Chromebook? Windows 8? Need some advice

[EL PRESIDENTE]

My daughter has her own account. To access that account on my iPad; all I need to do is go to my system preference and add the account and password. All of her files, music, videos and photos are accessible. All I need to do is download them. I can only make changes if I know the password.

Exactly. You'll have to download them. You are not truly living in the Cloud, you are just having devices sync with each other. Its not bad, its just not the optimal setup.

Case in point, I was in Oregon two weeks ago and was at my aunt and uncle's house....wanted to show them photos from recent germany trip so I logged into Flickr and showed them all the pics on their laptop projected on their TV..worked fine. Cloud access is great.

 

[MARIS61]

So do Chromebooks have HD storage, or is it supposed to be all on "the cloud"?

"The Cloud" = NSA data storage

 

[magnifier661]

Exactly. You'll have to download them. You are not truly living in the Cloud, you are just having devices sync with each other. Its not bad, its just not the optimal setup.

Case in point, I was in Oregon two weeks ago and was at my aunt and uncle's house....wanted to show them photos from recent germany trip so I logged into Flickr and showed them all the pics on their laptop projected on their TV..worked fine. Cloud access is great.

That's not a problem. If my parents have an Apple TV; I can set up the iCloud and access all photos on "photo stream". They don't even need to be downloaded. They stream on the Apple TV.

But to go even further, I can just use my phone and link to the tv and share via apple tv

 

[magnifier661]

"The Cloud" = NSA data storage

On that link I provided.

I know, I know: The whole "big brother" thing is so 2006. But there's a privacy-related clause in Amazon's Cloud Drive terms that deserves your attention.

Ahem:

5.2. Our Right to Access Your Files. You give us the right to access, retain, use and disclose your account information and Your Files: to provide you with technical support and address technical issues; to investigate compliance with the terms of this Agreement, enforce the terms of this Agreement and protect the Service and its users from fraud or security threats; or as we determine is necessary to provide the Service or comply with applicable law.

So what this means is this.

Let's say you may have done something that could be illegal. Instead of the authorities use the due diligence and obtain a search and seizure warrant; they can simply go to amazons and request the files. Amazon will not have to honor your rights because of this section you agreed to when you signed up; basically giving the authorities all your information.

 

[Denny Crane]

Interesting. I mean it's justified if you are streaming. They gotta have the bandwidth to supply all users with streaming service.

I didn't know cloud or amazon charges per gigabyte

The phone company does. If you have verizon, that movie you just watched cost you about $10.

 

[magnifier661]

The phone company does. If you have verizon, that movie you just watched cost you about $10.

I did something really stupid when I first got my new iPhone 5s. I allowed cellular downloading and updated my phone; uploading all my email, photos and music. In less than a day, I get a notice from AT&T that I have gone over my 10Gig plan and am now paying $10 per gig over.

 

[Run BJM]

Fuck I apologize man: didn't mean to hijack your thread. Good for you man!

I was just kidding, I don't care but I figured since it got bumped I'd update the thread.

I checked out the online MS office but I didn't want to start my free trial since I still had a windows PC in the house. Wanted to save that for later.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

That's not a problem. If my parents have an Apple TV; I can set up the iCloud and access all photos on "photo stream". They don't even need to be downloaded. They stream on the Apple TV.

But to go even further, I can just use my phone and link to the tv and share via apple tv

Or you can hook an Hdmi cable to your phone. Same thing. It's just a conduit not true cloud streaming

And photo stream is not all your photos. It's very limited and would include cock pics you take.

hoop fam

 

[magnifier661]

Or you can hook an Hdmi cable to your phone. Same thing. It's just a conduit not true cloud streaming

And photo stream is not all your photos. It's very limited and would include cock pics you take.

hoop fam

Very limited? No sir, I have it set for any pictures I plan to send to cloud. It's really not that hard.

You gave me an example of sharing a picture to your family. I can get it done at the same speed; regardless if it's streamed or not.

