Category Archives: AAA Computing

Privacy is Elusive – but should we be Giving it away?

Privacy – the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves or information about themselves and thereby reveal themselves selectively. Certainly something that qualifies as “intangible”, but none the less often highly valued.  Prior to the information age, Privacy … Continue reading

Posted in AAA Computing, Anytime Access, change in IT, cloud computing, Cloud Storage, Legal, Maps / Geocoding, mobility, Privacy | 1 Comment

CLOUD BORG – will you be assimilated?

Cloud computing is such a great enabler!  But enabling new things also means change, and we know change can be uncomfortable if not even frightening for some.  A recent ZDNET article titled “Cloud Haters – You Too Will Be Assimilated”  (Mar … Continue reading

Posted in AAA Computing, Anytime Access, change in IT, cloud computing, Cloud Storage, Data center, Google Apps, IP, mobility, Uncategorized | 3 Comments

Intelligent Attachments Example 4 – a VIRTUAL database via email attachment

Cloud computing is such a great enabler!  Many things that have been too complex or costly in the past, are now available to every business.  This post is a bit long but will be worth your time – you’ll see … Continue reading

Posted in AAA Computing, Android, Anytime Access, cloud computing, Cloud Storage, eMail, Free, Google Apps, iPhone, mobility | 1 Comment

A peek into the future of Cloud Storage and the impact on apps.

The transition to and impact of cloud based storage continues to shake things up in the world of software applications.  It was 2006, when Sam Schillace, creator of the  Writely program which became Google Docs and germinated the beginnings of … Continue reading

Posted in AAA Computing, Anytime Access, change in IT, Cloud Storage, Data center, Google Apps, mobility, Storage | Leave a comment

Intelligent Attachments Example 3 – Signatures & Work Flow Process

When worlds collide!  The legal significance of a Signature still applies in our current “digital” world. Unfortunately a process that originated in a paper based world, can bog down and stymie the speed advantages the digital world gives us. Here … Continue reading

Posted in AAA Computing, change in IT, cloud computing, Cloud Storage, Google Apps, Legal, mobility, Security | Leave a comment

Intelligent Attachments – Cloud based storage advantage Example 2

My first post about Intelligent Attachments (1/22/13) describes how new application logic in cloud based email (i.e. Gmail) brings benefits to INBOUND email. Primary benefits were; 1) reduction in required INBOX storage space and reduction in network traffic volume.  End … Continue reading

Posted in AAA Computing, Android, Anytime Access, cloud computing, Cloud Storage, CRM, eMail, Google Apps, Solo Practitioner | Leave a comment

Intelligent Attachments – benefit of Cloud based storage Example 1

In my recent post Google DRIVE – The “Chicken or Egg” of Computing?  I describe a future where Apps become the focus (versus managing data) since Cloud based storage gives anytime, anywhere access to data.  Since web based email (i.e. … Continue reading

Posted in AAA Computing, Android, change in IT, cloud computing, Cloud Storage, eMail, Free, Google Apps, mobility, Storage | 1 Comment

Google DRIVE – The “Chicken or Egg” of Computing?

In trying to think of a simple way to illustrate the significance of CLOUD Storage on the future of computing – I thought of “Which came first the Chicken or the Egg?”  A famous question that has vexed philosophers since … Continue reading

Posted in AAA Computing, Anytime Access, change in IT, cloud computing, Data center, Google Apps, Microsoft, mobility, Web Presence | 3 Comments

Google / Microsoft / T-Mobile – present new Pricing models

The year 2013 will reflect significant swings in the pricing pendulum as key markets mature.  Three tech sector giants have made recent pricing announcements. Google (CLOUD computing) pulls the FREE version of Google Apps for Business, Microsoft (Client / Server … Continue reading

Posted in AAA Computing, Android, change in IT, Google Apps, iPhone, Microsoft, mobility, Smartphone, VoIP | Leave a comment

Turning Words into Action – Apple SIRI vs Google NOW

Computers that intuitively and instantly respond to our every command (including spoken words) have been the talk of futurists for decades.  With the launch of Siri last year on the iPhone 4s (result of Apple’s April 2010 purchase of Siri … Continue reading

Posted in AAA Computing, Android, Anytime Access, change in IT, cloud computing, Google Apps, iPhone, Maps / Geocoding, mobility, Text Messaging | Leave a comment