Tuesday, January 14, 2014

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Use your PC as a Personal Cloud to remotely access your data

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Cloud computing, keeping your files accessible even if you are not with your device, making them secure and safe , and a lot more. Surely, you can get a 1000 uses of cloud computing from very basic like managing your digital storage to traffic management and computing.
Create Your Personal Cloud
Create Your Personal Cloud

Uses of using Personal Computer as Cloud

  • Access to files everywhere : You have access to all your files everywhere even if you are not with your PC. You can manage your files remotely without physically accessing your system.
  • Manage Tasks remotely : If implemented, you can Install and Run programs remotely on you personal Computer [ Like a VPS ] .
  • Multi Platform Access : You can access the same files from another Computer located at another location , and even you can manage your system from your Mobile .
  • Backup : In case if you have lost the files from your personal system you can restore the backup.

Make your Personal Computer a Cloud.

Create Your Personal Cloud with LogME.In server
Create Your Personal Cloud with LogME.In server
  • To make your personal computer a cloud, make sure your system is connected Internet permanently. Permanent connectivity is the main issue, if you want your computer-cum-cloud to be online every-time.  
  • Now you need to install a little software from LogMe.in on your system. After installing software login to the site [https://secure.logmein.com] and all you data stored on your system is now accessible online.
  • Once the server starts running on your system, You can manage all operations from their site [https://secure.logmein.com] . You can Install and Uninstall applications , Copy Delete and Move files, Create Backup and a lot more.
  • You can also manage your system from Mobile after installing their cloud manage application.

Creating Personal File Storage Server.

  • Alternatively, of you want to access your files remotely without making your computer a cloud.  You can purchase a Network-Connected Hard Drive. [ Seagate Central Shared Storage will cost you around 12,000 Rs / 200$].
  • These Network-Connected hard drives comes with varying capacity and Can get connected to Internet easily with Ethernet from Router or Modem. 
  • The files from the Shared Hard drive can be accessed remotely using Web and Mobile applications.