Ever since the iPhone 4S came out all I’ve been hearing about (from people with “i-Whatever” devices is iCloud – Apple’s online service which stores your music, photos, documents. You get 5GB of free online space to store documents, pictures, etc. Gee, it sounds so innovative and great but this certainly isn’t new. Dropbox (dropbox.com) has been around for years and does almost the same thing although you only get 2GB free. But then there is Microsoft’s SkyDrive which is also free, but you get 25GB – that’s 5 times as much as iCloud. Currently you can only get 25GB, but rumor has it that soon you will be able to upgrade (for a fee) to up to 100GB. SkyDrive has been around for a few years, but hasn’t been quite as polished as iCloud has been. With Windows 8 you are going to see really tight integration of SkyDrive and your computer to the point where files will be seamlessly sent to your SkyDrive account and you can access from any computer or phone. SkyDrive is currently available for free to anyone with a Microsoft Live account and there are also mobile apps for Windows Phone and iPhone (Android users will have to live with an online interface for now).
If you have never tried SkyDrive I would recommend you give it a try. Having a free 25GB worth of online space is always good.