PersonalBrain 6 beta released

Posted by Lucas
May 11, 2010 at 02:38 PM

Stephen Zeoli wrote:

>I haven’t delved into version 6 yet, but it disappoints me to find that
>the synchronization feature appears to only work through the company’s WebBrain and
>not through DropBox or other cloud application. This seems like an effort to milk more
>money from users.

Perhaps. PersonalBrain certainly is a commercial enterprise. But I’m assuming that it will still be possible to set up DropBox or similar syncing on one’s own. Also, from what I understand, the DropBox method could lead to file corruption if one were to edit the file from two computer’s simultaneously, whereas WebBrain allows simultaneous editing. And they imply that basic WebBrain syncing will remain free:

“We’ve just started with the ability to easily share Brains online. Right now, publishing Brains online is free with no limitations. In the future, we’ll have a free basic service and a subscription based service for those who need more advanced features like security or very large brains.”

http://webbrain.com/about

(I probably won’t buy a license, however, as I don’t think the features PB offers would be especially useful for my work, although I like them.)