Thursday, March 31, 2005
Work Desk Competitor - Windows
Today I read a good article from Fred Langa, about features built in Windows that could compete with Work Desk, in solving the many problem of maintaining files from different computers in sync: the briefcase and the offline files.
Read the article: Little-Known Options For Syncing Files In Windows
The opening of his article, "Reader W.R. Clark had a problem common to millions of us who carry work from the office to our homes, or vice versa;" make me feel even more confident that there is a niche for Abassis Work Desk. The "connection break" when you change computers and need to continue working is a real issue. Some people solved this problem using only one computer, a notebook with support for a base station. But for people working on two or three computers (at work, at home and notebook), Work Desk could create a mobile working environment, independent of the computer currently in use.
The only thing I have mixed feelings about is Offline Files. It seems nice, but I can't right know envision how to implement this feature in Work Desk seamlessly. But I do agree that there is a need to access a file on a file server, and have access to a copy of this file when you do not have access to the file server for some reason.
Funny how something quite advanced available in Windows is almost never used. I think this feature lacked some publicity, besides it could have an easier interface. So, I've found another competitor, Windows. This is bad because the features are there and free. Luckily their interface lacks ease of use, and after so many years I don't see people using it, but a competitor there s nonetheless.
Today I read a good article from Fred Langa, about features built in Windows that could compete with Work Desk, in solving the many problem of maintaining files from different computers in sync: the briefcase and the offline files.
Read the article: Little-Known Options For Syncing Files In Windows
The opening of his article, "Reader W.R. Clark had a problem common to millions of us who carry work from the office to our homes, or vice versa;" make me feel even more confident that there is a niche for Abassis Work Desk. The "connection break" when you change computers and need to continue working is a real issue. Some people solved this problem using only one computer, a notebook with support for a base station. But for people working on two or three computers (at work, at home and notebook), Work Desk could create a mobile working environment, independent of the computer currently in use.
The only thing I have mixed feelings about is Offline Files. It seems nice, but I can't right know envision how to implement this feature in Work Desk seamlessly. But I do agree that there is a need to access a file on a file server, and have access to a copy of this file when you do not have access to the file server for some reason.
Funny how something quite advanced available in Windows is almost never used. I think this feature lacked some publicity, besides it could have an easier interface. So, I've found another competitor, Windows. This is bad because the features are there and free. Luckily their interface lacks ease of use, and after so many years I don't see people using it, but a competitor there s nonetheless.
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