It an old article (actually 2 old articles) but it just shows how the computer is becoming more apart of the internet than ever before.
I know in the future even small businesses will have applications that use the web as a integral part of heir business philosophy.
Here is a link from a site called NetVibes of which plans to use aother site called Box (using the same account) in such a way that you will be able to add a drive on your computer (1 GB) that will be accessable on the internet.
Neat huh?
http://blog.netvibes.com/?2006/03/09/44-netvibes-welcome-a-free-1-giga-web-harddrive-for-every-netvibes-users
The other link is from TechCrunch below