Virtual Suitcase
Now it's time to show my ultra geeky side, while procrastinating a bit! Alright, I just read this great article on rumors that Google will soon attempt a venture into "cloud computing", according to Technology Review.
From my understanding, "cloud computing" refers to two ideas: First, that you can "carry" all your files (music, word, pdf, photoshop, etc.) around with you anywhere you go virtually on the internet. Your files would be stored on servers all across the land, giving you the freedom to use any of them anywhere, provided you have a computer and an internet connection. Second, that you can edit, play, or otherwise manipulate you files from anywhere using web-based software, just like the Google Documents web-based office suite does.
That's where the rumour or our prediction is coming from. Google ALREADY has users who have uploaded multiple different files into Google Docs, have there emails in Gmail and posted videos in YouTube (Google owned).
Reporter eventually hopes that this idea comes to fruition and believes that out of all the companies working in information technologies today, Google is the most likely to succeed in this venture.
If they can successfully handle securing and encrypting your personal information, it will open up a realm of safe computing for all, where one does not need to worry about loosing information or forgetting a USB key.
I would eventually like to see a "Google" OS that incorporates this experiences at home or abroad via a web browser. I still feel your files should be stored at home, because internet connections are not yet reliable enough and it adds a layer of redundancy, which I always appreciate. But they should also be simultaneous copied to your "internet" OS, allowing you to access them anywhere.
I also hope that one day, all computers will run this software, and you will be able to carry your digital life and edit, play and use it from anywhere in the world.
The digital chains would be broken.
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"You must create. You must produce."
From my understanding, "cloud computing" refers to two ideas: First, that you can "carry" all your files (music, word, pdf, photoshop, etc.) around with you anywhere you go virtually on the internet. Your files would be stored on servers all across the land, giving you the freedom to use any of them anywhere, provided you have a computer and an internet connection. Second, that you can edit, play, or otherwise manipulate you files from anywhere using web-based software, just like the Google Documents web-based office suite does.
That's where the rumour or our prediction is coming from. Google ALREADY has users who have uploaded multiple different files into Google Docs, have there emails in Gmail and posted videos in YouTube (Google owned).
Reporter eventually hopes that this idea comes to fruition and believes that out of all the companies working in information technologies today, Google is the most likely to succeed in this venture.
If they can successfully handle securing and encrypting your personal information, it will open up a realm of safe computing for all, where one does not need to worry about loosing information or forgetting a USB key.
I would eventually like to see a "Google" OS that incorporates this experiences at home or abroad via a web browser. I still feel your files should be stored at home, because internet connections are not yet reliable enough and it adds a layer of redundancy, which I always appreciate. But they should also be simultaneous copied to your "internet" OS, allowing you to access them anywhere.
I also hope that one day, all computers will run this software, and you will be able to carry your digital life and edit, play and use it from anywhere in the world.
The digital chains would be broken.
-
"You must create. You must produce."
posted by Phil @ 5:29 AM
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