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Wed Jun 18, 2008 20:33 pm What do you make of "cloud computing"? |
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This is the first time I've ever encountered the expression "cloud computing", but a Google search shows me that it's not unknown. It makes me think a bit of the 1990s, when competitors strangled by Microsoft were promoting the idea of "network devices", which were computers that connected to remote hard drives but had no hard drives of their own. The idea didn't go over well, simply because people want their files to be somewhere where they can protect them.
I'm a bit more excited about "portable apps". The capacity of flash drives is getting so big that they can hold a functioning computer application and your working files. You can install programs like OpenOffice, GIMP and Audacity right onto your flash drive and run them wherever you want. You can even run your e-mail and a whole FTP client from your flash drive, and soon you're be able to run Linux from it. Just imagine that if you're worried about Windows security on an unfamiliar computer, you'll be able to launch Linux on any PC you happen to be at and do all your work that way. You'll have your operating system -- configured the way you want it -- and your productivity software in your pocket. Right now it's possible with the productivity software, but not with the operating system. |
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Jamie (K) I'm a Communicator ;-)
Joined: 24 Feb 2006 Posts: 4154 Location: Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Fri Jun 20, 2008 16:59 pm What do you make of "cloud computing"? |
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It's a convenient thing, to me. My supervisor can see my work anytime he wants. And even though I am in the process department, I do collaborative work with the R&D team on most of my projects, so I have a special permission to get any data/information from the R&D department. There are some areas that I can't enter though. Plus I don't have to worry about minimizing the files size. They can be as big as they come.  |
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NinaZara I'm here quite often ;-)

Joined: 04 Jan 2007 Posts: 949 Location: Japan
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