Good to see that the Live Mesh team is still working hard because I really want to see how Mesh plays out for Microsoft in 2009. I think it will have a bigger impact than most people expect. The team blog says that there’s a Live Mesh Technical Preview update available for the Live Desktop, for Mac and for Mobile. If you have Live Mesh on your Mac, it might auto-update as I’ve seen that in the past, but I can’t be sure as I just freshly installed the client on my new MacBook. The new Mac version is 0.9.3602.818 while the Mobile client gets revised to 0.9.3424.9. My suspicion is that Live Mesh for Mobile will require a manual update, but that’s simply an educated guess. Perhaps a reader using Live Mesh on a handset can confirm or deny.

I don’t see any visual changes upon quick perusal, but I really didn’t expect to see many. The Live Mesh team says that the update includes:

• Server-side performace and reliability enhancements
• Minor usability improvements

The Live Mesh client for Windows will also be getting an update, but that’s not planned until next week. Altough there are several great cloud or web synchronization services out there, I highly recommend you give Live Mesh a look. Like some of my other faves, it supports cross-platform synchronization (Windows and Mac) which is key for many mobile users. I also like the Live Desktop feature which is a virtual desktop with all of your data that can be accessed from any computer over the web.