Sign in to iCloud to access your photos, videos, documents, notes, contacts, and more. Use your Apple ID or create a new account to start using Apple services. Windows 7, 8 and 10 Installation. Your library credentials will give you access to the thousands of titles available to you as a member of your local library. The cloudLibrary application is part of a full suite of services purposed for you to enjoy books from your public library. If your local library does not yet have the cloudLibrary please ask.
ICloud automatically keeps apps — including Mail, Calendar, Contacts, Reminders, Safari, and some of your favorite apps from the App Store — updated across all your devices. So when you add a new phone number, bookmark a website, or update a slide in a presentation, the change appears everywhere.
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When you download and set up iCloud on your Windows PC, your photos, videos, mail, files, and bookmarks are accessible on all of your devices. If you need help, you can find solutions to common issues or learn more about iCloud for Windows.
If you have Windows 10, you can visit the Microsoft Store to download iCloud for Windows.
One convenient home for all of your photos
Use iCloud Photos on your PC to download all of your photos and videos from iCloud to your computer, or upload your Windows Pictures library to iCloud. And when you turn on Shared Albums, you can share your captured memories with just the people you choose.
Get started with iCloud Photos:
- Open iCloud for Windows.
- Next to Photos, click Options.
- Select iCloud Photos.
- Click Done, then click Apply.
You can manage and delete your photos and videos from the Photos app of your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac, and on iCloud.com.
Increase your iCloud storage
You automatically get 5GB of iCloud storage just for signing up. When you increase your storage plan, starting at 50GB for $0.99 (USD) a month, you get even more space to securely store what's most important to you in iCloud. That means extra room for all of your photos, videos, documents, apps, and more. You can upgrade right from your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or PC.
Buy more iCloud storage from your PC:
- Open iCloud for Windows.
- Click Storage > View Account.
- Enter your Apple ID password.
- Click View Account, then follow the instructions.
Learn more about iCloud storage prices in your country or region.
Make the most of iCloud
Learn more about using iCloud for Windows to access your files in iCloud Drive, connect with Mail in Outlook, and easily share photos, calendars, and bookmarks across your devices. If you reach your iCloud storage limit, we’ll help you manage your storage so that you always have the latest versions of your most important information.
Want to access iCloud's latest features? See the system requirements for iCloud. You can also learn about the security content of this update. If you use a Managed Apple ID, iCloud for Windows isn't supported.
The line between a cloud app and a web app remains as blurry as ever. This of course stems from the natural similarities that exist between them. I'm of the opinion, however, that there are noteworthy differences, especially when looking to leverage cloud apps for richer user customization experience and seamless integration with resilient and scalable back-end infrastructure, which often characterizes public cloud services.
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Just how different, similar or even blurry are these concepts? How is this of any concern to cloud consumers? And what should application service providers do to revolutionize their web apps for the cloud?
Cloud app
For me, a cloud app is the evolved web app. It's equally used to access online services over the Internet like web apps but not always exclusively dependent on web browsers to work. It's possible for a customizable, multi-tenancy cloud app to be solely available over the web browser from service providers, but quite often the web-interface is used as alternative access methods to the custom built cloud app for online services.
Cloud apps are usually characterized by advanced features such as:
- Data is stored in a cloud / cloud-like infrastructure
- Data can be cached locally for full-offline mode
- Support for different user requirements, e.g., data backup cloud app with different features such as data compression, security, backup schedule
- Can be used from web browser and/or custom built apps installed on Internet connected devices such as desktops, mobile phones
- Can be used to access a wider range of services such as on-demand computing cycle, storage, application development platforms
Examples of cloud apps
Some common examples include Mozy, Evernote, Sugar Sync, Salesforce, Dropbox, NetSuite, and Zoho.com. Other qualifying examples such as web email (Google, Yahoo, Microsoft Hotmail, etc.) may not be so obvious, but they depend on cloud technology and are available off-line if consumers so choose to have them configured as such.
There are numerous websites where you can find useful information on cloud apps. I found www.getapp.com to be particularly informative. It includes cloud app reviews and ratings to evaluate the apps.
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Web apps
Web apps on the other hand are almost exclusively designed to be used from a web browser. A combination of server-side script (ASP, PHP etc) and client-side script (HTML, JavaScript, Adobe Flash) are commonly used to develop the web application. The web browser (thin client) relies on the web server components installed on backend infrastructure systems for the heavy lifting in providing its core functional web services.
The obvious benefit that this computing model provides over the traditional desktop app is that it is accessible from anywhere via the web browser. Cloud apps can also be accessed this way.
Examples of web apps
For many, including myself, web services such as WebEx, electronic banking, online shopping applications, and eBay fall into this category in as much as they are exclusively web-based with limited options for consumer customization.
In another example, I would include Facebook and similar types of web applications. I'm sure some will disagree with this, but I don't think Facebook exactly offers customized services. It's simply used as it is provided.
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ConclusionApplication service providers have been quick to exploit advantages brought about by pioneering web app building framework technologies for greater customer reach. However these technologies are not necessarily optimized for building new apps for the cloud era.
Cloud apps are web apps in the sense that they can be used through web browsers but not all web apps are cloud apps. Software vendors often bundle web apps to sell as 'cloud' apps simply because it's the latest buzz-word technology, but web apps do not offer the same richness in functionality and customization you'll get from cloud apps. So, buyer beware!
Some software application vendors also falsely think that just because their application runs on the web, this automatically qualifies it to be a cloud app. This is not always the case. For your web app to evolve into a cloud app, it should exhibit certain properties such as
- True multi-tenancy to support various requirements & needs for consumers
- Support for virtualization technology, which plays a starring role for cloud era apps. Web applications should either be built to support this or re-engineered to do so
The good news is that vendors looking to move into this cloud app space now have rich development platforms and frameworks to choose from. Whether migrating from an existing web app or even starting from scratch. These new age cloud app development platforms are affordable and agile, reducing time to market and software development complexities.
VMware Cloud foundry, Google apps Engine, Microsoft Azure, Appcara, Salesforce (Heroku and Force.com), AppFog, Engine Yard, Standing Cloud, and Mendix are examples of such development platforms offering cloud-based technology for building modern applications.