--- best alternative to sugarsync ---
I've been a long time user of sugarsync "free" version, one of it's top feature was custom file / directory mirroring + collaborative folders sharing & edition, on multiple devices..
This far I haven't managed to map a shared folder with skydrive on another person computer ..
bitcasa doesn't update files within those ..
Google drive does ..
& you can create "LS" directories ( symbolic links ) to real directories to do as sugarsync used to do !=)
--- tabbed ultra search ---
windows explorer evolutions
add Astrogrep : http://i.snag.gy/G070Q.jpg
and Ultra Search within "search" ( as a "pop-up" or tiny toolbar buttons ) : http://i.snag.gy/FIrrv.jpg
Tabbed explorer : qttabbar or clover : http://i.snag.gy/0fOnL.jpg
With functionnality :
Magnetise two windows together as left, right, bottom or top panel on dragover
Wordtabs with "online backup" : http://i.snag.gy/dfJc9.jpg
ex : explorer & notepad++ : http://i.snag.gy/6VRKJ.jpg