Big hopes -- sweet treats

As far the big hopes and this coming weeks can be summed up by look forward to the Google announcement at Google IO event, which will take place 15 May to 17 in San Francisco.  

 

What will happen? Well - Hopefully we will hear more about their latest sweets - Key Lime Pie – which is the dessert-related codename for Android 5.0. It follows Jelly Bean, Honeycomb, Donut and the first Android version from 2008 which was codenamed Cupcake.

May I note here that - while we wait for KLP- in the Hungarian market Jelly Bean - just became available on a few devices -  Those Hungarians who have decided to start with Android 5.0 better save up some money and buy some luxury brand from Samsung, such as the Galaxy or Nexus 4. And of course wait patiently while it comes to Hungary.

Sync

Now guesses are taking place what we can expect from Key Lime Pie, since Google has not released an official statement. So all we know is based on rumors. Since everything is on your phone these days, how nice it would be if Cloud back up would be built into Key Lime Pie? Google’s rivals such as Amazon and Microsoft already offer their high quality cloud service integration. Will Google launch a cloud services platform at its annual developer conference? I think we need a solution where everything is automatically saved on a Google IDrive...I mean Apple has its iCloud right?

Security

What about more device management security? Will we see more security in Android 5.0, at last? Well, looking around a bit what other users wishful thought might be and what Google would considered in a first place.

Other things to watch for are, new performance profiles, integrated social networking, multi-device support and built.in video chat. And some wishes go to manufacturers as well, such as a great camera – not too many pixels but high quality and– at least it should work.

Ohh!!..and one more thing! Can we proud to hold our new phones, please? Many of us are tired of the cheap feeling plastic devices…

Hungary must think ahead!

When a young boy discovers his surroundings all you can do as a parent, is think ahead and look out for his safety. I find that I’m already one step ahead before he takes his next step... no question that my job is to teach him what to do next. 

Based on my experience cloud computing issues are still quite immature in Hungary. And I’ve also noticed that there is very little content or information about cloud computing written for the Hungarian market. I’d expect that Big companies like Microsoft, and Google would pay attention a small markets like Hungary. So they can help us grow, and mature with them in mind. Most of the time they do not…. But sometimes there are surprises.

I was looking for information about secure cloud computing and I found that last Monday Microsoft published a cloud paper on ’trusting’ the cloud in Hungarian. So it’s really interesting to finally see how a big company like Microsoft is thinking ahead and trying to take advantage by working to provide more intelligent and comprehensive information to help educate the Hungarian market about cloud computing issues.

And what is this report? This information is extremely technical, so be ready for a hard read!.....But I tell you I think this is a big deal! To have a big company commit and to try and get companies around Hungary thinking about the Cloud in a more logical way, is about time..

The paper is called ‘The Microsoft Approach to Cloud Trasparancy’  and provides Microsoft’s perspective on using an open standard called the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) in framing what companies need to consider when adopting cloud services. The paper references a repository of papers that includes information from most major cloud providers, such as Amazon, Box, and yes Microsoft to help pick a good cloud provider!. The repository is called the known as the Security, Trust and Assurance Registry (STAR) for its cloud solutions. So this is how the cloud providers are working to try and help us grow up, and become a real player in the cloud market.

 

 

Locked up in the cloud!

 

How safe is the cloud? I think I can say yes (most of the time) but security in the cloud is not that simple. In the old days if you’ve locked something up in a safe place there was only one way in and out. Placing your files in the cloud gives you two points of protection, one on the server side and one on the user side.

 

 

 

See most cloud storage sites use the same level of security that most banks use and it’s a high quality protection from most hacker.

http://www.web2andmore.net/2013/04/19/considerations-when-choosing-a-cloud-storage-provider/

 

But what about the user side?…What can I do for my own protection? Well, as long as my password habits concern, I think a lot! Let’s see how can I be a smart user!

 First off you have to choose a good password. The more complicate password you use the safer data you’ll get. For that you need to combine password which contains letters, symbols and numbers in unusual way.  And what’s if you create a real good password? Change it frequently!

Free password generator:

 

http://www.pctools.com/guides/password/

http://www.microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/passwords-create.aspx

 

 

Secondly, don’t share your password! Even if you trust to someone never tell them your password. Another important thing is use different password for different sites. Make sure you don’t use the same password for your e-mail account as you use at banking site.

 I know it’s annoying to create and change password for each site we use and we easily get confused how we will remember all of them?

 

 

 

Well LastPass can solve this problem easily. It’s a smart solution for those who only want to memorize one password and let LastPass remember the rest of them for you…. And it’s free to start using it!.

Finally, be careful when you logged into a site from a different devices. Make sure you log out and don’t save your passport in public computers.

Considering these easy steps you can create a real secure life on your cloud.