Windows 7 file sharing tool released
InformationWeek | at | by Mike
In the latest sign that Windows 7 may be completed sooner rather than later, Microsoft has released a trial version of software that will allow users of its next operating system to securely share files with other PCs they own or with computers used by friends, family, or business associates.
Windows Live ID Sign-in Assistant 6.5 beta links users' Windows Live IDs with their Windows 7 user account, creating a secure connection between hard-drive resident files and data stored online in Windows Live.
Beyond accessing his own files across multiple devices, a user could provide third parties with access by adding associates' Windows Live IDs to the Windows 7 homegroup feature.