iCloud an OS that runs in your Browser

You probably have been hearing a lot about cloud computing for some time now. But for those of you who have no clue what I’m talking about let me explain. Cloud computing is when your files are located outside your computer on different servers this outside source is known as the cloud. For example let’s call this cloud Flickr, so you put all your pictures into that cloud and wherever you go you can reach those pictures with just an internet connection. So basically cloud computing is having files, documents, pictures, etc. on a network that’s reachable from any other computer. Well since we got that covered let’s move on. Lately there has been a lot of software coming out using cloud computing such as iCloud an OS that runs in your browser and works exactly like your computer OS would. As soon as you sign into iCloud you get a desktop with a sidebar, start menu, and a couple apps. When you start to maneuver around you’ll notice that iCloud has a calendar, word processor, messenger, games, and email. iCloud has a drive with 3 GB of storage that you can use to store music, documents, pictures, and videos. But the downside of iCloud is it’s only good for storing all of your stuff in one place that can be accessed from anywhere because another great thing about cloud computing is the ability to access all of your stuff using a cheap $200 computer but with iCloud you need a computer with an OS running a browser. So what’s stopping me from storing those files onto the computer that I’m using? Comment.

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Comment by Johannes S. on August 31, 2009 at 4:36pm: @askaj... Yeah, Africa and South America are just some really big countries. < /sarcasm >

Comment by askajehovahswitness on August 31, 2009 at 4:16pm: This would be good in other, poorer countries like Africa & South America !

Comment by James Hill on April 22, 2009 at 4:32pm: Well done on all the comments.

Comment by Kris on April 22, 2009 at 9:13am: Well let's say your at the library doing a paper and you forget to bring your flash drive all you have to do is log in to iCloud and save your paper there.

Comment by Jeni on April 22, 2009 at 12:05am: Not sure why you would want this...If you want portability why not just put Pubuntu on a flash drive?

http://www.pendrivelinux.com/

Comment by Glenn on April 21, 2009 at 2:48pm: "The way of the future. We will have laptops that are screens and have Internet connections. Wooo hooo "

And the past. Sounds suspiciously like a terminal connected to a server through a network (the internet) to me.

Comment by Kris on April 21, 2009 at 1:46pm: iCloud is not a computer because to run iCloud you need a computer it like calling OS X a computer.

Comment by Donald J. Nagy on April 21, 2009 at 11:45am: It is in the infancy stage - but I feel this will be a technology of the future. This is not your Dad's GOTOMYPC.

Comment by holder86 on April 21, 2009 at 5:38am: The way of the future. We will have laptops that are screens and have Internet connections. Wooo hooo