To "The Cloud"

You may have seen advertisments on TV or in print using the words "The Cloud".

In computing terms this is an area of the Internet that you can use for storing your files, you can store documents pictures videos all on some virtual space (usually free) that is allocated to you by various Internet companies. a good example of this Microsofts, Windows Live Skydrive.

At PCQuickTips we use "The Cloud" to store backups of the files we use and also personal photographs and documents. These services provide a way of backing up your items so if something happens to your computer you can easily get them back. You can also log in on any computer anywhere and still access your files.

Another example of this would be an email service that you use on the Internet such as Yahoo Mail, Google Mail and Hotmail.