You can’t seem to go a single day anymore without seeing Mobile this, Android/Apple that, or Cloud something-or-other listed among Google’s many news articles. We know that mobile has changed the way that we live and work, and life is very unlikely to return to pre-cell days. Mobile devices is something that everyone, down to most kids, recognize and understand its function and what to do with it. Since technology has a way of being.. light speed.. Here is a new(ish) technology that is rapidly changing the way we live.
Enter the Cloud. No, Not the big puffy ones in the sky, although those are nice too (when they aren’t gray and never ending). Rather, I am talking about Cloud Computing. The easiest way that this could be explained is this : Think of the utilities that you might use in your house; gas, electric, water, etc.. Instead of providing your own means to access these necessities, they are mass produced/monitored and distributed, saving you time, hassle as well as materials. How this relates to cloud computing is the cloud is the power company, expending the resources to create a massive hard drive for you to save all of your precious information on, and now you can access the information from any computer with an internet connection. This eliminates the worry of backing up precious files (Though you should even if you are using a cloud) in case of a virus or a systems crash.
We all know you have done the file dance. Moving the file from folder to folder, copying and making new folders to transfer to another computer via CD or USB drive, or uploaded to a phone or tablet. Stowing a USB drive on your person to bring files back and forth to work, to meetings, to wherever. Clouds eliminate that dance.
The big providers of clouds right now include Amazon, Google, Microsoft, as well as several other large however not household technology names. Clouds are even available under Android an Apple apps such as SugarSync.
Thinking back on how much life has change since simple things like cellphones and Facebook. It makes your wonder how the next technological step will change our lives next…
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ChristalApril 29, 2011 at 11:28 pm
Fine details! I have been searching for everything similar to this for a while these days. Many thanks!
Maia FadelJune 3, 2011 at 10:27 am
I think i just got myself an all-time favourite. Thank you for this.