In the coming weeks, Google Docs users will be able to store more of their important files online, where they can access them easily and share them with others, according to a Tuesday post on The Official Google Blog.
Users will be able to upload a file as large as 250MB to Google Docs. They’ll also get 1GB of free storage for files that aren’t in one of the Go
The cloud-storage feature is certainly good news for Google Docs fans, but it’s not the only free service in the sky. Here are four alternatives worth a closer look.
Dropbox
Update: This story originally incorrectly identified Google as the owner of the online storage service Dropbox. This story has been corrected. Dropbox is a privately owned company.
Dropbox offers 2GB of free online storage. Other options include 50GB for $9.99 per month, or 100GB for $19.99 per month. When
Box.Net
Targeted at the corporate crowd, Box.Net is a little less generous in the storage department (click on the image for a look at the full screen).
The site
Microsoft Live Mesh
Live Mesh is another cloud service that lets you sync files across multiple computers (Windows and Mac), smartphones, and other mobile devices.
Windows Live SkyDrive
Microsoft’s SkyDrive may lack the sophisticated sync-and-share features of its Live Mesh sibling, but it compensates for it by offering a whopping 25GB of free online storage. (Click on the image to view a full screen.)
SkyDrive supports public, private, and shared folders. Until recently, SkyDrive didn’t integrate well with other Microsoft apps, but that’s