Sunday, 24 June 2012

iCloud- Beautiful feature of Mac Lion

iCloud is the name that refers a cloud storage (where all your data is virtually stored in a pool which is generally kept by some third party) and accessed, whenever you require your data. This Cloud computing service was announced on June 6, 2011 by Apple inc.

What iCloud does exactly?
iCloud allows you to access your data with all your devices whenever and wherever you want. It does all this in a smooth,easy and automatic way and you can entertain all the possibilities which you even never thought of doing till now. iCloud is ready to create the world where nothing will be impossible. You can access your data sitting on a beach and backup your drive even when your machine is at home. So, from any remote location you can operate on all the stuffs in your system. So, this is what iCloud provide which makes a novice user to have it in their device. 
 
iCloud is an internet-based service that enables users of iOS devices, Macs, and PCs to sync and access data between each of these devices. This is a wonderful service run on the iOS5.
iCloud is the latest branding of Apple's cloud computing services. First launched in 2000 as iTools, reborn two and a half years later as .Mac and then as MobileMe in 2008.
After June 30, 2012, MobileMe service is not going to serve anymore. The users having their MobileMe account will be extended to iCloud, free of charge. 
 
iCloud gained 20million users within a week after its launch.There are more than 200 features included with iOS5 operating system in addition to the ultimate features of iCloud that make Setting up iCloud more useful than expected. 

It seems like one could do anything with iOS devices and computers with an iCloud setup.

How to set up iCloud:

  • Make sure your Mac is having the latest version of OS X Lion, in case you don’t have , you can purchase it from the Mac App Store.
  • If you already have Lion, click ­-­-­-­->'Apple' icon (at the top left of your screen) and choose ­-­-­-­-­->'­Software Update' to get the latest version (OS X Lion v10.7.2 or later).

2.Turn on iCloud.

  • Choose ­-­-­-­-> 'System Preferences' from the Apple menu.
  • Click 'iCloud' -­-­-­> enter your 'Apple ID', and select ­-­-­-­> 'services' ,you’d like to enable.

3.Make Free iCloud email account.

  • With iCloud, you get a me.com email account that’s ad-free, it makes you up to date everywhere you check it, and includes webmail at iCloud.com.
  • Just select-­-­-­-­> 'Mail & Notes' in iCloud preferences and then follow the onscreen instructions.

4.Enable Photo Stream in iPhoto.

  • Open iPhoto ’11 (version 9.2 or later) and
  • click ­-­-­-­-> 'Photo Stream' icon( in the left column)
  • Then click -­-­-­-­-­>'Turn On Photo Stream'.

5.Enable Automatic downloads in iTunes anywhere.

  • To enable automatic downloads for your music, apps, and books:
  • Open -­-­-­-­-> 'iTunes' and choose­-­-­-­-­-> 'Preferences'.
  • Then click ­-­-­-­-­-> 'Store' and select­-­-­-­-­-­-> Music, Apps, and Books.

6.Turn on icloud:
Now turn on iCloud for the rest of your devices to get the most out of iCloud, set it up everywhere.

Limitations of icloud:

With iCloud setup, you have the ability to customize and control functions and applications of iOS devices and systems running OS X Lion, Vista, and Windows. Along with various other bright colours, it has some gray area also. Only the compatible apps, such as those added during iCloud setup, will be backed up to the cloud.


The limitations of any technology neither had nor will limit the technology. So, leave the cons behind and enjoy the beauty of iCloud.

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