Chris Pitzer

I work from all over, on many machines. In the past I’ve just had to be absurd about carrying my files with me and always killing the old versions that stack up on whatever machine I didn’t use that day… in other words, a huge pain.

You’d think there would be an easy way to just automatically have your computers make sure that the most recent version of all your necessary files are on every computer – and that the files you’ve deleted are removed from every computer.

Well, you’ve guessed it, there is!

Today I found FolderShare, a free little app by our friends over at Microsoft (hey – they can’t be all bad).  You install a tiny app on your computers, go to foldershare.com and create a free account, and then you can just log in through foldershare.com to tell your account (which then tells the apps on your computers) what folders you want synced!

It’s super easy, and once it’s set up FolderShare works in the background to sync your folders any time the content in one of them changes.

I am desk job averse. It’s one of those things that everyone knows about me – fundamental to who I am.  It’s not the work itself.  Honestly, the odd jobs I do avoiding a 9-5 are probably less fulfilling that the work I could otherwise get.  But what is the average career – 40 years?  I’m not satisfied doing what I want to on evenings, weekends, and vacations.  I want my career to be an expression of my aspirations.  For me, the way to do this is to be an entrepreneur.

So now I’m walking down a road many freelance web developers will find familiar.  I’ve done a few jobs for peanuts, have a portfolio I am beginning to like, and have finally filed the paperwork for an LLC.  It is a joint venture with Michael, and in addition to being an organized venue for us to do web work through, we have a few projects lined up for this summer!  More on those as they progress.