Apple One For Dummies

Chapter 8

Walking on iCloud Nine

IN THIS CHAPTER

Discovering what iCloud is and how it works

Determining how much storage you’ll need

Getting to iCloud from all your devices

Have some great photos you’d like to share with the world right this instant?

Do you wish you could work on the chapter of that book while on your train ride into the city, but it’s on your iPad at work?

Wouldn’t it stink if you were cooking dinner at a friend’s house, only to realize you left the recipe on your computer at home?

Remember just how unpleasant it was the last time your computer crashed and you lost everything you had on it?

Or how about the ultimate fright for an Apple fan — have you ever lost your iPhone and had no idea where it could be hiding?

Sorry to raise your blood pressure at the mere thought of some of those scenarios. No worries, though, dear reader: Apple has your back with a nifty service called iCloud. Let’s jump right in and find out what iCloud is all about and how it can make your life so much easier.

What Is iCloud?

iCloud helps you keep your stuff safe, secure, synchronized, and accessible from any Internet-capable device anywhere in the world. How’s that for a succinct definition? ...