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The idea of providing software to customers for a fee without the need for investments in IT infrastructure or staff has been around for decades. In the 1970s it was called Timesharing. Back then, companies utilized Timesharing services as their primary source of IT applications or as an extension of in-house IT applications, thereby avoiding additional infrastructure investments.

Crime mapping has been around for years, it dates back to the 1800's and the New York City Police department has been using it to track criminal patterns since the early 1900's. Now with increased technology we are seeing the cloud help to track the country's criminals.

Our gadgets come and go and eventually they all come to see retirement. Some stay longer than others though, and a select few live on today as legends of the past. Here are 10 gadgets that you may remember and even miss a little bit.
1. Apple II

The new iPhone 6 may have 10x the processing power of this relic but without this computing legend that iPhone may not even exist.

2014 was a big year for encryption and for good reason. Due to security concerns users have been searching for new data security systems and ways to stay safe online and in the cloud. This infographic explains the major concerns that have led to the search for new online security methods in 2014.

With all the recent news on network and cloud security, including the celebrity iCloud hacks, we wanted to share this infographic on network security. You don't have to be a celebrity to have your information stolen and as a business it is vital that you protect yourself, this infographic will show you what is out there and what you can use to stay protected.

For most of us having intimate photos leaked to millions of people on the internet would be an absolutely horrifying event. Unfortunately this is exactly what happened to multiple high profile celebrities last week, not a great way to spend your Labor Day.

One of the most useful applications for the cloud is in education. With the help of cloud technology schools will be able to provide more effective resources to students while spending less. Students can now go to school online for a fraction of the cost of a full time college, there are even resources online that are completely free of charge changing the education landscape entirely, all thanks to cloud computing.

What you are looking at here is Epic Game's Unreal Engine 1 vs Unreal Engine 4. Unreal 1 was released in 1998 and was considered the peak of computer graphics back in the day. Today we know video games as something completely different, they are fully immersive and are reaching the point where it is tough to draw the line between the digital and the real world.

This weeks Throwback Thursday is something close to my heart. This video shows how kids react to the original Nintendo Gameboy, I had one of these as a kid and still have it to this day, so many great memories. Some of their reactions are hilarious to say the least, my favorite quote from this video has to be "I kinda feel bad for people in the past.

As I sit here on vacation, wading in the nice fresh water of Lake Winnipesaukee and breathing in the fresh New Hampshire air, I find myself with my iPad connected to the Cloud and the world as if I were sitting at home. With my Newstand app I can download the latest issue of my favorite tech magazine, CPU: Computer Power User (in case you were wondering), stream all my music through iTunes and even let my son watch the latest Mickey Mouse episode with the Disney Junior app.