Skydrive

Windows Live Skydrive is a file hosting service that allows you to upload files to a cloud storage and then access those files through a web browser. You may also share those files with other people or keep them private. Skydrive gives you 25GB of storage, but individual files are limited to 100MB in size. It comes in handy if you’re running low on disk space on your local computer or if you want to share your files or photos with your friends. It is also a pretty good place store backups of your files. If you lose any files or they become damaged you can easily replace them with your backups from Skydrive. Skydrive allows you to access your files from anywhere that has access to the Internet and a web browser. Skydrive also provides online versions of Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and OneNote which is a nice feature. You need a free Windows Live account to log on to Skydrive. Since UMass uses Windows Live webmail you can access Skydrive when you log into your UMass webmail account. Once you’ve logged on to your webmail account go to the toolbar at the top of the page and select the “more” pull down menu and click on Skydrive. More information on Skydrive can be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Live_SkyDrive