Windows Live SkyDrive Beta Announced
Online file storage and sharing...up to 500MB at no charge. Sign-up is pretty painless, if you already have a Windows Live ID (and signing up for one of those isn't all that painful), and it only took me a short time to upload my first files for sharing...you can see them by clicking the folder below:
Introducing Windows Live SkyDrive!
Thanks for your help testing Windows Live Folders. It’s been a month and a half since our first release, and today we’re making three major announcements!
First, we’re happy to announce our new name:
Second, we’ve been listening intently to your feedback and suggestions, and based directly on that feedback, we’re excited to bring you our next release, featuring:
- An upgraded look and feel — new graphics to go along with your new features!
- "Also on SkyDrive" — easily get back to the SkyDrives you’ve recently visited
- Thumbnail images — we heard you loud and clear, and now you can see thumbnails of your image files
- Drag and drop your files — sick of our five-at-a-time upload limit? Drag and drop your files right onto your SkyDrive
- Embed your stuff anywhere — with just a few clicks, post your files and folders anywhere you can post html
Third, we’re excited to introduce SkyDrive in two additional regions: UK and India.
Note for existing beta users: if you’ve sent or posted links using Windows Live Folders, you will need to update your links due to changes in our URLs with this release.
So without further ado, go sign up today! And then let us know how you like the changes.
Have fun,
-Windows Live SkyDrive Team
UPDATE - A quick tip...if you plan to rename your public folder (or any shared folder, for that matter) you should do so before sharing any links pointing to the folder(s). If you rename the folder, the links pointing to the old name will break. Might seem obvious, but since I just ran into this, I figured I'd call it out.