Have I mentioned this before?

Today, at work I needed to quickly edit some photos (don't ask) so I remembered the awesomeness that is pixlr.

Ever heard of cloud computing? it's the next big thing see. Just like virtual reality, lens-flare, motion blur, et al, it's the buzzword today. Because fast internet is affordable and available now, cloud computing is possible.

What it means is that a big, mean, powerful server somewhere does the computing for you, and all your humble PC needs to do is just access the internet and that server. Think of it as remote access to a desktop on a powerful PC. The speed of the net will make the interface very much real-time and lag-free.

Cloud gaming is bigging up too. Imagine not having to upgrade or buy a new console at all, all you need is your internet access. The game video/audio is streamed to you, and your inputs are relayed up to the cloud.

Anyway, pixlr use cloud computing to a very useful effect - photo editing. They have two free, amazing products - EXPRESS, which does basic, basic tasks all within your browser window, and the fantastic EDITOR, which I'll leave you to discover.

Amazing. Now imagine this all taking off big time. It's scary.