SCIENCENVIRO (Opinion): Smaller and smaller, but more capable - Devices

Devising a better life

• Devices are becoming smaller and smaller, but more capable.

  • What we forget is that the devices have the same capacity desktop computers had a few years ago. They are capable of doing much more, making us live our lives in a better way by keeping it organised.
  • There are those who buy or are gifted high-end mobiles and tablets, but end up wondering what to do with them.
• The Indian Railways now discourages paper print-outs of railway tickets and eggs users to go for screenshots or PDFs of the tickets in mobiles or tablets.

  • Of course, even if we have the ticket in the device, we have to remember to carry the device and also ensure it has enough power to last the entire journey, as tickets may be checked any time. 
  • If your family or group has multiple smart devices, the ticket can be copied on to all of them so that you are safe even if a device malfunctions or runs out of power.
• These devices can also be used to store documents and to keep them organised. For instance, there are people who use it to store all the vehicle documents and other personal and official documents.

  • Many of these apps also allow access through multiple platforms, including online, so that the person need not have the device in hand to upload a document or a file.
  • Apple has its own software called iCloud which does the same thing.
  • Like Apple, Microsoft too has its own cloud-based document syncing service called Skydrive that offers a whopping 25 GB of storage space free.
  • Google has its hugely-popular Docs that also allows for real-time editing across multiple computers, including tablets.