Posted on May 27, 2011 by Perry under Blog, Free Software, Software Development
Interact:
Access your files from anywhere.
If you’re like most people who have accumulated a large collection of personal photos, music, and videos on your computer at home, but wish you had access to everything whenever and wherever you are, then Nest might be for you!
Or maybe you’re a business owner who’s frequently out of the office. Install Nest on your workstation. Leave town. Open Nest on your smartphone. Start browsing your files!
Your computer + Nest = Your computer on the internet
Or to put it another way, Nest turns your computer into a “Personal Cloud“ where you can access your files remotely via a web browser from almost any device, much like the new cloud music players, only you host all of your own files.
In a nutshell, Nest is…
- A remote file browser
- A remote music streamer with playlist support
- A remote image viewer with slideshow support
- A remote document viewer
Don’t allow big corporations to store and own your intellectual property!
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What the hell? How did this \\heaven\HP4650 printer get added to my system at login!?
Enter Google Cloud Print.
“By connecting your printer with the Google Cloud you will be able to print to your printer from any computer or smart phone, regardless of where you are. Just activate the Google Cloud Print connector in Google Chrome and your printer will automatically be available to you from Google Cloud Print enabled web and mobile apps.”
The Google Cloud? The Cloud? Cloud Computing? In the Cloud? Google Computing? In the Google!? AAAGGGHHH SHORT CIRCUIT….
Utterly confusing. This is simply the American way, re-branding old $hit for profit. So Google has their own Cloud in the sky. I guess the way they see it, different Cloud-based providers will have their own “Clouds” (read: data centers) where they host and provision software, services and resources on the web.
But how is Google Cloud Print any different than setting up Internet Printing Protocol on your HP Color LaserJet 4650 or Canon iR5000 printer? I’ll tell you the glaring differences:
- Requires Google Chrome on the computer that will be sharing the printer.
- Requires Google Cloud Print-enabled apps to print from, such as Gmail, Google Docs, and Chrome OS. There aren’t many alternatives at this point.
- Works with just about any printer attached to your computer.
- You now rely on Google as a middle man between your internet device and your printer at home.
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Big news for old gaming junkies! GameInformer reports today that Duke Nukem Forever is set to be released on May 3, 2011 after 14 years of development and delays. GearBox Software unveiled the game in playable form at PAX a few months ago. GearBox has put out some very polished stuff in the past, so we might actually see Duke hit the shelves once again, with infinitely more anger and firepower for those alien bastards who shot up his ride.
To celebrate this news, I will be personally releasing a never before seen episode pack for Duke Nukem 3D that I developed many many years ago titled Deth. Stay tuned…
Check out the new official trailer, which speaks for itself…
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