Microsoft Web Apps and Co-Authoring

I can't tell you how many times I have worked in a group on the same document simulataneously.  Of course, we had to use Google docs because it allows co-authoring.  Just received an email announcement that Microsoft finally allows for co-authoring in their web app Skydrive.  You can read more about the feature on the Microsoft blog at  http://blogs.msdn.com/b/officewebapps/archive/2011/07/07/10184240.aspx

That feature may prompt me to use my Skydrive account more.  Until now, I have used it as a cloud computing backup for critical files (one of several backups :-). 

Microsoft Office Live vs SkyDrive

I had an ah-haa moment today while showing a student Microsoft Cloud Computing resource(s).  I realized that Office Live and Office Skydrive are two different cloud computing resources! Office Live provides 2 GB storage space, but no Cloud Computing apps.  When I upgraded to SkyDrive my Office live files were copied to the new space, but they actually currently exist in both spaces.

SkyDrive is the new resource recently released.  If you have a licensed copy of Microsoft Office, you can use the SkyDrive (http://www.live.com/) workspace that includes 25 GB storage and the Cloud Computing Word Apps - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. SkyDrive is more than a backup storage space with web apps.  Explore the site to learn more.