Cool. What about sharing your files with other folks? Say I put a file up there and want you or somebody else to have access to it? Can that be done? Do we share folders like on Drop Box or else how does that work?
Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name: barefootedray On May 23, 2012, at 11:58 PM, Kliphton wrote: > Us older hotmail users get 25 GB of free storage. I love my sky drive, the > only issue I have, is when trying to open a document through the IOS app on > my iPhone 4s, it won't open. I can look at what is there, but when I double > tap to open, nothing happens. Any suggestions on why this is? > On May 23, 2012, at 3:46 PM, M. Taylor wrote: > >> Hello Kawal, >> >> I cannot speak as to the future plans of Apple. I can only address what is >> currently stated by them said statement indicating that iDisk will be >> deactivated on June 30, 2012. >> >> One can certainly sync iWork and/or iWork compatible documents to iCloud but >> iCloud functionality differs greatly from an OS independent remote storage >> medium. >> >> Mark >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kawal Gucukoglu >> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 4:24 AM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: From iDisk to SkyDrive >> >> Hello Mark. >> >> Thanks for your informative message. >> >> I have the following questions. >> >> 1. I thought you could put your documents in the Cloud. >> >> 2. Are you sure that Apple will not replace I disk with something else as I >> understood they would be launching I disk again under a new form as Apple >> were not sure what they would do with I disk. >> >> Just my reflections. >> >> Kawal. >> >> On 23 May 2012, at 03:03 AM, "M. Taylor" <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: >> >>> Hello Everyone, >>> >>> I am cross posting this to both the V iPhone and Mac Visionaries >>> mailing lists. >>> >>> With the end of iDisk, Apple's cloud storage system that came into >>> being during the Mobile Me era, slated for June 30, 2012, I've been >>> searching for another cloud storage system that works equally well >>> with iOS devices, Macs, and Windows PCs. >>> >>> I am delighted to report that Microsoft's SkyDrive is now completely >>> VoiceOver accessible and allows access to the SkyDrive directly from >>> Finder in OS X and from Explorer in Windows 7. The iOS app is >>> VoiceOver accessible, simple, and easy to use. >>> >>> Microsoft SkyDrive offers 7GB of free storage space, 2GB more than >>> does Apple's iCloud. >>> >>> To those who may not know, iCloud, in its current implementation, does >>> not allow for non-iWork documents and/or non Apple file syncing nor >>> does it allow for direct access in Windows Explorer. In short, >>> iCloud, unlike iDisk, is not meant to be used as a remote hard drive >>> to which you may place any kind of file. >>> >>> To get SkyDrive on the computer platform of your choice, you will need >>> to download a free Microsoft utility that simply configures your >>> chosen system to see SkyDrive; it does not add any overhead to your >>> device unlike other free cloud storage options. >>> >>> To get started, visit the app store on your iOS device and type in >>> SkyDrive or, from your favorite web browser in the OS of your choice, >>> go to http://skydrive.live.com >>> >>> If you don't already have a Windows ID, you will need to create one. >>> >>> Enjoy, >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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