What is “Cloud Computing”?
If you do a quick search asking what Cloud Computing is, you will get a lot of complex answers. Especially if you look at the Wikipedia entry here.
To put it in the most simple form Cloud Computing is just using applications that are more internet driven. A great example of this is Google Docs compared to Microsoft Office. Traditional programs (like MS Office) run locally. You load the program and create a document that is saved on your local computer. What “Cloud” applications are doing for the world are allowing you to have the file saved online, instead of (or in addition to) locally.
There are a TON of free applications and services out there that I plan on highlighting – ones that are designed for netbooks, or that I have tested as compatible with netbooks. I plan on highlighting Cloud services alongside desktop applications. Look for the compatibility rating, on a scale of 1 through 10.