tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post1768247547509459526..comments2024-03-28T07:56:38.659+00:00Comments on The View from the Blue House: When computers fail ...Rob Kitchinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05567424969308636082noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-43889596063463493962011-09-21T18:43:21.715+01:002011-09-21T18:43:21.715+01:00For some reason I'm unnerved by the idea of st...For some reason I'm unnerved by the idea of storing stuff via the cloud. It's a security thing. The data is accessible to whoever is managing those cloud resources and presumably anyone who can hack it. If you research software, security and data shadows it's difficult not to get paranoid!<br />I prefer to backup onto external drives that are then stored in a locked unit. The problem is to remember to do it ...<br /><br />I finished Bloodland last night. Will put up the review tomorrow or Friday.Rob Kitchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05567424969308636082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-47130660633044252242011-09-21T18:26:38.728+01:002011-09-21T18:26:38.728+01:00Rob, think about Dropbox, or the upcoming iCloud. ...Rob, think about Dropbox, or the upcoming iCloud. Very convenient. You'll never have to back up again. It's the way forward . . .Alan Glynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-77042158115503566952011-09-21T17:42:06.487+01:002011-09-21T17:42:06.487+01:00Rob - Sorry to hear about your computer breakdown!...Rob - Sorry to hear about your computer breakdown! Wise words, too, about backing things up...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com