25GB - it's not in the sky

As part of its cloud services, Microsoft decided to surprise us all and give everyone 25GB of online storage for free, no money. The new service from the Windows Live series is called SkyDrive, or in free translation - Internet Drive.

So what is it anyway and why do you need it?
The service allows you to save files (a kind of DiskOnKey), only you don't have to carry it, and even better, you don't have to pay for it, the service is completely free. The only thing needed to save to SkyDrive is an available internet connection.

There is a maximum limit of 50MB for a single file, other than that feel free to upload whatever your heart desires there, photos, music, videos, documents and the sky is the limit. In addition there is an option to share certain folders such as the favorites folder or the documents folder, or any folder you decide to create in this nice thing. Keep in mind that uploading files to the Internet takes quite a bit of time in Israel, the Internet infrastructure in Israel is usually not symmetrical, so our upload speed is much lower than the download speed. I still find the service much more useful than sending files to myself by email or using Gpace and the like. Please note , those who do not have a Live ID (a Windows Live account such as the messenger's) will have to fill out a short questionnaire and at the end will be able to use the desired service.