Would you like to grab 5GB of free file hosting space from Microsoft? Last week Microsoft publicly launched their Windows Live SkyDrive service which will give you that 5GB of storage at no cost at all. This is a ‘bit of a surprise because during the test period they were only providing 1GB of space and it was only expected to increase to 2GB of space after it was launched.
To grab you free space, you must have a Hotmail or Live address, then login to the SkyDrive web site.
The file size limit per file you upload is 50MB so that still gives you a lot of room to work with. Internet Explorer users can install an upload tool to make working with the service a little easier. You will be able to upload right from the browser. For us Firefox users, we will just have to hope somebody develops an extension that will do the same.
For Microsoft, here is what I need to use this service on a day to day basis:
- Give me a upload/download tool that is not just for Internet Explorer
- Drop the plug for all the other “Live” services at the top
Go give SkyDrive a test drive for yourself at skydrive.live.com.
