Microsoft Releases New SkyDrive Features

[zakislam]

Enhanced support for dragging and dropping files.

Microsoft Releases New SkyDrive Features : Read more

 

[thecolorblue]

"In principle, any time your files are uploaded to a cloud storage company, you are compromising your security and privacy. Unless otherwise stated, you must assume that your files are accessible by employees of the company, no matter what encryption is being used. However, whatever the legal stipulations, the reasonable position is that companies cannot be seen to be voluntarily enforcing such content terms as it would create a chilling effect on usage. That is – if they can detect (what they regard as) objectionable content, what else are they recording about your private files?"

http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/features/item/15334_Do_you_know_SkyDrives_terms_of.php
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyclay/2012/07/19/is-microsoft-spying-on-skydrive-users/

 

[thecolorblue]

spydrive

 

[thecolorblue]

all your personal files for microsoft employees to look at if desired and for automated datamining... no thanks

 

[kellybean]

No Thanks, MS Cloud = Free rign to the FEDS compliments of MS who is in their back pocket.

 

[kellybean]

[citation][nom]thecolorblue[/nom]spydrive[/citation]
Hit the nail on the head with that word.

 

[hydac7]

[citation][nom]thecolorblue[/nom]spydrive[/citation]


True !

 

[godfather666]

They should add a syncing feature, where I can sync files on two local computers.

Sort of like what Mesh does now (it's being discontinued in February).

 

[zugzug_64]

The search engine giant has also made it easier to share one's SkyDrive files.

I didn't think MS was a search engine giant...Google yes, MS no.

 

[mcd023]

[citation][nom]godfather666[/nom]They should add a syncing feature, where I can sync files on two local computers.Sort of like what Mesh does now (it's being discontinued in February).[/citation]
The skydrive app (desktop version) allows you to select which files you want on that computer. It makes a separate skydrive folder under your user account.

 

[mcd023]

[citation][nom]godfather666[/nom]They should add a syncing feature, where I can sync files on two local computers.Sort of like what Mesh does now (it's being discontinued in February).[/citation]
The skydrive application creates a folder under your user account and allows you to select which folders you want synced on your computer.

 

[CaedenV]

[citation][nom]godfather666[/nom]They should add a syncing feature, where I can sync files on two local computers.Sort of like what Mesh does now (it's being discontinued in February).[/citation]
It already does this.
Install the local Skydrive client onto your computer, then go to Windows Explorer, right click on "Documents", select 'Location' then move the folder to skydrive on multiple machines. I have been doing this for over a year on my work computer, netbook, and 2 home PCs and there has only once been a conflict where it could not figure out what revision of a file I wanted to keep.
When you change something on one computer, it will change it on the other machines very quickly the next time you log in. Just do not use the same file on multiple computers concurrently, otherwise you will have some issues.

Very handy.

 

[CaedenV]

[citation][nom]kellybean[/nom]No Thanks, MS Cloud = Free rign to the FEDS compliments of MS who is in their back pocket.[/citation]
and so what are you hiding on your computer 😛

 

[wydileie]

[citation][nom]zugzug_64[/nom]I didn't think MS was a search engine giant...Google yes, MS no.[/citation]

MS powers Bing and Yahoo and has over 12% market share. While this may not seem like a lot compared to Google's 80%+, when you consider the amount of searches done across most of the world in any given day, 12% of those is still a lot.

 

[headscratcher]

[citation][nom]thecolorblue[/nom]all your personal files for microsoft employees to look at if desired and for automated datamining... no thanks[/citation]
Everyone complaining like this.... do you use gmail, chrome, android, etc?

 

[thecolorblue]

[citation][nom]CaedenV[/nom]and so what are you hiding on your computer[/citation]
Hitler could only have dreamed of "the cloud"... it would have been a wet one indeed.
ini hitler's time, people would have been "hiding" family photos with any visible dipctions of jewish culture.

What will the next oppressive regime target, and do you think you can predict what innocuous and arbitrary subject matter will be used against you or your children or your children's children to destroy their life?

try thinking with that brain of yours and shame on you for defending "cloud" anything

 

[thecolorblue]

[citation][nom]headscratcher[/nom]Everyone complaining like this.... do you use gmail, chrome, android, etc?[/citation]
the soultion to these problems is rit around the corner with the "freedom box"... look it up

try youtube