MS Launches SkyDrive File Sharing Service (Beta)

News from PAL Graphics Area's friends: Opened the free cross-platform service eases the process of sharing files.
While email and traditional FTP servers remain a popular way to exchange files, a wide range of Web-based services have arisen in recent years to simplify the process of exchanging files. To that end SkyDrive breaks no new ground, but is simply another example of Microsoft's relentless extension of the services it provides under its Live brand. Originally made available earlier this summer in a beta version called Windows Live Folders, SkyDrive remains in beta but has added functionality and extended its initial availability in the United States to India and the United Kingdom.
The service provides Mac or Windows users with 500 MB of free storage, with the ability to create folders and specify who has access to them via password protection. Each folder and file is given a specific URL, making it easy to invite others to view or add files, although a requirement for access is a Windows Live ID and password. New in the current version is the creation of thumbnails for images, drag and drop support for uploading, and the ability to embed stored files and folders in any Web page.

More information is available on the Windows Live SkyDrive site.