The Cloud U3A New Tech 4 February 2013 Mike Hender

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Goals of Session Get a better understanding of this major technology shift and how it may affect our lives Get a sense of what’s real and what’s hype Identify one or two areas of interest that you could explore for yourself to get some immediate value

NB Smartphones, tablets and eReaders are already deeply embedded in the Cloud so you should immediately see areas that you are already familiar with!

But what computers!

The Cloud – so what is it? 100GB500GB 16GB 3GB

The Cloud – so what is it? 100GB500GB 16GB Your B/Up Your Docs Your eBooks Your s 5GB – 200GB 50GB* 2GB 1GB 10GB 100GB * Example sizes 1GB Your Diary 1GB Your Contacts 10GB Your Music Your Photos 16GB 3GB

The Cloud – so what is it? 100GB500GB 16GB Your B/Up Your Docs Your eBooks Your s 5GB – 200GB 50GB* 2GB 1GB 10GB 100GB * Example sizes 1GB Your Diary 1GB Your Contacts Microsoft Google Apple Amazon Dropbox 10GB Your Music Your Photos 16GB 3GB The Cloud pulls ecosystems together

What use is all this to me? Store and share your photos and videos Store and stream your music and podcasts Send large files to friends Backup all your valuable stuff Play multi-user games

What use is all this to me? Subscribe to digital newspapers Borrow, buy and read digital books on any device Have all your photos, music and videos available wherever you are on all your gadgets Enjoy cloud services like iPlayer and Facebook

You can now keep in the Cloud Anything that you would previously have kept on your own: – PC hard disk – Video recorder – DVD player – CD library – Book shelf And this is one of the driving forces boosting Tablet computing

Value Add Some of this is simple storage (e.g. Dropbox) Most have a ‘value add’ service attached – Your music catalogued and ‘improved’ – Your video with camera shake removed – Your photos indexed by who is in them – Your data automatically backed up and encrypted – Version history of your files – All your books available on any device – University courses – Social sharing services (commutes, bikes, etc.)

Store and share your photos and videos I use: -Google Picasa to organise my photos -Google+ to store them in the Cloud -‘Web Albums’ App to view on tablet

Store and share your photos and videos

Store and stream your music iTunes Match – All your music including your CDs available on every device Google Play – Ditto Amazon Cloud Player – Ditto Many more...

Send large files to family and friends 3 Examples: YouTube and Dropbox (videos) Sky Drive (archeology) Google Drive (photos)

Backup all your valuable stuff E.g. Carbonite

Play multi-user games I don’t

Subscribe to digital newspapers

Books in the Cloud

Buy and read digital books on any device Amazon Kindle example Kindle iPad iPhone Nexus 7 Android PC or Mac

Borrow eBooks and Magazines from Amersham Library

Amersham Library Books

Amersham Library Magazines

Enjoy cloud services like Facebook...

... and iPlayer

So how safe is my stuff? Offsite Encrypted Supplier Reputation Supplier Health Mandated passwords Must be connected to the internet

How do I get it? You probably have some of it already! Facebook, Gmail, Live Mail, Photo Stream, Kindle... Start with online Backup e.g. Carbonite Share your photos with Flickr, Facebook, G+,... Try Dropbox, Google Drive, Sky Drive to synch your gadgets

What will I need? Your normal address One of these accounts – outlook.com, msn.com, hotmail.com – icloud.com – gmail.com An internet link Your normal browser

How much does it cost? The first 2 to 5GB tend to be free Office 365 bundles 20GB in subscription Google Drive free for Google Docs and Dropbox ~ £5 per month

How difficult is it to use? Not very if you can Drag and Drop files on a PC Download apps on a PC and/or Tablet/Phone Apple App Store

Technology Hype Cycle Gartner Some Caveats

Technology Adoption Some Caveats

Where can I get more information? Google Drive – Sky Drive – Dropbox – SugarSync –

What will I lose out on if I don't use it? Clearly, this won’t cure world hunger or solve global warming (yet) But, It does offer some services that can open new horizons and make your life a little easier and more enjoyable particularly if you love to travel while staying in contact with friends and family

Sky Drive Free – 25GB The Times

Microsoft release Office 365 Home Premium STOP PRESS

Google Drive Free – 5GB

Dropbox £106/year – 100GB

iCloud iTunes Photo Stream – Free Unlimited Free – 5GB

SugarSync

Carbonite £30/year – Unlimited GB

My costs Microsoft Sky Drive – Free – 25GB Google Drive – Free – 5GB iTunes Photo Stream – Free Unlimited iCloud – Free – 5GB Dropbox - £106/year – 100GB iTunes Match - £22/year Carbonite Backup - £30/year – Unlimited GB

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