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> Funny how "synchronization of replicas of information", for all its centrality to modern internet-based life, isn't something that our operating systems provi
by PaulRobinson 8y ago
> Funny how "synchronization of replicas of information", for all its centrality to modern internet-based life, isn't something that our operating systems provide as a system service.
Just FYI on that front, macOS has iCloud, which does this. I put something on my Desktop, it appears on all my machines. I can access it from my phone, etc. etc. - it's basically a built-in Dropbox.
- tonyg 8y agoThat's great for synchronising files. It's not really the kind of thing that would help with synchronisation of, say, contact databases, email folders, shared text documents, calendars, bibliographies, photo archives, etc etc. It'd be interesting to consider an OS-wide API for flexible data synchronisation and conflict resolution.