Wait, wait! What IS "the cloud" everyone is talking about?

Cloud storage.
Cloud computing.
"Send it to the cloud."

Is it getting too cloudy for you?

Here's a good article that describes it in enough detail that you will feel smarter after reading this.

http://mashable.com/2013/08/26/what-is-the-cloud/

What's "Cloud Storage" and why would I want it anyway?

Do you back up your hard drive "to the cloud?"

Do you wonder what clouds have to do with computing at all?

Here's a good overview, from our friends at Worldstart, one of my favorite easy-to-digest web sources:

http://www.worldstart.com/off-site-and-cloud-storage/