Mario’s Top 3: How to shoot great video on your phone

The holidays are right around the corner, and you want to make sure you capture and preserve all those wonderful moments so you can enjoy them later. You don’t want your “Baby’s first holiday” video to be dark, grainy and super shaky, do you? Here are some really easy and basic tips for shooting video with your smartphone.

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TODAY: How to store your files in the cloud

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Want to have all your digital files available at all time from all of your devices? Keeping it all in the cloud makes that possible.

So what exactly is the cloud?

“The cloud” means an off-site storage system for your data that is maintained by a third party.

Think of it as a storage facility you rent when you have too much stuff in your home, but you later realize you just can’t get rid of your stuff forever. This cloud is the place to store your data—files, photos, videos, etc that so that you don’t have to clutter up your hard drive.

You connect to your cloud securely over the Internet. Once connected, you can send copies of your information to the cloud server where your data is stored. When you want to access your info later, you can do it straight from the web or a mobile device.

Why use the cloud?

Once you’ve put your files in the cloud, they’re way more flexible than the storage unit you visit once a year because you can access those files from anywhere you have an Internet connection! This includes smartphones, tablets, and Internet-connected computers anywhere in the world. So not only can you securely store those files and free up your hard drive, you get the added, huge benefit of being able to access those files anywhere, anytime! Read more on TODAY.com.

TODAY: Tablet War Tuesday: New iPads but what about the new Surface 2?

In this special “Tablet Wars” segment in the TODAY show’s Orange Room, Digital Lifestyle Expert® Mario Armstrong and Carson Daly take a look at all the hottest new tablets, including the iPad 5 rumors, the just-released Microsoft Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2. They also examine the poll results of which tablets you’re most interested in!