and remote access. A pragmatic approach to synchronization, Foldershare offers sync without the 3rd party upload in a simple interface. 
At a glance, there's not much to Dropbox. Download the program, install, then put files you'd like to share into one of the two folders Dropbox creates for you on your computer. One for files, the other for photos. When you're ready to sync or share, you sign in to Dropbox.com. That's it. Share away. Yet beyond the simplicity of Dropbox there is a lot of capability, ranging from synchronizing files to cross platform compatibility. Dropbox allows you to upload online for the purpose of sharing or syncing, but the original files stay in your folders, giving you the best of both worlds. Share, sync, and even restore versions while maintaining local control over the information. 
