U3A Chess Valley 18 April 2013 Mike Hender The Cloud U3A Chess Valley 18 April 2013 Mike Hender

The Cloud “An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.”- Victor Hugo (1802-1885)

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hender.net/u3a Today’s session

Today’s session

Future Topics Android Phones & Tablets Should I get one? Comparison with Apple IOS Basics of using

Future Topics Technology Ecosystems Why they’re so important to your choice of devices How they come about: Darwinism in Action Crossing the Chasm and the Hype Cycle

Future Topics The Smart TV revolution What are they and are they worth getting? iPlayer, Netflix, Love Film, Apple TV, etc. Implications for the BBC, ITV and other traditional broadcasters

Most requested ‘New Tech’ topic

Hints of something changing Spooky!

Hints of something changing

Hints of something changing

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!

But what computers!

The Cloud – so what is it? 16GB 3GB 500GB 100GB 16GB

The Cloud – so what is it? * Example sizes 100GB 10GB 1GB 1GB 1GB 2GB Your B/Up 50GB* 10GB Your Docs Your eBooks Your Diary Your emails Your Photos Your Contacts Your Music 5GB – 200GB 16GB 3GB 500GB 100GB 16GB

The Cloud – so what is it? The Cloud pulls ecosystems together * Example sizes 100GB 10GB 1GB 1GB 1GB 2GB Your B/Up 50GB* 10GB Your Docs Your eBooks Your Photos Your Contacts Your Diary Your emails Your Music 5GB – 200GB Microsoft Google Apple Amazon The Cloud pulls ecosystems together Dropbox 16GB 3GB 500GB 100GB 16GB

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 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 iPhone Kindle iPad PC or Mac Nexus 7 Android Amazon Kindle example

Borrow eBooks and Magazines from Amersham Library http://buckinghamshire.lib.overdrive.com

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

Two Step Verification

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 email 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 email 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

Example: Media in The Cloud USA

Technology Hype Cycle Some Caveats Gartner

Technology Adoption Some Caveats

Where can I get more information? Google Drive http://support.google.com/drive/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2424384 Sky Drive http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/skydrive/skydrive-help#skydrive-help=tab1 Dropbox https://www.dropbox.com/help SugarSync https://sugarsync.custhelp.com/

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 https://skydrive.live.com/?lc=2057 The Times http://sdrv.ms/14wcUHj The Times

Microsoft release Office 365 Home Premium STOP PRESS Microsoft release Office 365 Home Premium

Google Drive Free – 5GB https://www.google.co.uk/

Dropbox £106/year – 100GB https://www.dropbox.com/home

iCloud iTunes Photo Stream – Free Unlimited Free – 5GB https://www.icloud.com/#

SugarSync www.sugarsync.com

Carbonite £30/year – Unlimited GB https://account.carbonite.com/Computer/List

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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