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Google's Rumored GDrive May 'Kill' the PC
Monday, January 26, 2009

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Google's rumored "GDrive," a service that would enable users to access their PCs from any Internet connection, could kill off the desktop computer, Britain's Observer newspaper reports.

The GDrive, unconfirmed by Google and long rumored, may finally launch this year, with some tech news sites calling it the "most anticipated Google product so far."

The Google drive would shift away from Microsoft Window's operating system, in favor of "cloud computing," where storage and processing is done in data centers. Users would no longer have to rely on their computers' powerful hard drives.

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Home and businesses have already been turning toward Web-based services, such as e-mail — including popular services Hotmail and Gmail — and photo storage, such as Flickr and Picasa.

Users would no longer have to worry about their hard drives crashing, since data would be saved on the Web, and can be accessed from any machine.

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Hmmm, sounds sort of neat--except I like my info to stay private ON my computer--not somewhere where anyone can access it. In theory it sounds like a good idea in a way.

I agree, Loz--I like my information to be on MY computer--not out where everyoine else can have access to it--- :wink:

There is a shell extension already called GDrive which I've been using since GMail was introduced; makes a virtual drive on your computer that just uploads files to gmail... Works rather well :runs out the door: (about to be late)

(Run back in the door?)

Is that good or bad?

Which part?

Is that similiar to our hard drive?

Gdrive?

What is loz saying it will kill privacy?/

Well, think of it like a USB drive, or an external disk; simply a place for you to store files.

As for privacy, it'd be no more insecure than sending a file via email...

Thanks James,

That is the route I was thinking , storage.

Thanks .......
Bet you have to to go to brush up classes with your computer job?

Not really, just a ton of reading when I find something new that I'm interested in... Don't really have the cash for classes; trying to find some new ways to make ends meet right now actually (messy divorce; bah humbug)

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Thats sad........

From the info I get on judge judy, both parents have to give $ to raise the baby.
Not just one.

us retired folks dont have that problem..
But good luck....Hope it goes your way.

Day care can help..