Hello Less, 1. Let me be perfectly clear, iDisk is/was a separate service from iCloud. I know it's a little confusing but Apple has been working on different products that sometimes appear to converge then diverge, from time-to-time.
So, iCloud will not be ending, in any way shape or form, on June 30, 2012. Only the iDisk which, if you don't use, you will not notice. 2. As for usernames are concerned, each cloud service or service provider requires that one has some way of being identified, right? With Apple, one needs an Apple ID. The same is true for Google and Microsoft is no different. The Windows ID I spoke of will be used to log you into the Skydrive. This is completely separate from any Apple ID needed to download the app onto your device. All things being equal, you will go to the Apple App Store to download the Skydrive App, using your Apple ID to do so as usual. When you're ready to begin using the actual SkyDrive, you will need to login to the system with your Windows ID. Mark -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Les Kriegler Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: From iDisk to SkyDrive Mark, thanks for this info. Two questions. Are you saying that iCloud will no longer work after June 30 for backup purposes? Secondly, you mentioned needing a Windows ID? Won't our current ID for the App Store work? Just a little confused. Les On May 22, 2012, at 10:03 PM, M. Taylor wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > I am cross posting this to both the V iPhone and Mac Visionaries > mailing lists. > > With the end of iDisk, Apple's cloud storage system that came into > being during the Mobile Me era, slated for June 30, 2012, I've been > searching for another cloud storage system that works equally well > with iOS devices, Macs, and Windows PCs. > > I am delighted to report that Microsoft's SkyDrive is now completely > VoiceOver accessible and allows access to the SkyDrive directly from > Finder in OS X and from Explorer in Windows 7. The iOS app is > VoiceOver accessible, simple, and easy to use. > > Microsoft SkyDrive offers 7GB of free storage space, 2GB more than > does Apple's iCloud. > > To those who may not know, iCloud, in its current implementation, does > not allow for non-iWork documents and/or non Apple file syncing nor > does it allow for direct access in Windows Explorer. In short, > iCloud, unlike iDisk, is not meant to be used as a remote hard drive > to which you may place any kind of file. > > To get SkyDrive on the computer platform of your choice, you will need > to download a free Microsoft utility that simply configures your > chosen system to see SkyDrive; it does not add any overhead to your > device unlike other free cloud storage options. > > To get started, visit the app store on your iOS device and type in > SkyDrive or, from your favorite web browser in the OS of your choice, > go to http://skydrive.live.com > > If you don't already have a Windows ID, you will need to create one. > > Enjoy, > > Mark > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
