Windows Live SkyDrive

I just read over at Major Nelson’s blog about the new Windows Live SkyDrive beta that started today. I decided to check it out even though it only offers a measly 500MB of space to store files and whatnot. The signup is fairly straight forward as long as you have a Windows Live (aka Passport) account setup but if you don’t it will walk you through the process of doing so. Once you’re inside the site, you’ll see that they have setup several folders for you such as Documents, Music, Pictures, etc. You can use these folders to store files or create your own folders. You can create personal folders that only you have access to, “friends” folders that you and your friends have access to, and public folders that you can share with anyone. No matter which type of folder you choose to use, the uploading process is the same: click upload, choose the file you want to store via a “Windows Explorer” type window, and click ok. The upload speed seems pretty fast and it even recognized that the file I uploaded was an Excel spreadsheet (it even put the little Excel icon on the file for me). All in all, it’s a pretty painless (and free) way to store your files on the internet assuming you have a reason to do so. Granted you can’t store much with only 500MB of space but it would be a quick and easy way to share small files with your friends or move files from one PC to another. Give it a try and drop me some comments in this thread with your thoughts!