Post Tagged with: "icloud"

We Have Personal Clouds, Now We Need Family Clouds
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We Have Personal Clouds, Now We Need Family Clouds

Prior to the launch of iCloud last year I wrote a column looking at ways that iCloud might work well for families not just individuals. I have a houseful of Macs and other iOS devices and I like to keep them in sync. The problem is they aren’t all mine. Some are my kids and [...]

Published by on April 6, 2012 7:26 am
My Experience With The OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview
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My Experience With The OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview

Apple is on pace to bring a new OS X release on an annual cadence. They released today the first bit of information as a developer preview for their latest OS X release called Mountain Lion. The big story around Mountain Lion is iCloud. Apple, with Mountain Lion, has taken another step in tightly integrating [...]

Published by on February 16, 2012 5:31 am
Apple iCloud Shortcomings Provide a Competitive Opportunity
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Apple iCloud Shortcomings Provide a Competitive Opportunity

Apple iCloud launched two months ago to huge fanfare and punditry. It’s no surprise given the huge future opportunity with the cloud. Also, it was a big deal for Apple given their past online endeavors had been so unsuccessful that even Steve Jobs issued out one of the few apologies Apple had ever made. In [...]

Published by on December 13, 2011 5:00 am
How iCloud is Like Amazon’s WhisperSync
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How iCloud is Like Amazon’s WhisperSync

One of the interesting features I am picking up on iCloud is not the usual data syncing but how some apps are integrating iCloud. A good example of this is with games that are built to support iCloud. Games or apps in general that are built or updated to support iCloud bring with them the [...]

Published by on October 21, 2011 8:18 am
iCloud is Awesome Yet Incomplete
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iCloud is Awesome Yet Incomplete

After release to developers at Apple’s WWDC, the Apple iCloud is available to all consumers today with access to iOS 5 and updated iTunes.  In many ways, it is incredible that millions will have access to the consumer power of the cloud.  It’s very integrated into the experience, but then again, it’s not as complete [...]

Published by on October 11, 2011 12:42 pm
Apple’s iCloud Will Be Great for Families
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Apple’s iCloud Will Be Great for Families

As the dust has settled from Apple’s WWDC Keynote and iCloud announcement, I have taken some time to reflect on the full implications of iCloud. One of the conculsions I have reached is that there is not just a great deal of value for individual consumers but also for families. iCloud will be the glue [...]

Published by on June 6, 2011 11:40 pm