Blackbelt
iPF Noob
The Icloud will be running in the background.
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Blackbelt said:The Icloud will be running in the background.
Is this so wise?
Given the recent hacks into Sony etc, even Blackberry customers have been deprived for several days, can we really trust cloud services?
You also need Internet access for cloud type services, to be safe i have all my critical stuff on a 3tb NAS having experienced days of lost Internet service due to fibre cable faults.
It is a facility which Apple is providing for "Cloud Storage", which is basically allowing you to save your stuff on their servers. Becasue you don't know where it actually physically is you refer to is being "in the cloud". It's just storage space on Apple servers which you can use, and the Apps on your iPad will will be able to store documents and other stuff there if they are updated to support iCloud by the developers.
If you've used DropBox or anything similar, iCloud is just Apple's flavour of this kind of service... Of course the fact it will be fully integrated into IOS and iTunes should make it a whole lot more interesting...
Hope that helps.
Actually, the above post is somewhat accurate, but not complete. iCloud is a free service provided by Apple for syncing and coordinating files between other Apple devices. You take a picture, with iOS5 or Lion it will be sent to up to 10 Apple devices you own or control.
It is somewhat like DropBox, except it does not work with non Apple OS systems and devices. iCloud replaces Mobile Me.
Ruthie said:If I have extra free storage in the cloud, why is that my iPad is telling me I'm low on space and to go to settings to manage it. Out of the 5 extra mb of space that we are given I still have 4.5 left. What do I have to do to 'manage'? Do I have to delete some apps.
And while we are on that subject why can't I permanently delete apps that I will never use?