Okay Mark, thanks. I suspected that iDisk was not the same as iCloud, and I don't use iDisk. I'm guessing that at some point in the process, I'll be prompted to create a Windows ID?
Les On May 23, 2012, at 3:18 AM, M. Taylor wrote: > 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. -- 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.
