I do all that as well - but a backup solution that doesn't have some form of offsite backup is not really a good solution.
Besides, when you are traveling and swapping between machines how do you keep everything synced together and have the ability to do work when there is no net connection? --------------------------- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation <http://www.secureworldfoundation.org> +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 12:58 PM, Bryan Seitz <[email protected]> wrote: > I prefer to host my own stuff that way nobody is farming it for > information, demographics, etc... I have things called backups and raid! > > On Wed, Jul 08, 2009 at 12:54:53PM -0400, Brian Weeden wrote: > > I'm also a huge fan of cloud (done properly). I live in my gmail, gdocs, > > and remember the milk accounts and rely on Live Mesh for syncing between > my > > home PC and laptop when traveling. > > > > The key that makes all the google stuff work for me is Google Gears. It > > does a pretty fantastic job of syncing and allowing offline access to my > > gmail. > > > > --------------------------- > > Brian Weeden > > Technical Advisor > > Secure World Foundation <http://www.secureworldfoundation.org> > > +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada > > +1 (202) 683-8534 US > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 12:51 PM, Mesdaq, Ali <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Gotta disagree with both you guys on that one. Cloud computing > definitely > > > has major advantages over local for various things. Not all things but > for > > > example storage. I rather have a google doc hosted by google that will > never > > > get lost to a harddrive crash than a locally stored doc. I can also see > big > > > promise in things like http://www.onlive.com/ for gaming. Cloud can't > > > replace everything but it can replace a few things really well. I > personally > > > wouldn?t mind having a lightweight computer that boots off a flash > image in > > > 2 seconds and connects to the web for accessing my files and basic > > > functionality. Something I never have to worry about for maintenance. > That > > > would be the ultimate web surfing platform. Give one of those computers > to > > > your family and never have to worry about fixing it ever! > > > > > > Thanks, > > > ------------------------------------------ > > > Ali Mesdaq (CISSP, GIAC-GREM) > > > Sr. Security Researcher > > > Websense Security Labs > > > http://www.WebsenseSecurityLabs.com > > > ------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] [mailto: > > > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 7:07 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [H] [Bulk] Re: Google OS > > > > > > At 09:55 AM 08/07/2009, Stan Zaske wrote: > > > >Cloud computing is bogus. The day when everyone's apps and data are > > > >on machines that aren't local is the day the Internet becomes third > > > >world. My broadband connection failed again yesterday for a couple > > > >hours during the Michael Jackson memorial blitz. How can so many in > > > >the industry be pushing this nonsense is beyond me. However, > > > >competing against Microsoft is a good idea as it may bring down > > > >their ridiculous prices. Anybody pee od'd that Vista owners don't > > > >get a free upgrade to 7? > > > > > > I'm not a big fan of cloud computing either (but interestingly > > > enough, am working on a cloud-based project, so go figure.) I don't > > > see net connections going down very often, but when they do, it could > > > be a big hit to a business. Seems like a single point of failure > > > issue to me, but it is taking off. > > > > > > T > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Protected by Websense Hosted Email Security -- www.websense.com > > > > > -- > > Bryan G. Seitz >
