14 DAY TRIAL // SkyDrive, Microsoft’s cloud storage service, has a lot of great features to offer to its customers, including those owning a Mac or another Apple device.
The service was meant to provide users with fast access to important files at all times, regardless of whether on the PC, Mac, iPad or another mobile device.
Microsoft has just made SkyDrive for Mac available for download, alongside a dedicated app for its Windows platform, and it is touting the advanced sharing capabilities that users can take advantage of with it.
In the video embedded below, you can learn more on how easy SkyDrive makes it for files to be accessed from any of the aforementioned devices, as long as they have been uploaded into the cloud.
“We often use many devices throughout the day to access, create or share documents. You might create a PowerPoint presentation using Office for Mac at home, continue working on your Windows PC at the office, and then access and share your files on the go,” Microsoft notes.
The Mac OS X app provides users with the option to save and store documents in the SkyDrive folder in Finder, so that they are at hand at all times.
Beside documents, Skydrive also offers support for photos, notes and other file types, regardless of whether they are accessed from an Apple device or a Windows PC.
Some of the main features that Microsoft’s cloud storage service has to offer to its users include: Access files and Office docs anywhere – now customers can access any file from anywhere (not just certain photos and iWork files)
Share and work together with anyone – no need to ensure that your coworkers have specific software – customers can collaborate on Microsoft Word and Excel documents anywhere with anyone using Office Web Apps
Access your notes anywhere – with OneNote and SkyDrive, customers can share and access their notes from anywhere on any device Move your iDisk files to SkyDrive – how to quickly and easily move your iDisk files to SkyDrive and access them from anywhere on any device
Mac users who have decided to choose Microsoft’s offering and are moving from iDisk can learn more on how to perform the transition via this link. Additional details on SkyDrive’s features and capabilities can be found on this page, as well as through the video below.
