http://blogs.technet.com/andrewdr/archive/tags/LiveMesh/default.aspxTags: LiveMeshen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.technet.com/andrewdr/archive/2009/05/26/live-mesh.aspxTue, 26 May 2009 14:32:45 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3245674andrewdr0http://blogs.technet.com/andrewdr/comments/3245674.aspxhttp://blogs.technet.com/andrewdr/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3245674<p><a href="http://mesh.live.com" target="_blank">Live Mesh</a> is a way to link data across several devices using a virtual desktop hosted on the web.&#160; </p> <p>So, if you have a laptop, a PC at home and another one in the office, you can share data, through a Desktop, across all the machines.&#160; In addition, your ‘mesh’ will be able to include a Windows Mobile device and a Mac.</p> <p>As well as data, you can even access a machine on your ‘mesh’ in much the same way as using Remote Desktop.</p> <p><a href="http://blogs.technet.com/blogfiles/andrewdr/WindowsLiveWriter/LiveMesh_B024/remotemesh_2.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="remotemesh" border="0" alt="remotemesh" src="http://blogs.technet.com/blogfiles/andrewdr/WindowsLiveWriter/LiveMesh_B024/remotemesh_thumb.jpg" width="557" height="306" /></a> </p> <p>In this view I have used the internet to connect to a machine in the office.&#160; This view can be maximised to take full advantage of the resolution of the target machine.&#160; </p> <p>In part, this particular scenario was made possible by <a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/network/dd420463.aspx" target="_blank">DirectAccess</a> which allowed me to seamlessly connect to the office network without having to establish a VPN.&#160;&#160; More on that another time.</p><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3245674" width="1" height="1">Windows 7Windows 2008GeneralLiveMesh