Or, just start using Firefox. On 6 June 2011 16:00, Greg Keogh <[email protected]> wrote:
> Aha so Carbonite is another cloud backup like Mozy etc. I didn't see that > one last week when I ran a search for "cloud backup". It looks just like the > ones I rejected because they were a "sync backup" and were a bit > patronising. > > > > I should explain to others that I realise with clarity what I've purchased > now with my Rackspace account: ... space and a REST API. That's all. > > > > I've now got the kind of assembly language SDK of the cloud. They have a C# > authored API around the REST calls, and from the little bit I've seen so far > it seems quite complete and well written. There is an attractive Firefox > plug for a UI over the cloud files, but I don't use Firefox. There is a > beautiful Mac app for free as a UI, but that's no use to me. There is a $40 > shareware app for Windows <http://www.cloudfilesmanager.com/>, but it > looks like it was written by a 15 year old kid for a school project. > > > > So where does that leave me? ... I have to write my own apps and libraries > to integrate with the Rackspace cloud files. I usually hate reinventing the > wheel, but it looks like I have no choice. When my app is ready I think I’ll > donate it for free to the Rackspace community. Luckily, the API is really > bland and simple, so the learning curve is shallow. > > > > This also explains why Rackspace have no policy on security ... we don’t > give a toss, it’s your problem, we just give you the space. > > > > Greg >
