Windows Live is the latest of free online sharing sites.  You can save up to 25GB for free online.  The point of offering this free service to get you on the Windows Live site to network with other friends.  Ultimately, Windows Live is looking to compete with LinkedIn and Facebook as a serious networking website.

Here’s the scoop:  You can upload any file - pictures, music, and documents.  The cool aspect is that you can choose which friends can access your files or certain files.  So, you can have different groups of access for different people.  Or you can just keep the files private.  So, this site is really a networking site for sharing files.  Definitely a site to check out if you enjoy sharing pictures and music.  Or if you just want to have a good file backup to prevent data recovery issues.  Also, you can share an online calendar with those you invite.  I just shared out a calendar with my family for birthdays and events!

There is no indication of safety or security of your file storage.  However, this is a Windows service so it should be secure enough to guard your information and not allow intruders to access your files.

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