I've been playing around with Groove 12 over the last few days. Our SharePoint ran out of disk space and Microsoft's IT department has decided that we aren't allowed any more (we only have 7 freaking gig)! It's sad when a digital camera become a more attractive storage option that the official corporate repository. Needing somewhere to save stuff while our fearless release manager battles the IT trolls I turned to Groove 12.

Having not used previous versions of Groove I have no idea what is new. I found the interface easy to use and had no trouble figuring out it's features in <15 minutes. For some reason it needs it's own password and wouldn't let me save it (I think this option was denied by group policy). My main 'concern' with Groove is psychological. It's not clear to me where my files actually are. Is there a server? Is it on my laptop or my desktop? What happens if I loose both computers simultaneously? My mind began to race with all kinds of ridiculous data loss scenarios. Quickly I realised I was a victim of 'business change superstition' and an 'overactive analytical imagination'.

Groove will take some getting used to. But it looks like it will be worth the time investment. I'll send an update in a couple of weeks.

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