Vista - Can you just roll it back?

04-04-2008

Look guys, this "upgrade" is a colossal failure. And, more importantly, there
is no benefit to us. Your improved interface, while replete with lovely
gradients and reflective icons, is a step back in productivity.

Foldershare has been awesome over the years. One the few apps that just
worked the way you wanted it to. Completely unobtrusive and robust. You even
had us paying for it, and we were glad to.

Then you started messing it up. You changed the UI with version 1.5. You
stopped optimizing file transfers by sending just the deltas. You reduced the
per-library limits to a fraction of their original levels. And you made it
free, so we couldn't complain.

And this year, you upgrade the system and break it. It doesn't work
reliably, and doesn't even work at all on a Mac (no, i won't turn off
encryption - who in their right mind would do that?!). What used to be a good
enough solution that it was suitable for complete non-techies is now unusable.

I wish that you could just roll the whole damn thing back to where it was
before MSFT bought your team. Of course, it can't happen that way. It would
be too easy.

So now I must seek another solution. Goodbye.

04-05-2008

On Apr 4, 3:59 pm, Rhanson <Rhan...@xxxxxx> wrote:

Quote:

> Look guys, this "upgrade" is a colossal failure. And, more importantly, there
> is no benefit to us. Your improved interface, while replete with lovely
> gradients and reflective icons, is a step back in productivity.
>
> Foldershare has been awesome over the years. One the few apps that just
> worked the way you wanted it to. Completely unobtrusive and robust. You even
> had us paying for it, and we were glad to.
>
> Then you started messing it up. You changed the UI with version 1.5. You
> stopped optimizing file transfers by sending just the deltas. You reduced the
> per-library limits to a fraction of their original levels. And you made it
> free, so we couldn't complain.
>
> And this year, you upgrade the system and break it. It doesn't work
> reliably, and doesn't even work at all on a Mac (no, i won't turn off
> encryption - who in their right mind would do that?!). What used to be a good
> enough solution that it was suitable for complete non-techies is now unusable.
>
> I wish that you could just roll the whole damn thing back to where it was
> before MSFT bought your team. Of course, it can't happen that way. It would
> be too easy.
>
> So now I must seek another solution. Goodbye.

I couldnt agree more !!

04-05-2008

Check out sugarsync.com

You may find what you are asking for. Costs a lot more.

<StephanSF@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:7d6fafbe-5ba1-4c91-9427-d4a583ac10f7@xxxxxx

Quote:

> On Apr 4, 3:59 pm, Rhanson <Rhan...@xxxxxx> wrote:

Quote:

>> Look guys, this "upgrade" is a colossal failure. And, more importantly,
>> there
>> is no benefit to us. Your improved interface, while replete with lovely
>> gradients and reflective icons, is a step back in productivity.
>>
>> Foldershare has been awesome over the years. One the few apps that just
>> worked the way you wanted it to. Completely unobtrusive and robust. You
>> even
>> had us paying for it, and we were glad to.
>>
>> Then you started messing it up. You changed the UI with version 1.5. You
>> stopped optimizing file transfers by sending just the deltas. You reduced
>> the
>> per-library limits to a fraction of their original levels. And you made
>> it
>> free, so we couldn't complain.
>>
>> And this year, you upgrade the system and break it. It doesn't work
>> reliably, and doesn't even work at all on a Mac (no, i won't turn off
>> encryption - who in their right mind would do that?!). What used to be a
>> good
>> enough solution that it was suitable for complete non-techies is now
>> unusable.
>>
>> I wish that you could just roll the whole damn thing back to where it was
>> before MSFT bought your team. Of course, it can't happen that way. It
>> would
>> be too easy.
>>
>> So now I must seek another solution. Goodbye.

