iPad Will Make The Most Of Cloud Computing
By Tim Cox (5:34 am, Jan. 28, 2010)
iTunes’s acquisition of LaLa.com and the cheap(ish) data plan from AT&T may be signaling a significant change in the way Apple would have us access our media. If so, the iPad is going to fit perfectly into their little plan.
Even if this isn’t the case, apps like those from Simplify Media allow me to access my photos and music from a non sleeping computer as well as stream media to my Xbox 360.
I’m hoping I’m right on this one, but I think the 16GB iPad is going to be enough to cover my must have media and I can access the rest when in range of 3G or Wi-Fi.
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Tim Cox is the social media and communications coordinator for a private university in the Los Angeles area. He has written for a number of online and print publications and has presented on technology and social media at the national level. One of his greatest accomplishments was networking a Mac Plus with a Mac Pro. In his spare time he writes music, poetry, and trains for Street Fighter IV tournaments. He is married with 5 beautiful kitties. He encourages you to 
The iPad is another gateway for media, apps and books – it’s amazing that people don’t see it this way.
Think of the iPod – it was a gateway for your music. Apple made lots of money from selling the music.
Also, I find 16Gb more that enough for my iPhone 3GS. Will it be enough for the iPad? Not sure – I might go for the middle range just to be safe.
Paul, on January 28th, 2010 at 6:12 am
Exactly! Cloud computing will make it unnecessary to have to carry a lot of memory storage. With an ipad and the cloud, you can just grab what you need when you need it. it’s a portal indeed! It will be no different then having a dumb terminal connected to a server somewhere. except it will be wireless. This is very exciting!
Ictus75, on January 28th, 2010 at 11:58 am
It’s amazing how the naysayers don’t acknowledge the bigger picture on how the iPad can be a perfect cloud computing gateway. If I can access Google Docs, I have all my basic word processing and spreadsheet needs met – even better, think about how iWork for the iPad will work with iWork.com?
Mark, on January 29th, 2010 at 9:40 am