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Cloud Computing

Notes iPad to your laptop with its syncing cable, launch iTunes, select the iPad in iTunes’ Source list,
click the App tab in iTunes main window, move down to the File Sharing area, select the app you
want to share files with (Pages, for example), and drag the compatible files you want to sync into
the sharing area. They’ll be copied to the iPad and available from within the app you chose.
One of the attractions of iOS devices in this regard is that—unlike with other kinds of media—
iTunes won’t throw a fit if you’ve jacked in an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch that a particular Mac
isn’t synced with. Apple wisely allows “unknown” iOS devices to be plugged into any Mac for
the purposes of file sharing.

Figure 6.9: The Digital Hub

Source: http://www.macworld.com/article/2013341/having-it-all-accessing-files-from-the-road.html
Add Files to Your iPad within iTunes’ File Sharing Area

The shortcoming of the digital hub is that you’re stuck with whatever you’ve brought along
with you. If you’ve forgotten a file or traipsed off on an outing with just your iPad in hand
without syncing an important file to that device, you’re largely out of luck.
iCloud: If you’re running Mac OS X Mountain Lion on your Mac and iOS 6 on your iPad, you
likely have an iCloud account. With iCloud’s document sharing it’s difficult to not share certain
kinds of files to Apple’s cloud service as applications such as Pages, Numbers, Keynote, and
TextEdit choose iCloud as their default location for saving files. As long as you have an internet
connection, any files you’ve created in these applications and saved to iCLoud will be available
to your laptop and iPad provided that you have copies of the host applications on these devices.
The problem with iCloud storage is that it’s limited to a few Apple applications. If you have files
of other types, iCloud is of no help to you.
Online storage: For the greatest cloud flexibility you’ll look to services such as Dropbox, Google
Drive, or Error! Hyperlink reference not valid.. With a Dropbox account you get 2GB of free
storage plus 500MB of additional storage for everyone you refer to the service. Google Drive
and SugarSync each offer 5GB of free storage. All three services allow you to purchase additional
storage. They also all offer iOS apps for accessing your stored files.

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