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Set up a DIY cloud OS on your LAN with eyeOS MiniServer

Like the idea of your machines running a cloud operating system, but you'd rather keep your data and activities local? If so, the eyeOS MiniServer is a download you might want to check out.

It really doesn't get any easier to create a DIY server. Download and run the executable, tick a couple checkboxes, and it's ready to go. Other machines on your network can access the server by opening http://hostname:8080 in a supported browser - Firefox, IE, and Chrome all worked nicely.

The usual basic apps are available: web browser, rss reader, bulletin board, contacts, calendar, word processor, calculator, and notepad. There's even a basic chess game.

Unfortunately, the available version is a bit old. Nevertheless, it's still an incredibly easy way to set up a server to provide the system-in-a-browser experience on your own LAN or WAN. It's very light on resources all the way around: the server only used about 11mb on my Vista x64 machine, and there wasn't a significant increase in Firefox's footprint when running the OS in a tab.
If you're after a bit more information, you can check the MiniServer forum on the eyeOS site. It is, however, largely inactive at this point. Download links in this post point to Brothersoft, as I was unable to find any active links on the eyeOS web site.

Filed under: OS Updates, Microsoft

Microsoft to launch "Windows Cloud" operating system soon

CloudsMicrosoft CEO Steve Ballmer says the company will unveil a new operating system called "Windows Cloud" within a month. Now before you go jumping to conclusions, no Windows Cloud will not be replace Windows 7, it will not necessarily let you store all of your data in the online "cloud," and it probably isn't really even designed for you anyway. Oh yeah, it probably won't be called Windows Cloud by the time it launches.

So what is Windows Cloud? It's an operating system designed for developers who want to write applications for cloud-computing. In other words, web applications like Gmail, Hotmail, Zoho Office, or Windows Live Maps. It could lead to a growth in the number of web-based applications available. But without knowing more about the software or even how it's supposed to work, it's tough to make any real predictions.

Microsoft will unveil more details about the Cloud OS at the company's Professional Developers Conference in LA later this month.

[via Slashdot]

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