We’ve talked about CloudMounter from Eltima Software before. It’s a great app that takes just about any type of server or cloud service and mounts it on your Mac as if it’s a local drive. Sometimes we get terabytes of storage with a service (i.e., Office 365) and don’t even use it. CloudMounter (US$29.99, affiliate link will compensate Apple World Today when you make a purchase) makes it simple to take advantage of all that cloud space, clear out room on your Mac, and keep it all safe in the process.
A recent update to CloudMounter now ensures that your data is kept safe by enabling encryption on all of your mounted cloud services, locking them all with one master password. After mounting your various services, encryption can be enabled for one or more.
Now what’s really nice is that even if someone happens to steal your password, they can’t unencrypt those files unless they’re getting in from your particular installation of CloudMounter. Unless they happen to have your Mac and your password, they’re going to see nothing but gobbledygook (that’s the technical term for encrypted data).
I found the app to be a cinch to use. Installation is straightforward after downloading CloudMounter; basically you just drag the app to your Application folder and you’re done. It’s possible to try out CloudMounter for 15 days for free to see if it works for you; after that time just purchase a license from the app and you’re set.
The tablet market is comprised of two different product categories, which are headed in very different directions as noted by IDC in the past. Devices offering a first-party keyboard, which the research group refers to as detachable tablets, continue to grow for the most part— which is, hopefully, good news for the iPad Pro.
Many of these devices have quickly grown to resemble products that IDC refers to as traditional notebook PCs or laptops. The other product category is slate tablets (those lacking this keyboard option), which saw shipments peak in 2014 and is now in a steep decline that IDC believes will continue throughout the forecast period.
Apple experienced its 13th consecutive quarter of year-over-year shipment decline despite being the market leader in the first quarter of 2017 (1Q17). 2016 was Apple’s first full year of iPad Pro shipments, which included the launch of the smaller screen lower-cost 9.7 inch version.
This product line quickly elevated Apple to the top of the growing detachable tablet market segment, and IDC believes Apple is in a good spot to remain competitive at the top of this segment despite using a “mobile OS” while many of its competitors are entering the space with Windows-based devices.
Samsung remained the number two tablet provider despite seeing shipments decline 1.1% year over year in 1Q17. Much like Apple, Samsung continues to migrate its tablet portfolio to the detachable segment and to support this the company launched three new products at this year’s Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona in February.
