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Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start

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On 26/03/17 09:20, Don Y wrote:
> On 3/25/2017 11:49 PM, Tom Gardner wrote:
>> On 25/03/17 20:20, upsidedown@downunder.com wrote:
>>> On Fri, 24 Mar 2017 12:04:31 -0000, Paul
>>> <paul@pcserviceselectronics.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> In article <ob09tq$qj2$1@dont-email.me>, pozzugno@gmail.com says...
>>>>>
>>>>> I'd like to start learning the modern paradigm of IoT and Cloud.  My
>>>>> first impression is that they are "empty words" without a precise
>>>>> meaning: you can fill the "word" as you want.
>>>>>
>>>>> I want to start from a real simple application.
>>>>> I have some Internet-connected embedded boards that I want to control by
>>>>> remote with my smartphone connected to Internet.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Before you go ANY further read this short article and think about
>>>> security first
>>>
>>> Over here Siemens is advertising their household appliances by the
>>> remote control features :-)
>>
>> Today's heavily advertised "solution looking for a problem":
>> https://ring.com/
>
> Actually, there have been several "news stories" (typ. "filler" pieces)
> here involving this product.  Likely because it generates video (which
> is always a boon to TV broadcasters) and is usually sensational
> (folks stealing packages off front porches, attempted home invasions, etc.)
>
> Of course, really only applies to a very small portion of the population
> (or residences).  And, probably relatively easy to defeat when/if it becomes
> more widely used (e.g., wear a mask, whack it with a baseball bat, approach
> from "off screen", jam wireless, blind with overbright/laser light source,
> interfere with home's internet connection, etc.)

Don't forget the (metaphorical) killer: company goes out
of business or switches to incompatible products.

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Cloud? IoT? How to start pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2017-03-23 12:04 +0100
  Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start Randy Day <randy.day@sasktel.netx> - 2017-03-23 07:41 -0600
  Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start Paul <paul@pcserviceselectronics.co.uk> - 2017-03-24 12:04 +0000
    Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-25 15:35 -0400
      Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2017-03-25 20:10 +0000
      Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2017-03-25 15:23 -0500
      Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2017-03-25 20:28 +0000
    Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start upsidedown@downunder.com - 2017-03-25 22:20 +0200
      Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-25 19:34 -0700
      Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2017-03-26 07:49 +0100
        Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-26 01:20 -0700
          Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2017-03-26 09:17 +0100
            Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-26 02:47 -0700
              Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start Paul <paul@pcserviceselectronics.co.uk> - 2017-03-26 12:46 +0100
                Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-26 11:31 -0700
                Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2017-03-26 21:29 +0100
                Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-26 16:08 -0700
        Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2017-03-27 09:21 +0200
  Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2017-03-24 14:41 +0000
    Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-24 11:29 -0700
      Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2017-03-24 23:03 -0400
        Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start "tim..." <tims_new_home@yahoo.com> - 2017-03-25 09:16 +0000
        Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-25 10:39 -0700
          Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2017-03-26 05:31 -0400
            Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-26 03:36 -0700
            Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start Simon Clubley <clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> - 2017-03-27 00:22 +0000
              Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2017-03-27 16:53 +0100
                Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start Simon Clubley <clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> - 2017-03-27 18:45 +0000
                Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-03-27 15:21 -0500
                Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start Simon Clubley <clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> - 2017-03-28 17:59 +0000
                Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-03-28 15:01 -0500
                Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-31 00:09 -0400
                Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2017-04-05 11:58 +0300
      Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2017-03-25 12:55 -0500
        Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-25 11:01 -0700
          Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2017-03-25 15:25 -0500
            Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-03-25 19:36 -0700
  Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2017-03-24 18:29 +0000
  Re: Cloud? IoT? How to start "Robert Lacoste" <see-alciom-dot-com@none.com> - 2017-03-29 13:33 +0200

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