I understand you like the cloud interface and all the power to you. I don't think it's as innovative as you believe. My opinion, not yours. I shared my reason and you have the reasons why you believe mine aren't valid.

Guess it comes down to both of us saying

"Not swayed"

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Very limited? No sir, I have it set for any pictures I plan to send to cloud. It's really not that hard.

You gave me an example of sharing a picture to your family. I can get it done at the same speed; regardless if it's streamed or not.

I understand you like the cloud interface and all the power to you. I don't think it's as innovative as you believe. My opinion, not yours. I shared my reason and you have the reasons why you believe mine aren't valid.

Guess it comes down to both of us saying

"Not swayed"

Actually it has to do with me being right and you drinking kool aid. You are basically just syncing selected content and saying you are "in the cloud".

hoop fam

 

[magnifier661]

Notice it says "stream"



All this is streamed. I can easily log on to my account on any appletv in any location and access these movies, photos and songs.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

"Recent". What is that 353 photos?

hoop fam

 

[blazerboy30]

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All this is streamed. I can easily log on to my account on any appletv in any location and access these movies, photos and songs.

HAHA! Well if it says "stream", then it must be streaming.

The entire point is lost just by the fact that you say "on any appletv".

A solid cloud setup wouldn't require certain hardware.

 

[magnifier661]

All on my Apple TV and all streamed.

 

[magnifier661]

"Recent". What is that 353 photos?

hoop fam

I set the photos I want streamed. I can't have my cawk Picts be public!

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

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All on my Apple TV and all streamed.

Yeah. It streams on apple tv...not on an ipad or iphone which is my gripe

hoop fam

 

[magnifier661]

Yeah. It streams on apple tv...not on an ipad or iphone which is my gripe

hoop fam

Dude I have all those songs uploaded to my iPad. 7 gigs worth. Anytime I buy a new song; they update automatically. I don't have to stream them because they are already there.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Dude I have all those songs uploaded to my iPad. 7 gigs worth. Anytime I buy a new song; they update automatically. I don't have to stream them because they are already there.

Yes. You cant do that with video. Or pictures.

hoop fam

 

[magnifier661]

Yes. You cant do that with video.

hoop fam

With video? I use netflix or directv apps that stream video.

Dude you can do that with pictures! Wtf man?!

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

With video? I use netflix or directv apps that stream video.

Yes. its less than optimal still. I buy content on itunes and hate I can't watch on ipad without downloading

hoop fam

 

[magnifier661]

Yes. its less than optimal still. I buy content on itunes and hate I can't watch on ipad without downloading

hoop fam

But the availability is damn quick. So what, you can't download it? I had an issue with my appletv; not connecting to iTunes. I had to download it and play it on my appletv via phone. Took less than 4 minutes.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

But the availability is damn quick. So what, you can't download it? I had an issue with my appletv; not connecting to iTunes. I had to download it and play it on my appletv via phone. Took less than 4 minutes.

"Its a feature"

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Let's see....4 minutes of downloading versus watching instantly.....

 

[blazerboy30]

This is cracking me up, watching El-P and Mags. It's like watching a teenager (El-P) explain the interwebz to their grandparents (Mags).

Mags, don't listen to him. Continue using your VHS!

 

[magnifier661]

This is cracking me up, watching El-P and Mags. It's like watching a teenager (El-P) explain the interwebz to their grandparents (Mags).

Mags, don't listen to him. Continue using your VHS!

VHS owns the majority of the market share for tablets and mobile phones

 

[Denny Crane]

Or you can hook an Hdmi cable to your phone. Same thing. It's just a conduit not true cloud streaming

And photo stream is not all your photos. It's very limited and would include cock pics you take.

hoop fam

 

[Bob Dobalina]

This is cracking me up, watching El-P and Mags. It's like watching a teenager (El-P) explain the interwebz to their grandparents (Mags).

Mags, don't listen to him. Continue using your VHS!

Bingo!