SkyDrive is Live

I am a little late with getting this into my blog but Microsoft has announced that SkyDrive is now out of Beta.

For those of you who don't know SkyDrive is Microsoft's free online hard drive through their Live.com product line.

One immediate improvement is the storage space that went from One gigabyte to Five gigabytes. This is a nice amount of free storage but do note there is no way to upgrade the disk space at this time.

One thing that still bugs me though about this product is the inability to move files once something is uploaded. This seems like a standard enough of a feature to be (still) missing from the product at launch. Over time though I'm sure this service will improve as its competitors such as GDrive are right behind it (At least if you believe the rumors).

Microsoft SharedView Beta 2

For a long time now I have really wanted a large company to release a well made and free product that would allow meetings over the Internet with shared desktops. While many products (including commercial ones like WebEx) exist I have never been able to find a descant free alternative, until today.

This product is fairly well hidden but Microsoft is now in Beta 2 of SharedView. SharedView Beta 2 allow you to share your application or desktop with anyone you want within your virtual meeting, and has many exciting features. Here is the list so far:

• Sharing your application or desktop
• Allow others to take control
• Previewing what attendees see to ensure you are not sharing something accidentally
• Handing out virtual documents to everyone using the Handouts feature
• Integrated with Live ID, so one less login to remember
• Its Free

Did I mention its free? Go check it out for yourself!

http://get.live.com/betas/sharedview_betas

(p.s. I have used and hated WebEx for a long long time now... anything that comes along and gives it a real reason to improve or die is welcomed)