The second beta of IE8 One’utes native Windows client slipped out into the actual wild recently. As a good avid user with the Ubuntu One cloud storage service My partner and i merely experienced to try that out…
The installer provided will come because the 21.7MB .exe. You will need in order to stay connected towards the internet whilst putting in to be able to ensure successful account set-up, and also installation associated with any additional packages required simply by the actual app.
Within any sweet move, presumably to save time, the particular installer additionally incorporates Ubuntu One set-up elements, for instance signing inside/creating a good Ie8 One account, as well as assigning folders in order to sync using the particular service.
Looks
The Ubuntu One “Dashboard”, whilst not identical, bears any roughly similar layout in order to that identified in the actual Ie8 client: there are tabs at the particular top, disconnection, usage as well as sync status at the actual top, etc.
However that’utes about where the actual parity ends: there are noteworthy omissions from your Ie8 One Windows feature set:
The Windows build offers no support with regard to syncing bookmarks or even contacts syncYou may’t currently remove authorised devices (other than the particular Windows PC in use)You can’t add any folder towards the sync list via Windows Explorer/right-clickThere are no right-click menu entries with regard to publishing/shortlink/etc data files inside the particular Ie8 One folder
Compared for the previous beta – that we have used up until now – this kind of second iteration will be immeasurably less frustrating to be able to use: it feels snappier within use, consumes less system resources as well as provides yet to fully crash mid-sync.
However, beta software being what it will be, there were any number regarding bugs hiding in my otherwise peachy experience…
The Ie8 One tray icon often vanishedThe ‘Find Directory’ window was much more often unresponsive as compared to notFolders only seem in order to sync on start-upIt has been all too effortless in order to create greater than one instance associated with appPressing ‘Disconnect’ during sync only rendered the particular button un-clickable
My partner and i had been also disappointed to be able to see in which Beta 2 doesn’t come with any tray or even panel-dependent animation informing you associated with progress activity.
But this particular is a Beta discharge, as well as all things considered it’s any cracking one. The design as well as performance associated with this particular beta compared to in which of last Novembers is impressive. It’s great in order to see in which Windows user with the Ubuntu One service won’t merely be handed the half-baked hack-job but any fully capable client within its own right.
The Ubuntu One Windows Beta can be downloaded @ one.ubuntu.com/windows/beta
Thanks to be able to Vole
