The Cloud

Why The Major Labels Might Be Right This Time

Jeff Pollack | Posted 07.29.2011

Read More: Artists, Record Labels, Music, Music Subscription, The Cloud, Illegal Downloads, Google, On Demand, Spotify, Limewire, Amazon, Npr, Apple, Music Sales, Limewire Settlement, Riaa, John McCrea, Arts News
Jeff Pollack

If you're one of those that feels that major labels are the root of all evil, you may want to skip this post altogether because this time I'm sticking...

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The Writers Workbench: Home Networks

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 07.18.2011

Read More: Private Clouds, Cloud Computing, The Cloud, Technology News
Robert J. Elisberg

Several products allow you to access all the documents and data on your home computer system from anywhere in the world, even letting you stream your music and video wherever you are.

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How Google Chromebook Will Feel for Music Fans

Eliot Van Buskirk | Posted 07.13.2011

Read More: Cloud-Based Music, Google Chromebook, Google, The Cloud, Apple, Apps, Chromebooks, Music Locker, Locker, Music Services, Chromebook, Music, Storage, Amazon, Technology News
Eliot Van Buskirk

As Chromebooks and other cloud-oriented devices take hold, music fans will come to appreciate what is now a relatively arcane feature: the ability to cache music offline, so that we can listen without eating up our data plans.

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Introduction to Cloud Computing

Eric K. Clemons | Posted 07.13.2011

Read More: Safety of Cloud Computing, The Cloud, Cloud Computing, Ibm-Cloud, Technology News
Eric K. Clemons

At present cloud standards, vendors' contracts appear to offer very little explicit user protection.

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Google Music Is Live, But Google Says Labels Blocked Innovative Features

Eliot Van Buskirk | Posted 07.10.2011

Read More: Music Beta, The Cloud, Google Music, Locker, Storage Locker, Google Music Beta, Cloud Music, Google Music Review, Technology News
Eliot Van Buskirk

Google had hoped to let users "beam" their digital music collections into a cloud-based locker system by recognizing the files and mirroring them in the cloud. But Google appears to lack music licensing.

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What Amazon's Outage Means For Cloud Storage

AP | By PETER SVENSSON | Posted 06.22.2011

Read More: The Cloud, Amazon Failure, Cloud Storage, Amazon Cloud, Amazon Cloud Storage, Amazon, Amazon Outage, Technology News

NEW YORK -- Major websites including Foursquare and Reddit crashed or suffered slowdowns Thursday after technical problems rattled Amazon.com's widely...

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Apple Starting a Race to the Bottom (With Itself?)

Eric Chan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iphone, Apple Price, Mac Book Air, Apple, Apple Prices, Apple Expensive, The Cloud, Seamless Vertical Ownership, Ipad, Technology News
Eric Chan

The bottom line for consumers is that Apple's desktops, laptops, iPads, iPhones, Internet TV platforms and whatever else the company invents over the next decade, will likely be cheaper to buy than they were in years past.

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What I Want for Father's Day

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: National Holidays, Tea Party Movement, Father's Day, The Cloud, Healthy Living News
<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

For Father's Day I want a Maybach. It's a huge, ridiculous car that has curtains on the windows and costs more than $200,000. Times being what they are, I could never afford one myself.

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Hey! You! Get Off Of My Cloud!

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: SNAFUs, E-Mail, Communications, Digital Devices, It, Cloud Computing, The Cloud, Business News
<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

It is my understanding that by the time we get to Web 4.0 everything we do will be up in the cloud. All our writing, our spreadsheets, our photos, our...

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