Mark, thanks for this info. Two questions. Are you saying that iCloud will no longer work after June 30 for backup purposes? Secondly, you mentioned needing a Windows ID? Won't our current ID for the App Store work? Just a little confused.
Les On May 22, 2012, at 10:03 PM, M. Taylor 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 "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
