Google reportedly readies GDrive, again (and again, and again)

Google reportedly readies GDrive, again (and again, and again)

A report from the Wall St. Journal today has Google readying a launch for its version of Dropbox/SkyDrive/iCloud (although they don’t even mention SkyDrive), called Drive.  The new service, which the WSJ says may ... Read more »
OneNote for Android released: features SkyDrive integration

OneNote for Android released: features SkyDrive integration

Microsoft continues to fill out its cross platform application offerings, adding OneNote Mobile for Android (2.3 or higher) to the list of iPhone, iPad, and Android apps already available from a number of Microsoft ... Read more »
Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 – and the future of syncing and sharing

Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 – and the future of syncing and sharing

If you had been following LiveSide, you might’ve heard about the recent news about Windows Phone 8 from an allegedly leaked video featuring Joe Belfiore, Microsoft Senior Vice President for Windows Phone, speaking about ... Read more »
Can college students learn to collaborate using SkyDrive?

Can college students learn to collaborate using SkyDrive?

Early last November, Mike Torres and Omar Shahine, in a post on designing cloud storage services (read: SkyDrive), posted some telling statistics: Today, less than 10% of college students consider using SkyDrive to access ... Read more »
SkyDrive now supports geotags with Bing Maps

SkyDrive now supports geotags with Bing Maps

Windows Live SkyDrive was only recently updated back in November last year to Version 16.2 (Build 2955) with better sharing and file management functionalities (see the official change log here). Today we noticed that ... Read more »
SkyDrive simple, app-centric sharing (more complex than you think!)

SkyDrive simple, app-centric sharing (more complex than you think!)

Last month SkyDrive made some basic changes to the way sharing is accomplished: allowing single files within a folder to be shared, allowing sharing to non-Live ID email addresses, and allowing more flexibility in ... Read more »
Questions and Requests: SkyDrive response

Questions and Requests: SkyDrive response

Microsoft has provided me with a response to some of the questions and requests people had for the SkyDrive team. As it turns out I didn’t exactly choose a great time to run this ... Read more »
Does SkyDrive’s “move” dialogue box point to future storage locations?

Does SkyDrive’s “move” dialogue box point to future storage locations?

I was using SkyDrive earlier and decided that I should probably tidy it up now it’s so easy to move folders around following the most recent update. I went about selecting various folders that ... Read more »
It’s here!  Windows Phone SkyDrive app is now live

It’s here! Windows Phone SkyDrive app is now live

This morning, Microsoft announced new SkyDrive apps for both Windows Phone and iPhone, the only problem being that the Windows Phone version wasn’t live yet. We just got word via tweets from @withinrafael that ... Read more »
SkyDrive apps for iPhone (now) and Windows Phone (soon) released

SkyDrive apps for iPhone (now) and Windows Phone (soon) released

Microsoft announced new SkyDrive apps for both Windows Phone and iPhone this morning in a blog post on Inside Windows Live.  We pointed out a hint of just such an app on the way ... Read more »