What you'll find on your new Microsoft SkyDrive page

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Those of you who use Microsoft's SkyDrive will find a new look, feel, and features the next time you fire up your dedicated page.

The folks in Redmond refreshed the online storage site with a design and functionality that closely mimics the Windows 8 SkyDrive app. What changes will you find? Microsoft's Inside SkyDrive blog provides a good overview of the new features. But here's a quick look as well.

Your SkyDrive page has retired the old details view, at least as the default, in favor of the Windows 8 tile approach. All of your folders and sub-folders now appear as tiles. If you prefer the old style, you can easily switch back to details view or select a third view that displays both tiles and details.

Clicking on a tile drills you down to see a folder's files or documents. As always, clicking on a file opens it in its associated application. But here you'll find at least one surprise.

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