Find your stolen device
So we know it's important to keep an obscure password protecting your computer, smartphone or tablet, it is unfortunately a common event that these passwords are bypassed by a hacker or a thief. Before you start to panic and regret your decision not to install anti-theft software, check if your cloud service can help locate your missing device. Any laptop, smartphone or tablet using Dropbox, for example, can actually be traced if it is stolen. Most thieves do not know that the cloud storage software can track a device by its IP address. Dropbox monitors when and where a device is used in its security account settings when the machine is on. The most recent IP address is stored in the security panel once it has been connected to the Internet and can be used to locate the missing device. Similar monitoring IP features are fairly standard for cloud storage services, but not all of them allow you to use this feature on your smartphone, like Dropbox does.
Media Streaming
Buy and streaming music or videos on your laptop, smartphone or tablet can be extremely expensive and time consuming. For multimedia enthusiasts, there is another option for listening via your cloud service by transferring the files to the device you want to play with. The process is simple: select the files you want to transfer and add them to your cloud storage folder. Certainly, larger files can not flow as easily, but streaming music and videos can be a process much less frustrating by using the cloud storage provider you already use.
Browser Bookmarks Sync
Many of us can agree that we especially on how our personal computers, smartphones and tablets are set up. We spend time coming up with the perfect layout for our home screen. We all have our favorite programs aligned to what makes sense for us, and we have organized or bookmarked our most visited sites in our browser. Because we get used to our particular configuration, it can be a little disconcerting when switching devices and can no longer access them with the quick click of our mouse. One of the easiest to fight against this problem is to use a cloud service. By simply changing the default location where your browser stores bookmarks in your cloud storage folder, you can synchronize your bookmarks across all your devices. - Making the transition from one device to the other transparent and simple
The cloud has always encouraged its users to think outside the box when it comes to limits we set for what is possible for Internet storage and sharing. Now, users are encouraged to push the limits even further by exploring the unexpected ways that the cloud can be used.
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