>
> I couldnt agree more !!
>

04-08-2008

On 5 apr, 00:59, Rhanson <Rhan...@xxxxxx> wrote:

Quote:

> Look guys, this "upgrade" is a colossal failure. And, more importantly, there
> is no benefit to us. Your improved interface, while replete with lovely
> gradients and reflective icons, is a step back in productivity.
>
> Foldershare has been awesome over the years. One the few apps that just
> worked the way you wanted it to. Completely unobtrusive and robust. You even
> had us paying for it, and we were glad to.
>
> Then you started messing it up. You changed the UI with version 1.5. You
> stopped optimizing file transfers by sending just the deltas. You reduced the
> per-library limits to a fraction of their original levels. And you made it
> free, so we couldn't complain.
>
> And this year, you upgrade the system and break it. It doesn't work
> reliably, and doesn't even work at all on a Mac (no, i won't turn off
> encryption - who in their right mind would do that?!). What used to be a good
> enough solution that it was suitable for complete non-techies is now unusable.
>
> I wish that you could just roll the whole damn thing back to where it was
> before MSFT bought your team. Of course, it can't happen that way. It would
> be too easy.
>
> So now I must seek another solution. Goodbye.

Hear, hear.

I especially miss the ability to search from one computer on the other
through the internet.

Paul

04-09-2008

> Check out sugarsync.com

This looks QUITE impressive...FolderShare has a serious competitor on it's
hands. This is very technologically impressive, and the people behind
SharpCast have been at stuff like this for quite some time.

Quote:

> You may find what you are asking for. Costs a lot more.

$5/month is a significant mental threshold - anything below that is impulse
for most people, but when you get above that, price starts to become more of
a factor. $5/month gets you 30 GB/year...not bad, but perhaps not enough for
many people. I have 32 GB of photos alone, so I'd probably need the 60 GB
version, which is $10/month.

Jason Dunn
www.digitalhomethoughts.com

04-09-2008

> Look guys, this "upgrade" is a colossal failure. And, more importantly,

Quote:

> there
> is no benefit to us. Your improved interface, while replete with lovely
> gradients and reflective icons, is a step back in productivity.

It sucks that you're having so many problems, but from my point of view,
this upgrade is working wonderfully. I've experienced much better uptime
than with the previous client (though I imagine this is mostly due to
server-side reasons). I'm happy to finally have a true made-for-Vista
version of FolderShare. So I'm happy. I do hope that the FolderShare team
fixes the issues that have been raised in this forum and elsewhere - it
seems very obvious there are some significant problems.

Jason Dunn
www.digitalhomethoughts.com

04-04-2008	#1 (permalink)
Rhanson n/a posts	Can you just roll it back? Look guys, this "upgrade" is a colossal failure. And, more importantly, there is no benefit to us. Your improved interface, while replete with lovely gradients and reflective icons, is a step back in productivity. Foldershare has been awesome over the years. One the few apps that just worked the way you wanted it to. Completely unobtrusive and robust. You even had us paying for it, and we were glad to. Then you started messing it up. You changed the UI with version 1.5. You stopped optimizing file transfers by sending just the deltas. You reduced the per-library limits to a fraction of their original levels. And you made it free, so we couldn't complain. And this year, you upgrade the system and break it. It doesn't work reliably, and doesn't even work at all on a Mac (no, i won't turn off encryption - who in their right mind would do that?!). What used to be a good enough solution that it was suitable for complete non-techies is now unusable. I wish that you could just roll the whole damn thing back to where it was before MSFT bought your team. Of course, it can't happen that way. It would be too easy. So now I must seek another solution. Goodbye.
My System Specs

04-05-2008	#2 (permalink)
StephanSF n/a posts	Re: Can you just roll it back? On Apr 4, 3:59 pm, Rhanson <Rhan...@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: > Look guys, this "upgrade" is a colossal failure. And, more importantly, there > is no benefit to us. Your improved interface, while replete with lovely > gradients and reflective icons, is a step back in productivity. > > Foldershare has been awesome over the years. One the few apps that just > worked the way you wanted it to. Completely unobtrusive and robust. You even > had us paying for it, and we were glad to. > > Then you started messing it up. You changed the UI with version 1.5. You > stopped optimizing file transfers by sending just the deltas. You reduced the > per-library limits to a fraction of their original levels. And you made it > free, so we couldn't complain. > > And this year, you upgrade the system and break it. It doesn't work > reliably, and doesn't even work at all on a Mac (no, i won't turn off > encryption - who in their right mind would do that?!). What used to be a good > enough solution that it was suitable for complete non-techies is now unusable. > > I wish that you could just roll the whole damn thing back to where it was > before MSFT bought your team. Of course, it can't happen that way. It would > be too easy. > > So now I must seek another solution. Goodbye. I couldnt agree more !!
My System Specs

