1. Cloud Computing For the Home User Presented by Jeff ZainoSystems LibrarianNew Canaan LibraryMarch 2011

2. Outline What is Cloud computing Online Applications Photo Editing Photo Albums Editing Documents, Powerpoint, and Spreadsheets Antivirus Online Backup and Recovery Online File Storage Online Desktop Google, Windows Live, Zoho

3. What is Cloud Computing? From Wikipedia: Cloud computing is Internet-based computing, whereby shared resources, software and information are provided to computers and other devices on-demand… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing

4. Cloud Computing Desktop PC no longer primary device Multiple devices, data not in one place Cheap storage Improved Internet Speed Desire to share and collaborate Advent of mobile devices

5. Photo Editing Tools Pixlr – free online photo editing tool. Combines image design and paint tools with photo editing and adjustment features. Features include cropping, resizing, rotation, special effects Picnik – Another free tool. Premium version with advanced features is $24.95/year

6. Creating your image album Sites that will host your images on the web. Organize, tag, and create slideshows Flickr Fotolog Photobucket

7. Editing documents, spreadsheets and powerpoints SlideRocket Online presentation software 250 mb free space Allows MS Powerpoint import Access from any location Writeboard Online document editor Multiple users can edit Does not import MS Word files

8. Editing documents… Slideshare Leading source of free presentations Users can upload presentations Presentations available on every topic

9. Antivirus Cloud Antivirus Antivirus and Malware functionality Rated best free anti-virus from PC World Sends information about files to the data center on the cloud which checks for malware in the files

10. Online Storage Carbonite Automatic online data backup storage Unlimited backup ($54.95/year) Remote access to data – download, view or share from any browser Mozy Automatic online backup and storage Home and business solutions $5.99/month for 50gb | $9.99/month for 125gb

11. Online File Storage Dropbox Software that syns your files online and across computers Apps for Smartphones 2gb of free storage Mediafire Upload, download, manage, and share your documents, presentations, videos, images, and more Free version 200 mb max file

12. Online Desktop Tonido Tonido is a software and service that once installed on any computer (Windows, Linux or Mac), can make files and media in that computer available anywhere through a web browser or from mobile phones (iPhone, Android or Blackberry). It is a new way to share your files, media and other information with anyone around the world without having to upload to third-party sites first. Desktop version is free

13. Google, Windows Live, Zoho Google Documents Google Docs is a free, Web-based word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, form, and data storage service offered by Google. It allows users to create and edit documents online while collaborating in real-time with other users. Windows Live A complete suite of local and online applications Zoho Online collaboration, productivity and business applications

14. Resources Books Cloud Computing for Dummies 006.7 C Cloud Computing: A Practical Approach 006.7 V Cloud Computing Explained: Handbook for Enterprise implementation 006.7 R Websites Cloud Computing Resource Center(www.deitel.com/resourcecenters/programming/cloudcomputing/tabid/3057/Default.aspx) Cloud Computing Journal(cloudcomputing.sys-con.com) Cloud Computing – Wikipedia(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/cloud_computing)