Even though I posted a four-part series on "The Cloud" back in April of 2019, I still find people confused about what it is. Often, we get inquiries in Remote Technical Support about a pop-up that says, "Sign in to OneDrive." Customers log in because they have no idea what OneDrive is or they do …
Category: The Cloud
Keeping Clouds Straight
This will be the last blog post on cloud computing for now but feel free to ask me any related questions - either in the comment section below or via email. Be sure to read my word of caution at the end of this post. You might wonder how I keep my files organized if …
Multiple Clouds
Picking up from the last blog post: Of the four cloud file-sharing services I mentioned (OneDrive, iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive), which should you use? Or can you use a combination? all? On my computers, I use all four of these services. Actually, because I'm running a business, I use more than just these four, But, …
Clouds At Home
For customers using cloud services on their home or personal computers, there are a number of well-known providers. However, I need to explain some terminology when it comes to how you use these services. The cloud services that many home users would recognize include: OneDrive, iCloud, Dropbox and Google Drive. Technically, these services are known …
“The Cloud” – What Is It?
When you open your computing device's browser and go to any website - let's say https://www.4kcc.com, for instance - the webpage which appears is stored on a server on the Internet. A server, by the way, is just a computer. It works a little differently and it's a bit more complicated than the computers you …
Just Like Joni Mitchell
https://youtu.be/2o8HSRQbr98 Before you go any further reading, please click on the short video above. You're not cheating, are you? You DID click on the video of Joni Mitchell, right? Now that you've seen and heard Joni, here are my questions: are you just like her? Do you really not know clouds at all? Of course, …