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iCloud Standard Guide

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iCloud Standard Guide

Overview of this book

iCloud is a cloud storage and cloud computing service from Apple Inc. iCloud is a hub in a multi-devices environment, that allows your iPads, iPhones, iPod Touches, and Macs sync with each other and always have the same content. The service allows users to store data, such as music files, on remote computer servers that can be downloaded to multiple devices such as iOS-based devices, and personal computers running OS X or Microsoft Windows. This practical guide provides easy, step-by-step guidance to using the numerous features offered by iCloud, for first time users You will be guided through everything that you need to know about using iCloud on multiple platforms, as well as how to use it on a Windows PC. Learn about what iCloud can offer you with this practical guide, and what makes it better than other cloud services. It will take you through all of the iCloud services available, and help you to manage your contents easily across devices. You will also learn how to use Mail, Contacts, Calendar, and other iCloud services on Mac, PC, iOS devices or in the web browser. This book will also let you explore more on using iPhone and iTunes with iCloud, sync all contents without any hassle, and even back them up with iCloud. If you want to take full advantage of iCloud, then this is the right book for you.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
iCloud Standard Guide
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
3
Working with Mail, Contacts, and Calendar
4
Collaborate with iMessage, Notes, and Reminders
Index

Chapter 10. Using iCloud with Windows

Not only for OS X or iOS, iCloud also supports PC running Windows. Since the release of iTunes in 2003, Apple has been creating its homemade applications for Windows. For its online service, Apple initially deployed MobileMe, and supported Windows by creating a MobileMe Control Panel.

After MobileMe was discontinued, iCloud took its place as the main online service and Apple released iCloud Control Panel for Windows as well. This way, iOS users do not have to own a Mac in order to sync their content to their computer. They can do it with Windows by installing the iCloud Control Panel for Windows.

However, not all iCloud services are available on Windows; for example, OS X services such as Notes, Documents, and Data, and other Mac-specific services such as Find My Mac and Back to My Mac are not available on Windows. The rest of this chapter will discuss iCloud features on Windows and how to configure them so that you can use them.