So I am thinking about the future as I like to do. This time it is cloud computing. What is cloud computing you say? It is the idea that the internet can serve all of your software needs. For instance instead of using Word you would use google apps which has its own word processor. The good thing about that is that whatever computer you go to if it has internet you will be able to access your documents. Think of how this can be expanded upon. Like for storage you could subscribe to box.net and put your files there. Or for pictures flickr or picasaweb. Or for videos, youtube or google video. You can even create your own cloud and have your computer at home serve your own videos, music, pictures and documents via Orb. You could even log in to your home computer using logmein.com. You can even access your home tv using Slingbox and full length movies and tv shows at hulu.com. We still rent at blockbuster but sometimes we use Verizon's fios on demand or cinemanow.com and never have to take a DVD back. It is all bits and is all coming together so that we can be served our data any where and at any time.

So what is happening today is everything is slowly getting ported over to a cloud. For instance, if I decide to do part time work for the boy scouts they could give me a remote desktop so I don't have to go in. Meetings are already taking place over webinars and gotmeeting and other software. In the end, with the economy in shambles, businesses are going to embrace the cloud and realize that anyones whose job solely works with computers and phones do not need to take up office space can work from home. This will save energy and office space and cut costs for business and commuters. In the next 10 years remote work will overtake onsite work... maybe, if we are lucky.

Exercise: Dog walk, bike and wii-bowling at the same time
Comment: I will win this challenge, slow and steady wins the race...