Google close to launch GDrive (their online storage)

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Darth Garth

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Somebody managed to snag a test screen when they were busy hacking a google website.

* Backup. If you lose your computer, grab a new one and reinstall Platypus. Your files will be on your new machine in minutes.
* Sync. Keep all your machines synchronized, even if they run different operating systems.
* VPN-less access. Not at a Google computer? View your files on the web at http://troutboard.com/p.
* Collaborate. Create shared spaces to which multiple Googlers can write.
* Disconnected access. On the plane? VPN broken? All your files are still accessible.

http://www.cocaman.ch/wp/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/Platypus1152508704685.png

http://www.searchenginejournal.com/?p=3614
 
Sweet - 'cept with one synchronize your cap is gone. Anything beyond email is abuse, you know...
 
wow i wonder if it will be free, and how much space.
Local IO speeds.
Open and save as quickly as you could if you were accessing them from your C: drive.
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Need fast speeds for that.
 
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The GDrive is morphing into something else, if this report in the Grauniad is to be believed:
Google plans to make PCs history

Industry critics warn of danger in giving internet leader more power

Google is to launch a service that would enable users to access their personal computer from any internet connection, according to industry reports. But campaigners warn that it would give the online behemoth unprecedented control over individuals' personal data.

The Google Drive, or "GDrive", could kill off the desktop computer, which relies on a powerful hard drive. Instead a user's personal files and operating system could be stored on Google's own servers and accessed via the internet.

The long-rumoured GDrive is expected to be launched this year, according to the technology news website TG Daily, which described it as "the most anticipated Google product so far". It is seen as a paradigm shift away from Microsoft's Windows operating system, which runs inside most of the world's computers, in favour of "cloud computing", where the processing and storage is done thousands of miles away in remote data centres.
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Yay!

Now Google has my files, too! They already know my browsing habbits (Google search), they have my email (GMail), they have my chats (Google talk), know who my friends are (Orkut), know my financial details (google spreadsheets) and have my documents (google docs), know how healthy I am (google health), know my spending and buying habbits (google checkout) and they also know what kind of news I like to read (Google reader).

What can ever go wrong when one company knows EVERYTHING about me? :/
 
Welcome to 1984!

I would probably use this service as well... when our bandwidth allows it.
 
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