This is also what I do, but almost the inverse: I use Cygwin on Windows to get all the same applications (I do everything other than browse the web in my termin

This is also what I do, but almost the inverse: I use Cygwin on Windows to get all the same applications (I do everything other than browse the web in my terminal) as I would on Linux, then use Dropbox to keep everything the same across machines. Each of my machines is configured (almost) exactly the same, and all the media/projects/work is available on all my computers at the same time. I also experience the forced "space discipline" and would add that I also have to have a better organizational structure in general. I'm constantly "re-balancing the tree" that is my directory structure, re-defining and re-grouping my media into ever finer groups in an effort to stop things from accumulating in digital "junk drawers". On a different note, I disagree with the suggestion of having a "virtual filesystem" that is the entire Dropbox service. I feel that doesn't fit with what Dropbox is: a folder that syncs. I don't want to have to worry about the physical location of my files, which I most definitely would have to do based on my internet speed (which is as good as it can get right now).