It is iCloud operating system that comes with the new iphones and iPad2 but not sure how you can get for your phone. You can maybe get info online at the apple store.Does any have first hand knowledge of "The Cloud"? I keep hearing about it, but an not sure how it works. My iPhone is filled, and I understand this is a great alternative to buying a new phone with more memory.
Tom,
I don't currently have anything stored in the cloud but I work for a large IT advisory firm, most if not all of my clients are using the cloud already. Through Apple it would be icloud. This will allow you to store information remotely and provide a level of scalability that will keep up with increasing storage needs.
Cloud is essentially a virtual server that allows you to store things remotely and access it through an internet browser like safari. Icloud offers 5 gb of storage initially with the ability to add 10, 20 or 50 gb of extra storage at $2 per gigabyte per year. I don't mean to sound like an apple pitchman but since you have an apple device already its probably your best starting point. Hope this helps.
Can videos be stored? I've downloaded shows and movies from Amazon and iTunes, and that's what has filled up my HD.
Tom, if you upgrade your OS on your phone to 5.0 you'll get access (5GB I think).It is iCloud operating system that comes with the new iphones and iPad2 but not sure how you can get for your phone. You can maybe get info online at the apple store.
Tom, if you upgrade your OS on your phone to 5.0 you'll get access (5GB I think).
One of my kids love the iCloud. He forgot the password on his iPod Touch and needed to reboot the thing. The Cloud let him reload his music, apps and books - which was awesome since he hasn't synched the thing in ages. BTW, it's an iPod Touch 3G, not sure how he got access if newer technology is needed to access the iCloud.It's funny how certain buzzwords catch on and stick. The cloud is nothing more than a hosted server or SaaS. Half of the "to the could!" commercials you see don't even make sense from an IT perspective.
For most consumers it's fine choice but do realize that you are storing your private data on someone else's hardware. Last June Dropbox had an incident where you could type in any password to any account and access that user's files. Many hosted backup providers (Mozy, etc) are wretched if you ever need to actually recover your data. I'm not trying to scare anyone away but just letting people know that the "cloud" is not some magical, problem-free place.
I use Amazon for cloud storage. You get 5 GB free. I put a bunch of music on there, they have an app with a music player, so I just stream songs off it on my DroidX. You also have the option of directly downloading whatever you have in your cloud to your handset from the app. You can put whatever you want in there, music, photos, video, etc.
But Tom does.
He's a grownup.
Ahhhh.....sure. There ain't a blessed piece of consumer electronics out there that is designed to be user serviced - certainly not by hammerheads like you, anyway.
It was actually easier changing the digitizer in an iPhone than it was in a Motorola Atrix. iPhone was put together by helpful elves who actually numbered all the parts in sequence and the Atrix was put together by angry, drunken monkeys. (Related note...don't drop an iPhone in the washing machine and don't expect a Motorola phone to last a year.)
Apple makes lemming crap for lemmings, the end.