2 Sep
2011
2 Sep
'11
6:54 p.m.
On 09/02/2011 08:44 PM, Andrew Burton wrote:
Sorry, to jump in a few days late but with people
pushing for using "cloud"
services I believe we are pretty much already there (e.g. YouTube, Flicker
etc.). Personally, I much prefer having originals in my possession and only
having backups in online accounts.
I have to agree there. And who knows when these companies will
suddenly say "oh, by the way, you'll now have to pay us money if you
want continued access (for yourself OR the public) to your data!"
Between people being short-sighted about stuff like this and using
those services because they're either too scared or not knowledgeable
enough to run their own stuff online, Windows boxes shitting the bed and
needing reloading so frequently, and people not knowing (or caring) how
to back up their data, instances of this type of loss will become more
and more frequent.
I don't deny its utility and awesomeness, but much of the time I do
really dislike what the Internet has become.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL