John Lister over at infopackets  reported that Microsoft has made several changes to its online storage service, SkyDrive.

SkyDrive offers users 25 GB of free online storage, meaning files can be accessed from any machine:

“Users can decide whether to make files publicly available, in which case the service can be used as a simpler alternative to running a website to host documents or media files, or to make them private and only accessible with a Windows Live log-in.” – John Lister

Microsoft has adopted HTML5 for the service, which allows much more attractive data display (including slideshows for pictures, etc.) and faster data display. For instance, the time it takes to open a folder will drop from the current 6-9 seconds to around 100-300 milliseconds. That makes it feel “Presto!” instead of sitting around counting, waiting for the page to load. Not only that, but  most of the major browsers use HTML5 so you’re not limited to just one, but MS says it looks better in ie9 (possibly) and that in ie9, you can add it as a ‘Pinned Site’ or ‘Jump List’ item. This is a speed and display advantage: Definitely.

Free and rapidly accessible storage is a good thing.

Hope this helps you!

Source: http://www.infopackets.com/news/business/microsoft/2011/20110624_microsoft_steps_up_free_online_storage_service.htm