Hello Jeff and Jan-Christoph<br><br>Thanks so much for the responses, guys. I sent this email without fully understanding that it might go to a bulletin board. In any case, I have been extremely lucky in that Aaron Reichman responded to an email I sent out and took the time to have a long exchange with me about this. I now have the instructions I need to get started setting up my own server - at least, I know what the hardware requirements are and I can fill them in the next week). I'm almost certain that I will go with an Apache-based setup, even though this will require interfacing through the command-line system. It's not a theoretical challenge, it's just something I've never done. Aaron explained to me that there are other ways to do this which would allow me to do it using a GUI of some sort, a visual interface with which I would be more familiar, but that the majority of guys on the IRC channel are using Linux/Apache and therefore will most likely be able to help me if I'm using that platform. <br>
<br>If you guys are in the IRC channel at all, you will soon find me in there bugging you about getting the web server up and running with Apache. I should be able to handle getting Linux installed on a computer. Like I said, I'm essentially in over my head with this, but I'm keen and willing to do my own research as much as possible. I am extremely motivated to to get this set up. <br>
<br>Thanks again and hope to speak with you again.<br>
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<div style="font-size: 13.3px; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><div style="margin: 0pt 0pt 8px;"><p style="margin: 0pt;">Nikku Nayar</p><br><div style="clear: both;"></div></div><div style="border-top: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); margin-top: 12px; padding-top: 2px; font-size: 70%;">
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<img src="http://p1.wisestamp.com/pixel.png?p=mozilla&v=2.4.5.0&t=1311030596102&u=d94516ed0c4ca423" height="1" width="1"></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 3:46 PM, Jeff Gibbs <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jeffkgibbs@gmail.com" target="_blank">jeffkgibbs@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><i>Hello Nikku,</i><div><i><br></i></div><div><i>Your reason for trying owncloud, is the same reason I started using it. You want to be able to securely access your data from multiple locations.</i></div>
<div><i><br></i></div><div><i>1. The only install documentation we have so far is this: <a href="http://owncloud.org/index.php/Installation#Windows" target="_blank">http://owncloud.org/index.php/Installation#Windows</a></i></div>
<div><i>You should know that installing this application will require setting up your own webserver (like apache or IIS). There are many websites with installation instructions for those webservers.<br><br></i>
</div><div><i>2. Yes, you can run owncloud on Windows 7. Owncloud is not specific to just Linux.</i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><i>3. Owncloud is accessible from any device with internet access. This includes Blackberry, iPhone, Android phones, and any smart phone. You can either use the web interface to access owncloud or any webdav client.</i></div>
<div><i><br></i></div><div><i>Let us know if you have any other questions.</i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><i>- Jeff Gibbs</i></div></blockquote><div><br><br><i>On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 7:03 PM, Jan-Christoph Borchardt <span dir="ltr"></span> wrote: <br>
</i></div><div><i><br>At the moment, there are no official ownCloud mobile apps (those for<br>
Android and webOS are in development).<br><br>
Meanwhile, you can use any WebDAV client. A good (though proprietary) one<br>
for iOS is WebDAV Navigator: <a href="http://seanashton.net/webdav/" target="_blank">http://seanashton.net/webdav/</a> It’s also<br>
available for Android and BlackBerry.<br><br>
If you find a better client, maybe even free & open-source, feel free to<br>
let us know.</i>
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<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div></div><div>On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 10:23 PM, Nikku <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nikku1@gmail.com" target="_blank">nikku1@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
</div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div><div></div><div>Hello<br><br>Recently I've become interested in making my data available on multiple devices in multiple locations. I have a few concerns about Dropbox and others like it. I found out about Owncloud. My questions are these.<br>
<br>1. Does there exist a document somewhere on the net that explains in 'laymans' terms how to implement Owncloud for a user who is technically minded and relatively conversant in computere-ese but most definitely not a programmer? <br>
<br>2. To run Owncloud, do I need to be running Linux on my home rig? The reason I ask is that I know 'kde' as a front end for Linux. I currently run Windows 7.<br><br>3. I have recently switched from a Blackberry to an iPhone 4 for my mobile computing. I am not 100% convinced about the iPhone but right now it is so much more functional than my Blackberry was that I'm not turned off yet. I will be considering Android in the future. Can you tell me if Owncloud is optimized in such a way as to make it easy for iPhone users to access their data in the cloud?<br>
<br>I will understand if the you cannot answer this email. I will continue to try to get information on my own. Basically I am looking for a secure solution for cloud storage that is relatively easy for a non-tech expert to implement.<br>
<br>Thanks<br><font color="#888888"><br>Nikku Nayar<br>Toronto<br>
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