With all this talk about clouds, I decided to delve a little bit deeper into this new buzz word.So what is this "cloud" anyway? I got on my laptop and went straight to the source... Google. I typed in "Google Cloud" and hit the search button on Google. I found many results, 85,900,000 to be exact. Many of the results on the first page were for Google's new Docs and Print programs. While these results all relate to the topic, I wanted to see the homepage for the "cloud", so I kept looking. The website googlecloud.com offers a simple format where searches appear in a tag cloud form, with emphasis on the more popular searches. So naturally, I searched for the term "Google Cloud" here too, That sent me back to the original search results on Google. I came back to the articles on Docs and Print to see if they offered anymore insight. It was in these blog write-ups that I started to get an idea what the "cloud" really meant. Ok, so to be
The original unveiling of Google Cloud Print some months previously saw difficulties encountered with a number of older printers, which still required a connection to the web via a computer terminal. After the initial problems had been resolved, HP announced that all Google Cloud Print users are now able to print directly to any HP ePrint-enabled printer from any Google Cloud Print supported app on any computer or smartphone. With the requirement for some users for the printer to be connected to a print driver or PC finally removed, it is now a simple process of signing into a Google account, entering an unique e-mail address of the HP ePrint-enabled printer being used, and clicking onto the "Connect my printer" button. In all other respects, the way the printer itself is set up or the use of paper feed tray, printer ink cartridges, toner cartridges or compatible ink cartridges remains unchanged when connecting with Google Cloud Print via mobile. The printing of hard copy