When I first started using FolderShare a few days ago, I figured it was only useful for sharing data files (mp3s, text, etc.). I guess I was wrong.
Tonight I installed FeedReader on our downstairs computer. I wanted to be able to access the (few) feeds I read from any computer (we have 1 down, 1 up), but I wanted to use a desktop application to get to them. I figured it’d be a real pain in the ass to keep the 2 installations synced up, in regards to what items I’d read, etc. Nopers. FolderShare handled it wonderfully.
I just set up a regular FolderShare from one PC to the other. I went upstairs and checked the folder: FolderShare was already copying over the files from the downstairs computer.
A few minutes later I was able to launch FeedReader and pick up right where I’d left off downstairs.
I don’t know how well this would work for programs that depend a lot on the registry in Windows, but for a basic application like FeedReader, it works quite well.