04-05-2008	#3 (permalink)
BigK n/a posts	Re: Can you just roll it back? Check out sugarsync.com You may find what you are asking for. Costs a lot more. <StephanSF@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:7d6fafbe-5ba1-4c91-9427-d4a583ac10f7@xxxxxx Quote: > On Apr 4, 3:59 pm, Rhanson <Rhan...@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >> Look guys, this "upgrade" is a colossal failure. And, more importantly, >> there >> is no benefit to us. Your improved interface, while replete with lovely >> gradients and reflective icons, is a step back in productivity. >> >> Foldershare has been awesome over the years. One the few apps that just >> worked the way you wanted it to. Completely unobtrusive and robust. You >> even >> had us paying for it, and we were glad to. >> >> Then you started messing it up. You changed the UI with version 1.5. You >> stopped optimizing file transfers by sending just the deltas. You reduced >> the >> per-library limits to a fraction of their original levels. And you made >> it >> free, so we couldn't complain. >> >> And this year, you upgrade the system and break it. It doesn't work >> reliably, and doesn't even work at all on a Mac (no, i won't turn off >> encryption - who in their right mind would do that?!). What used to be a >> good >> enough solution that it was suitable for complete non-techies is now >> unusable. >> >> I wish that you could just roll the whole damn thing back to where it was >> before MSFT bought your team. Of course, it can't happen that way. It >> would >> be too easy. >> >> So now I must seek another solution. Goodbye. > > I couldnt agree more !! >
My System Specs

04-08-2008	#4 (permalink)
Paul.Guijt n/a posts	Re: Can you just roll it back? On 5 apr, 00:59, Rhanson <Rhan...@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: > Look guys, this "upgrade" is a colossal failure. And, more importantly, there > is no benefit to us. Your improved interface, while replete with lovely > gradients and reflective icons, is a step back in productivity. > > Foldershare has been awesome over the years. One the few apps that just > worked the way you wanted it to. Completely unobtrusive and robust. You even > had us paying for it, and we were glad to. > > Then you started messing it up. You changed the UI with version 1.5. You > stopped optimizing file transfers by sending just the deltas. You reduced the > per-library limits to a fraction of their original levels. And you made it > free, so we couldn't complain. > > And this year, you upgrade the system and break it. It doesn't work > reliably, and doesn't even work at all on a Mac (no, i won't turn off > encryption - who in their right mind would do that?!). What used to be a good > enough solution that it was suitable for complete non-techies is now unusable. > > I wish that you could just roll the whole damn thing back to where it was > before MSFT bought your team. Of course, it can't happen that way. It would > be too easy. > > So now I must seek another solution. Goodbye. Hear, hear. I especially miss the ability to search from one computer on the other through the internet. Paul
My System Specs

04-09-2008	#5 (permalink)
Jason Dunn n/a posts	Re: Can you just roll it back? > Check out sugarsync.com This looks QUITE impressive...FolderShare has a serious competitor on it's hands. This is very technologically impressive, and the people behind SharpCast have been at stuff like this for quite some time. Quote: > You may find what you are asking for. Costs a lot more. $5/month is a significant mental threshold - anything below that is impulse for most people, but when you get above that, price starts to become more of a factor. $5/month gets you 30 GB/year...not bad, but perhaps not enough for many people. I have 32 GB of photos alone, so I'd probably need the 60 GB version, which is $10/month. Jason Dunn www.digitalhomethoughts.com
My System Specs

04-09-2008	#6 (permalink)
Jason Dunn n/a posts	Re: Can you just roll it back? > Look guys, this "upgrade" is a colossal failure. And, more importantly, Quote: > there > is no benefit to us. Your improved interface, while replete with lovely > gradients and reflective icons, is a step back in productivity. It sucks that you're having so many problems, but from my point of view, this upgrade is working wonderfully. I've experienced much better uptime than with the previous client (though I imagine this is mostly due to server-side reasons). I'm happy to finally have a true made-for-Vista version of FolderShare. So I'm happy. I do hope that the FolderShare team fixes the issues that have been raised in this forum and elsewhere - it seems very obvious there are some significant problems. Jason Dunn www.digitalhomethoughts.com
My System Specs

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