Face in the Clouds photo
Pretty neat cloud formation. I thought it looked like the Spynx at first.
Tagged: Cloud
Clouds / Nuvole [explored] photo
Looking forward to the next Apple TV at $99?
I don’t like the cloud storage that it uses as the default. I think that people still don’t trust the cloud enough and the concern about DRM and restrictions. Its kind of funny that people want full control of their media, but don’t wish to have actual physical media. I probably won’t buy a CD again and I was a heavy user of the iTunes store back in the day. Since it can also use local storage like a Time Capsule, do you think this is a ploy to post sales of that hardware? Or are they pursuing more of a Google model of cloud services?
Is Microsoft committing to the Cloud?
Seems hard to believe since they enjoy their profits on fat clients. Or is this some kind of genius ploy that Mr. Balmer has cooked up? Maybe he wants to misdirect Google, and have them waste their time/money while MS cleverly continues on “The Road Ahead”.
Upload your MP3 collection to the cloud, listen to everyone else’s with TunesBag
Very nice and similar to things that failed in the past. Click here to learn more.
New cloud hacking service steals Wi-Fi passwords
For only $35 you can find out if you WPA is easily crackable. Click here to learn more.
Why the Cloud Won’t Seduce Me From My Mac, At Least Not Yet
Thoughtful post here. I responded to it.
Security continues to be a question I believe that stops most people from adopting a cloud only workflow. There isn’t any technical reason that people need for a desktop anymore. Performance? You can have plenty of that with caching and proper programming design.
Don’t you think that the rise of virtualization such as Citrix and remote desktop solutions has shown that people are taking baby steps toward trusting the cloud? I am not sure if this is a helpful or unhelpful thing. I personally have my data in both the cloud and locally. Yes there is always the lack of privacy, but honestly storing locally isn’t that private either. Ask anyone who has had a home invasion.
Open source is great from a cost standpoint of course, but the real challenge is that people have an ease of use and comfortable feeling with technology. I can’t see data being stored in the cloud safely until some kind of PKI or biometric infrastructure is developed and tested and has gone years without being cracked. Then I think the days of local computing are numbered.
Apple backups in the cloud
Nice if you were thinking of your other options. I like how he compared the different services. I have MobileMe and the backup is slow so that would be my last choice as well. Click here to read.