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<blockquote data-quote="Steve Milner" data-source="post: 15064" data-attributes="member: 9"><p>Re: iPhone 4 is on Verizon!!!</p><p></p><p> I appreciate the skepticism of big business... there is no telling what anyone will do these days, and loyalty to a brand or corporation is a foolish concept at best IMO.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> I use cloud computing to make my life easier... I sync stuff like calendars and contacts so when I'm on a gig and someone asks if I'm available, I can be 100% sure that all of my info is up to date, etc. I sync my bookmarks and a few other bits and pieces so the computers all look the same and use the cloud really just for transferring gig related files and assets (Yamaha SM files, Qlab assets, recordings, playback media) and things of that nature. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> I agree that switching to a CLOUD only platform of computing is a very dicey concept as far as security is concerned, and I remember when Bill Gates and Steve Jobs first discussed the concept a good few years ago in an interview together... they spoke about it as though it was years and years off, and here we are with google producing a CLOUD only computer this year... YIKES! </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> With that being said, I feel like it is a very valuable tool, that let's me get more done in less time. Being able to do a location multitrack recording of an orchestra, bouncing the tracks out to 2-track mp3's and loading them onto the server (as the orchestra packs up) over my air-card... then e-mailing the download link to the musicians and conductor so they can all listen and review and pick which takes they liked best before the next rehearsal.... It's just awesome technology. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> I know there are other ways to do it, but I'm not a computer guy... I'm an audio guy... a simple cloud product like mobile me, let's me do this in a simple, cheap and effective way that my end user clients can figure out quickly when they log in to find their files. Even lets me assign their project folders a password so other clients can't log in a listen to projects that are not theirs... </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> I don't know anyway... I have a feeling that there are some hard lessons down the road for cloud computing in general... but if you approach it correctly from your end, I think it can be a rewarding experience. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> ***I wanted to add that none of the material I have talked about as an ACTIVE cloud user of more then a few years is anything that I would consider any more sensitive then the e-mail that comes into my phone everyday anyway. Sure it would suck for someone to get a hold of my recordings, but they are mostly local orchestras and jazz groups... nothing that would have me worrying about bootleggers.</p><p></p><p> I'm not talking about backing up my banking records or a copy of the deed to a house on the cloud... I'm talking my address book (which contains no addresses... just phone numbers) ... my calendar and some audio crap... my email is already provided in mobile me... so that's fucked to start with. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> My friends who use mobile me too (mostly musicians and a few photographers) all use the cloud in a very similar fashion and have great succes with it as a productivity tool.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steve Milner, post: 15064, member: 9"] Re: iPhone 4 is on Verizon!!! I appreciate the skepticism of big business... there is no telling what anyone will do these days, and loyalty to a brand or corporation is a foolish concept at best IMO. I use cloud computing to make my life easier... I sync stuff like calendars and contacts so when I'm on a gig and someone asks if I'm available, I can be 100% sure that all of my info is up to date, etc. I sync my bookmarks and a few other bits and pieces so the computers all look the same and use the cloud really just for transferring gig related files and assets (Yamaha SM files, Qlab assets, recordings, playback media) and things of that nature. I agree that switching to a CLOUD only platform of computing is a very dicey concept as far as security is concerned, and I remember when Bill Gates and Steve Jobs first discussed the concept a good few years ago in an interview together... they spoke about it as though it was years and years off, and here we are with google producing a CLOUD only computer this year... YIKES! With that being said, I feel like it is a very valuable tool, that let's me get more done in less time. Being able to do a location multitrack recording of an orchestra, bouncing the tracks out to 2-track mp3's and loading them onto the server (as the orchestra packs up) over my air-card... then e-mailing the download link to the musicians and conductor so they can all listen and review and pick which takes they liked best before the next rehearsal.... It's just awesome technology. I know there are other ways to do it, but I'm not a computer guy... I'm an audio guy... a simple cloud product like mobile me, let's me do this in a simple, cheap and effective way that my end user clients can figure out quickly when they log in to find their files. Even lets me assign their project folders a password so other clients can't log in a listen to projects that are not theirs... I don't know anyway... I have a feeling that there are some hard lessons down the road for cloud computing in general... but if you approach it correctly from your end, I think it can be a rewarding experience. ***I wanted to add that none of the material I have talked about as an ACTIVE cloud user of more then a few years is anything that I would consider any more sensitive then the e-mail that comes into my phone everyday anyway. Sure it would suck for someone to get a hold of my recordings, but they are mostly local orchestras and jazz groups... nothing that would have me worrying about bootleggers. I'm not talking about backing up my banking records or a copy of the deed to a house on the cloud... I'm talking my address book (which contains no addresses... just phone numbers) ... my calendar and some audio crap... my email is already provided in mobile me... so that's fucked to start with. My friends who use mobile me too (mostly musicians and a few photographers) all use the cloud in a very similar fashion and have great succes with it as a productivity tool. [/QUOTE]
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