It is an increasing trend to create applications that run on the internet, instead of running on the client device. Also, there are applications that come from the server, but do the heavy load on the client side. Web interfaces are very common and you need to download less and less applications.

So, in this era, why would someone move to the cloud?

What moving to the cloud means

Moving to the cloud means keeping your data on servers and not on your own device. The best example probably is keeping your photos online. This has many forms, for example you make a lot of pictures for your social sites, they are kept in the “cloud”, meaning on the servers of the given social site. There are file syncing applications also, like Google Drive or One Drive that keep a copy of the shared files in the cloud, so no matter what happens to your device, your files are safe. This started to be a bigger and bigger trend and it is good, because it shifts us from being so dependent of our devices.

In a near future I can imagine a case when our devices have only one functionality: accessing the internet. Our everything would be online, in the cloud, so the device just has to grant us access.

A simple example of using the cloud

I personally use the cloud to store data that I do not want to lose. I store my credentials for example in the cloud, scattered in many places. In this way I do not have to remember all my passwords (I have soooo many!), I just have to remember where I scattered the data. Also, I keep important files also in the cloud, like scripts written by me, documentations, important personal documents.

Personal documents are a good example, because if you need any of them, you just download them on your phone and print them. This kind of accessibility saves you a lot of time.

Concerns about cloud safety

Many fear to share their data with the cloud, to keep their personal things online. They say that these technologies are not safe enough, that their personal files could leak out.

The thing is, that your device is probably more vulnerable on a network than a Google server. So leaking data from your personal device is more likely than from a Google server.

Of course, you have the right to keep your data where you want it. When data gets lost, it gets lost. It can be a piece of paper, too, if you lose it, the data on it is lost. So, keeping multiple copy’s is always a good practice, no matter where you keep your data.

I usually have nothing to hide, so I am not afraid to keep data in the cloud. The intellectual property I have can be stolen, of course, but I have the knowledge to recreate it, and the one who stole it does not necessarily understand it.

Conclusion

Nowadays the Cloud is a safe place to keep your things in. Just trust the big providers, they know what to do. Moving to the cloud enables you to become device independent and that is a pretty big freedom if you ask me.

Adware is an expression for software that is harmful for your PC or Phone. It makes you vulnerable to other harmful software and fills your browsers with popups, add-ons, bars and all kinds of annoying things. Also, these can significantly slow down your computer or phone.

Usually people get these adware from the internet in different forms. They come with some free software you download, or simply you click on a wrong link on a webpage.

Let’s talk about browsing habits. It is very important to follow these rules when browsing the internet:

• Be patient. Clicking like a maniac on a link can make you click on something you did not want.
• Never register anywhere if you do not trust that website
• If you are uncertain about a website, search for it on forums, find out what other people think
• Never click on flashy, fancy, big buttons on a website
• Modern browsers have everything to watch videos or to play games, you DO NOT have to download extra plugins or stuff like that. Those are probably full of viruses and adware.
• DO NOT download things you do not know or do not trust
• Always use a virus scanning tool, those can help you prevent downloading unwanted software
• If you are uncertain, ask someone who knows better

Following these browsing habits do not guarantee success on being clean of viruses and other harmful software. Once you get infected, there are things you can do to clean your computer or phone:

• Uninstall all programs you do not use or do not know.
• Use the antivirus tool`s full scan to find viruses
• Use dedicated adware removal tools, like Adware Removal Tool
• Run a cleaning tool to clean temporary files from your system
• Again, ask someone who knows better

There are so many types of scams that it is not easy to filter them all, so it happens that you get infected anyway or you cannot disinfect your device by your own. It is better to ask the help of a professional in these cases, otherwise you can lose more than paying a simple service.

First of all, you have to activate it. Currently Graph Search only works on English language, so you have to enable it by changing your language to English(US). After you changed the language, you just type the things you want to search in the search field.

Graph Search is a bit like an SQL query, but in a more human language. For example you can type in: people in last month liked by <name of someone>. This will find all the people who were liked by the person you type in. Usually these searches are narrowed to your friends, so probably you will not be able to see the pictures liked by a celebrity who is not your friend.

Some other examples:

•  photos of males / females liked by <name of friend>
• events liked by <name of friend>
• photos of me liked by <person 1> and <person 2>
• books <person> and I are interested in

Graph Search is almost limitless, you can search a lot of things with it. Take care however, because you can find things you are not prepared or Good searching for everyone. If you need help with given examples, just write in the comments or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/gadratilprogramming/

You will be able to see the latest news, latest tutorials, new products and everything that is related to gardatil programming.

So enjoy, and come back from time to time to see if there is anything new around.