Earlier this week Microsoft announced the purchase of FolderShare, a P2P file sharing and synchronization tool that allows users to publicly share their files without uploading them to a web server.

There ought to be an easy way to access all your important files on all your computers and share those files with others, whether they use a PC or a Mac--and there is. ByteTaxi FolderShare offers ...

Microsoft bought FolderShare from ByteTaxi in November 2005, and made it a part of Windows Live in March 2008. The Windows Live version had no support for discussion groups and Remote Desktop Search, ...

I've used FolderShare for a long time -- I remember when Microsoft purchased the product to incorporate into Windows Live. As a daily user, I wasn't thrilled to receive the following email, informing ...

One of the favorite things I like to hear from developers when some horrible and embarrassing bug manifests itself is “It’s a feature not a bug.” It’s a joke of course, but it’s unlikely Microsoft ...

FolderShare is a favorite sync utility among many of our readers – it works, it’s free, and it’s free. Can’t beat that, right? Well, besides laying dormant for the past two years since being bought by ...

If you are using FolderShare, you might want to check out the new update. And, If you haven’t been using FolderShare, and you need to keep all your computers in sync, you might want to check out this ...

bit-tech reader, MrWillyWonka, writes: Usually it is Google buying up other firms such as Blogger and Picasa. For once it is Microsoft buying out a firm. With the announcement of the Microsoft Live ...

A few weeks ago our friend Jim dropped us a note asking what we’d recommend for synchronizing data in two locations. This was a topic we explored perhaps a year ago and Jim’s request was all we needed ...

Update 6/17/08 12:00 EDT: The FolderShare blog now reports the outage will last no longer than eight hours, down from the planned three days. Glad the madness is over. Although it's a significant ...

Austin, Texas-based ByteTaxi Inc. on Monday announced the release of FolderShare 2.5, a file sharing and synchronization service that works with Mac OS X, Windows and Linux operating systems.

Microsoft acquired FolderShare, a file sharing and synchronization system, with plans of integration into Windows Live (Live.com). FolderShare lets users share large files and ‘sync important ...