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Microsoft SkyDrive

It's not as universally useful as Dropbox, but if you're a Windows user, SkyDrive is the service for you. Just be a little wary of the feature that lets you upload files remotely from a PC into SkyDrive.

Published: February 25, 2013 -- 15:25 GMT (07:25 PST)

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