MetaFilter posts tagged with cloud

Danger data loss

finite — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:29:30 -0800

T-Mobile and Microsoft/Danger probably lost all Sidekick users' data. They continue to advise customers to NOT reset their device by removing the battery or letting their battery drain completely, as any personal content that currently resides on your device will be lost.

Petabytes on a budget

device55 — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:39:01 -0800

Petabytes on a budget: How to build cheap cloud storage disclaimer: I use Backblaze myself, but I thought this article was cool enough to share without being fanboyish

Yes, Sir, this Is War!

Muddler — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:00:48 -0800

Microsoft Office 2010 - for free, on the web. Yeah, you heard me right. "The company also announced that Office Web applications will be available in three ways: through Windows Live, where more than 400 million consumers will have access to Office Web applications at no cost; on-premises for all Office volume licensing customers including more than 90 million Office annuity customers; and via Microsoft Online Services, where customers will be able to purchase a subscription as part of a hosted offering." Not to be outdone by Google, who recently announced it was trying to take a bite out of Windows not to mention Office, Microsoft has decided to offer a web version of Office 2010 for free - and it will even support non-IE browsers.

Google's got nothing on the asperatus

jessamyn — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:13:42 -0800

The Cloud Appreciation Society is trying to get the Royal Meteorological Society to recognize a new form of cloud (pix). More about how cloud naming got started and more cloud photos. [previous clouds, via]

Parsing newsfilter through teenage girls

fistynuts — Fri, 08 May 2009 09:57:52 -0800

Inane Like 24 hour TV news tv, this would be a great tool, except you have it's tuned to OMG, LOLS and what the president had for lunch

Wandering lonely as a cloud-gamer.

permafrost — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:33:45 -0800

Beta-registration has already started for Onlive, a revolutionary cloud-gaming service that promises to put an end to costly PC hardware upgrades, videogame piracy and the entire console industy and game retail sectors. There's just one small problem: it can't possibly work.

The Cloud Game

splatta — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 18:06:57 -0800

Have you ever wanted to fly through the clouds? Even if it was in a hospital gown? Cloud is a beautiful, simple, and free 3D game developed by students at the USC Interactive Media Center and funded by a grant from Electronic Arts.

BlurBuilding

srboisvert — Sun, 28 Sep 2003 11:20:36 -0800

The Blur Building. Now you can spend your day in a literal fog.