[Wolves] Online Storage

[Peter Cannon]

Mo Awkati wrote:

> Extremely valid points you made there. This is why I don't like anyone
> else to have access to my stuff. And you are right, what happens with so
> called deleted data?? As you say, nothing is deleted.. Online storage is
> not like having a bank deposit box, no one can access it unless they
> have a court order!

I think you need to make some clear distinctions here;

1. Online storage as per the subject:
Some sort of backup service. Like most people even most of my customers
there's a sort of primeval resistance to having your Cornish pasties
stored in someone else's larder. Even if they promise to look after them
safely you still have this fear that some low life is going to approach
them with a jug of gravy.

Its a really good idea in principle, accessible from anywhere, unlimited
capacity (If you have a big enough wallet) and safe as in if your office
burnt down and you use some sort of internal backup solution like tapes
etc you'd be stuffed. Having said that you could always backup to an
off-site machine that you owned so its academic.

2. Working On-Line:
I do use Google a lot not only mail but docs as well now of course
Google are in fact more evil than Microsoft I've been prophesying for
years that they want to take over the world so with this in mind I
accept they snoop on my data and activity, thing is if I want to look at
hornysnails.com and I'm ashamed of someone finding out perhaps I
shouldn't be looking at it? Which is why I look at dirtyworms.co.uk
instead. :-)

I use Dropbox a hell of a lot which in a sense is a combination of
Working online and Storage, a 'copy' of your data is kept on their
servers but IMV its a small price to pay and I'm not exactly Barclays
bank or MI5 and any crook who wanted to steal my identity would end up
poorer than when he started.

Summary
Working On-Line should be the way forward but I cant see it being
defacto in my life time too many people can find excuses why they simply
must have a PC and everything to be stored locally. I myself am guilty
of that too but I do do crazy stuff like use my xbox for
browsing/connecting to Google so maybe they should bring out a TV with
Wifi capability (Not that rip off sky or virgin crap) or access to the
Interweb via your fridge to encourage you to use On-line Storage or work
On-Line.