I searched for this, i know its a day old or so, but I didn't see it posted. My apologies if it is a dupe.
Apple Patent Watch: Portable User Accounts Coming to iPhone?
http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/07/apple-patent-wa.html
Another Apple patent. This one pertains to an old but good technology which Apple have been planning for a while: Portable Home folders. Instead of being tied to one computer, all your files and preferences are kept in one folder. This is standard on the Mac. The portability comes in when you put that folder on an external device. No longer tied to one machine, you can carry everything in your pocket and hook up wherever you find a computer.
From a user persepctive this would rock! From an IT perspective, I'm not sure, sounds like a management nightmare. I would definitely need more than 8GB to haul around my home directory though.
- SR
Apple Patent Watch: Portable User Accounts Coming to iPhone?
http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/07/apple-patent-wa.html
Another Apple patent. This one pertains to an old but good technology which Apple have been planning for a while: Portable Home folders. Instead of being tied to one computer, all your files and preferences are kept in one folder. This is standard on the Mac. The portability comes in when you put that folder on an external device. No longer tied to one machine, you can carry everything in your pocket and hook up wherever you find a computer.
From a user persepctive this would rock! From an IT perspective, I'm not sure, sounds like a management nightmare. I would definitely need more than 8GB to haul around my home directory though.
- SR