Comments on: The limits of cloud-based services http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/2009/08/11/the-limits-of-cloud-based-services/ Thoughts from a technologist and journalist Wed, 09 May 2012 14:41:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Paul Balcerak http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/2009/08/11/the-limits-of-cloud-based-services/comment-page-1/#comment-6605 Paul Balcerak Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:01:36 +0000 http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/?p=1418#comment-6605 <a href="http://www.evernote.com" title="Evernote" rel="nofollow">Evernote</a>? Evernote?

]]> By: Steve Myers http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/2009/08/11/the-limits-of-cloud-based-services/comment-page-1/#comment-6598 Steve Myers Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:29:32 +0000 http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/?p=1418#comment-6598 How about using MobileMe's iDisk? I realize that's not free, but it allows syncing of important files. As for e-mail, perhaps you use an e-mail client with Gmail, which means you have copies of everything on your computer. You should be able to switch between Gmail on a browser and an e-mail program. How about using MobileMe’s iDisk? I realize that’s not free, but it allows syncing of important files. As for e-mail, perhaps you use an e-mail client with Gmail, which means you have copies of everything on your computer. You should be able to switch between Gmail on a browser and an e-mail program.

]]> By: Pierce Presley http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/2009/08/11/the-limits-of-cloud-based-services/comment-page-1/#comment-6597 Pierce Presley Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:06:30 +0000 http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/?p=1418#comment-6597 Of course, the nice thing to have would be synced copies of cloud-based files on devices that could handle the storage limits (even better would be the ability to sync a subset of one's files to a device, so you could have some of your stuff on, say, a netbook that doesn't have space for all gazillion gigabytes of your stuff) so you could get to things when the Internet's out or you're away from civilization. I've about got this handled for my backup needs--I have online storage at Mozy and an external hard drive at home--but I have yet to see something that would keep my Gmail, Gdocs and Gcal synced with my computers with all the bells and whistles I've become accustomed to. Of course, the nice thing to have would be synced copies of cloud-based files on devices that could handle the storage limits (even better would be the ability to sync a subset of one’s files to a device, so you could have some of your stuff on, say, a netbook that doesn’t have space for all gazillion gigabytes of your stuff) so you could get to things when the Internet’s out or you’re away from civilization. I’ve about got this handled for my backup needs–I have online storage at Mozy and an external hard drive at home–but I have yet to see something that would keep my Gmail, Gdocs and Gcal synced with my computers with all the bells and whistles I’ve become accustomed to.

]]> By: Marc Matteo http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/2009/08/11/the-limits-of-cloud-based-services/comment-page-1/#comment-6596 Marc Matteo Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:31:46 +0000 http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/?p=1418#comment-6596 Hard drives crash. Tape recorders break. Typewriters jam and dang nabbit pencil lead snaps off just when you need it. The moral? Pretty much that there are days you just need to go down to the park with a Frisbee. Hard drives crash. Tape recorders break. Typewriters jam and dang nabbit pencil lead snaps off just when you need it.

The moral? Pretty much that there are days you just need to go down to the park with a Frisbee.

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