It’s hard to say no to free cloud storage and Microsoft appears to be in a giving mood, seeing as it’s near Christmas and all. If you’re in the possession of a device running Windows Phone, you should probably check your inbox — you might find 20GB of free SkyDrive…
Windows 8.1 is here, and it offers some handy new features for both the mobile and desktop crowd, including some clever SkyDrive integration. If you don’t use SkyDrive and feel that it’s in the way, you can easily get rid of it with a simple registry tweak.
The Web version of Excel does a fairly good job of imitating the desktop version’s main features. Promised enhancements in the near future? Proper support for Android tablets and a wider range of keyboard shortcuts.