The present technology pertains to synchronizing contents of a directory external to a synchronized directory by a content management system. The content management system is configured to synchronize only objects in the synchronized directory. Accordingly, the present technology creates an anchor object that represents the directory external to the synchronized directory within the synchronized directory. The anchor object includes special attributes that indicate to the synchronization client that the anchor object represents an external directory, and allows the contents of that directory to be synchronized directly to a server on the content management system without first storing the contents of the external directory on the hard drive of the client device.

The present technology pertains to synchronizing contents of a directory external to a synchronized directory by a content management system. The content management system is configured to synchronize only objects in the synchronized directory. Accordingly, the present technology creates an anchor object that represents the directory external to the synchronized directory within the synchronized directory. The anchor object includes special attributes that indicate to the synchronization client that the anchor object represents an external directory, and allows the contents of that directory to be synchronized directly to a server on the content management system without first storing the contents of the external directory on the hard drive of the client device.

A mobile computing device may comprise at least one memory that comprises mobile application instructions and a state container. The mobile application instructions may cause a processing device of the mobile computing device to perform operations of: creating, while in an offline mode such that the mobile device is disconnected from a remote application server, a local update packet corresponding to the state container; establishing, via a wireless network, a network connection with the remote application server, thereby causing the mobile computing device to enter an online mode; synchronizing the memory of the mobile computing device with the remote application server, the synchronizing comprising comparing a first timestamp associated with the local update packet with a second timestamp associated with the remote update packet; and initiating display of a graphical user interface representation of the second modified contents of the state container to a user of the user device.

A mobile computing device may comprise at least one memory that comprises mobile application instructions and a state container. The mobile application instructions may cause a processing device of the mobile computing device to perform operations of: creating, while in an offline mode such that the mobile device is disconnected from a remote application server, a local update packet corresponding to the state container; establishing, via a wireless network, a network connection with the remote application server, thereby causing the mobile computing device to enter an online mode; synchronizing the memory of the mobile computing device with the remote application server, the synchronizing comprising comparing a first timestamp associated with the local update packet with a second timestamp associated with the remote update packet; and initiating display of a graphical user interface representation of the second modified contents of the state container to a user of the user device.

A storage node of a database replica group may distribute different portions of data in local storage and external storage, where local storage and external storage are organized using different types of index structures. Responsive to receiving an access request for a database, a storage node may determine that an item of the database to be accessed by the request does not reside within a first portion of the database stored locally at the storage node. Responsive to this determination, the storage node may obtain from an external storage service a second portion of the database, the second portion including a plurality of items including the item, and the second portion organized according to a structure different from the first portion. The storage node may then store the plurality of obtained items in the first portion and process the request using the first portion of the database.

Methods, systems and devices are provided for motion-activated display of messages on an activity monitoring device. In one embodiment, method for presenting a message on an activity monitoring device is provided, including the following method operations: downloading a plurality of messages to the device; detecting a stationary state of the device; detecting a movement of the device from the stationary state; in response to detecting the movement from the stationary state, selecting one of a plurality of messages, and displaying the selected message on the device.

Methods, systems and devices are provided for motion-activated display of messages on an activity monitoring device. In one embodiment, method for presenting a message on an activity monitoring device is provided, including the following method operations: downloading a plurality of messages to the device; detecting a stationary state of the device; detecting a movement of the device from the stationary state; in response to detecting the movement from the stationary state, selecting one of a plurality of messages, and displaying the selected message on the device.

Some embodiments provide a method for a first device that identifies definitions of different groups of devices, each of which is defined by a set of properties required for a device to be a member. The method monitors properties of the first device to determine when the device is eligible for membership in a group. When the first device is eligible for membership in a first group of which the device is not a member, the method sends an application for membership in the first group signed with at least a private key of the device to at least one other device that is a member of the first group. When the first device becomes ineligible for membership in a second group of which the first device is a member, the method removes the device from the second group and notifies other devices that are members of the second group.

Some embodiments provide a method for a first device that identifies definitions of different groups of devices, each of which is defined by a set of properties required for a device to be a member. The method monitors properties of the first device to determine when the device is eligible for membership in a group. When the first device is eligible for membership in a first group of which the device is not a member, the method sends an application for membership in the first group signed with at least a private key of the device to at least one other device that is a member of the first group. When the first device becomes ineligible for membership in a second group of which the first device is a member, the method removes the device from the second group and notifies other devices that are members of the second group.

A method for enforcing data integrity in an RDMA data storage system includes flushing data write requests to a data storage device before sending an acknowledgment that the data write requests have been executed. An RDMA data storage system includes a node configured to flush data write requests to a data storage device before sending an acknowledgment that a data write request has been executed.