Comments on: Tips for integrating Documents in the Cloud into your life

By: Rob Lewis

Rob Lewis — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 09:46:46 +0000

Does anyone know how to get OLD pdf’s into PAGES for Iphone? I didn’t realize when I got PAGES, that it will let you create PDF’s, but won’t let you upload old pdf docs. And I use a PC, not a MAC.
If anyone has any answers, my email address is robert.lewis@gmail.com. thx

By: RaptorOO7

RaptorOO7 — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 03:14:46 +0000

iCloud is a nice start, but its far from a robust solution. Google does more and offers more with GDrive. As others have mentioned I need/want/require the ability to sort and categorize my data into folders like Drop Box (I dropped them after their TOS changed). I am willing to pay for the extra storage but I need a more robust features for Apple.

iCloud should not be another “hobby” device like AppleTV is for them, this is supposed to be a central hub for all of our on the go critical data, contacts, calendar, notes, email, (find my iDevice).

Unless Pages for iOS has been seriously updated to support landscape (it didn’t the last time I looked a while back) its just not worth it. I do own iWork but it also has not been getting updated from Apple.

@gregoryventana – thanks for the info on GoSecure it looks promising and I will give that a trial run.

By: Ellen

Ellen — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:36:45 +0000

Really good read! Especially since I just purchase my new MacBook Pro today and will be learning the iCloud on it when I receive it next week.

By: guywholikesfolders

guywholikesfolders — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:08:18 +0000

Sorry, got to have a folder/subfolder system that organizes my files (pages, numbers, PDFs, word, photoshop, illustrator, etc.) in the most logically related folder formats. Just like dropbox.

By: ondiz

ondiz — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 17:47:10 +0000

Nice article. I don’t understand why we can’t mount iCloud as a drive… Really…
If Apple will enable this featire I’ll buy the biggest profile but now I do not need iCloud…

By: gregoryventana

gregoryventana — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 17:02:33 +0000

Any sensitive data, whether it is stored locally or “in the cloud” should be encrypted. Hacks such as the Mat Honan incident are rare, but computer theft is very common.

I use GoSecure ($19.99) because it makes it very easy to encrypt individual files and folders. Transferring files to another computer is no problem as long as GoSecure is installed on it. GoSecure offers 128 and 256-bit AES options.

Knox is another popular encryption program that is similar to GoSecure, but it costs twice as much.