Transition to Cloud Computing

[WinoBlues]

>>What do you mean by add links to? You should have the option of defining their website, profile, etc. Maybe not from your phone, but online - but it will still appear on your phone.

Maybe (probably) I just have not figured it out yet. I want to open a contact. Say Genworth, not only have the phone numbers and notes but also any links such as their website and emails.

I was using Outlooks Business Contact Manager for awhile and it seemed to work pretty good. It was just frustrating when it wouldn't load or there was some problem with the software and you had to reinstall the add-on and create a new database and all that head ache that goes along with that. Somehow I just naturally made the transition into using Google's contacts because I manage contacts mainly through the computer and not my phone.

I really liked the way HTC had tied into Google's contacts and the way they let you manage them with your phone. I get frustrated with how Motorola does it. So part of that depends on your phone. You have the EVO, so you should be able to have your favorites and everything grouped well. When I had an HTC phone I would have a folder called prospects, in which I would assign any prospect. So when I was sitting around and not sure who to call I could simply go to that folder and just start making some calls to whoever was on the list.

One thing I really liked is that I can enter the contact through Google Apps, save the person's name, email, address, their website, or any other piece of information I wanted. I could click save and run out the door and then call them because they are automatically sync'd pretty much instantly.

What do you mean by add links to? You should have the option of defining their website, profile, etc. Maybe not from your phone, but online - but it will still appear on your phone.

 

[rayholt]

Hmmm. Yeah, you should be able to do that from you Android device. Login to Google Apps real quick, go to contacts and pull up any contact, click to edit and then go to where. Similar to how you can define a phone number you can put in a website with the options of labeling it "home, work, home page, ..." and add in the website or URL for that contact. Save it and then also make sure on your phone syncing is turned on. As soon as it's synced you should see the url when you open that contact and also be able to click on it. If you added an address you can click on that and open up it in Google Maps.

 

[WinoBlues]

Hmmm. Yeah, you should be able to do that from you Android device. Login to Google Apps real quick, go to contacts and pull up any contact, click to edit and then go to where. Similar to how you can define a phone number you can put in a website with the options of labeling it "home, work, home page, ..." and add in the website or URL for that contact. Save it and then also make sure on your phone syncing is turned on. As soon as it's synced you should see the url when you open that contact and also be able to click on it. If you added an address you can click on that and open up it in Google Maps.

I should have added I wanted it to sync from Outlook with the links. The phone numbers and notes came over but no links. Thanks for the tip, sounds like I will have to had them one at a time.

Lee

 

[LJohnson89]

Having been a developer for over 10 years, I can say that I've seen a lot of change in that time period.

Some people make it seem like the "boogeyman" exists in the cloud, but what I'll say to that is that banks and investment houses, handle MILLIONS of transactions daily covering billions, if not trillions, of dollars without issue.

Yes, there are a few companies that have suffered data breaches, but that shouldn't imply that all cloud data is at risk. The news reporting a child is kidnapped, doesn't mean EVERY kid will be kidnapped or should be kept from going outside.

In regards to WikiLeaks, that had nothing to do with the cloud/Internet, the documents were copied to good old cd/dvd-roms. Which could've been Floppies, Zip Drives, Flash Drive, or whatever.

When I first started, whenever a software update occurred, we had to visit EACH PC and try do an update. Well, each PC had a different minor version of Windows and different DLL versions which led us to DLL Hell.

Luckily, a lot of our programming switched to intra/internet so now when there is an update, BAM!, everyone gets it. However, if I were selling PC Licenses I would purposely stay away from the Cloud as it would affect my bottom line.

 

[retread]

Here is a good article written by a pro in the field....
We're doomed to insecurity in the cloud and on thin clients | Security - InfoWorld

 

[milesa]

I would have to say that cloud computing is indeed the future of computer development and that would mean less opportunities who are not on it yet.

For those who do not know, cloud computing would make use of networks to share software that would allow companies to save a lot of money.

While that seems all good, that would not appeal much to developers as they would not get to sell their products individually but just lease them to companies with far lesser pay out.

 

[EricTheRed3275]

Thanks a lot for the informative article this makes me look in to cloud systems as a viable business solution