Tag: SkyDrive
How to Protect Your Notebook in Case You Lose It
I lost my MacBook Air this week. Fortunately, I got it back when someone turned it into the manager of the restaurant where I left it. I was fortunate, but what if the finder decided to be a keeper? What if she also found a way to crack my system password, access my email, bank [...]
How to use the new Windows Live Skydrive
Microsoft announced an update to Skydrive, the company’s cloud storage service that lets you store 25GB of documents, photos and even music for free. Although similar to other cloud storage services such as Dropbox and Apple’s new iCloud, Skydrive delivers much more storage for free. I’ve been using Skydrive for quite a while now and it has gradually [...]
Cloud Storage Roundup: How to Get 117GB of Free Cloud Storage
Cloud Storage is the new big thing. With literally hundreds of gigabytes of free storage available for free, it’s no wonder that users can find an insane amount of free cloud storage to keep their files and devices all in sync. We’ve rounded up a collection of our favorite cloud storage services, that combined, will [...]
How to Store and Share Large Files Online
We live in a connected world and we always want access to our most important information, anytime, anywhere. The buzz word lately is the cloud, which is a way of utilizing the Internet to store, manage and share information. Utilizing the cloud is still a new idea for many although we have dabbled with in [...]
How to Transfer Files Between Mac and Windows – 4 Solutions
For those who work in multiple operating systems (Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X) one challenge is getting files transferred between the two. We will show you four strategies on how to keep your files in sync and shared between your MacBook and a Windows Notebook. USB Drives – For Occasional Transfers If you only [...]
How to save Microsoft Office files to Web (Quick Tip)
With the release of Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft has focused on improving the synergy between online services and the productivity suite. The buzz word these days is ‘Cloud’. The cloud refers to web services replacing or complimenting existing resources such as storage, backup, communication etc. Microsoft has been pushing into Cloud computing heavily through its [...]
Microsoft Office Web Apps Upgraded: Printing, Charts and more
Today Microsoft announced an update to the Office Web Apps that brings several much needed features to the free service. If you aren’t familiar with Microsoft Web Apps it is a free service that provides users with the ability to create and view Word, Excel and PowerPoint files online as well as store up to [...]
Windows Phone Live Will Sync Content and Help With Lost or Stolen Phone
Microsoft senior vice president of Mobile Communications Andy Lees today showed off Windows Phone Live, a cloud service that will go along with the new Windows Phone 7 coming later this year from Microsoft and hardware partners like HTC. The service is reported to be able to not only sync your content but help out [...]
Windows Live Sync Beta: Too Little Too Late
I was a Windows Live Sync Beta user when it first came out (and was originally called FolderShare) back in what now seems like the dark ages. Then I discovered Windows Live Mesh and jumped over to that service because I liked some of its features. Live Sync would look at folders you selected on [...]
Microsoft Office on SkyDrive Now Available
Microsoft announced that Office Web Apps are now live on SkyDrive. Yesterday on the Windows Live Blog, Jason Moore wrote that Office Web Apps are no longer in preview mode. This means anyone with a Microsoft LIve account in the U.S., U.K., Canada, and Ireland can now use Microsoft’s Office Web Apps immediately. The Office [...]
