30 Days With the Cloud: Day 16

As I spend this 30 Days With the Cloud it has not been that difficult to find acceptable cloud-based alternatives for most tasks and functions I normally perform using local software. So far, the biggest roadblock to a complete migration to the cloud is getting my data from Point A to Point B.

On Day 11 when I talked about the options for cloud-based music and storing my own relatively large digital music collection online, I mentioned that I had tried to use Google Music, but eventually aborted because it was taking forever to upload the data. One of the things that made Apple’s service an instant winner for me is iTunes Match and the fact that Apple is able to deliver my music collection from its own library rather than requiring me to upload files Apple already has on its servers.