[BNM] Google notebook
AndrewGill73@gmail.com
andrewgill73 at gmail.com
Wed May 17 10:47:41 BST 2006
As well as Export I expect Google look after my data much better than I do.
i.e. kept in a secure dedicated data centre with RAID disks, online backups,
etc, etc.
On 5/17/06, Nick Tong - TalkWebSolutions.co.uk <nicktong at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> that is a worry but my experience with most Google products is they let
> you
> export most of the data you enter. Therefor you could export the data and
> back it up every now and then?
>
> On 17/05/06, danieleastwell at onetel.com <danieleastwell at onetel.com> wrote:
> >
> > My main 'fear' about centralised storage of personal information, is
> that
> > the
> > company that stores it goes bust, or the volunteers that run it, move on
> > to
> > other things. And just switch off the server...?
> >
> > Quoting "Nick Tong - TalkWebSolutions.co.uk" <nicktong at gmail.com>:
> >
> > > I couldn't agree more, I have servers, laptops, desktops... it's a
> pain
> > in
> > > the arse to keep installing software on each machine then
> > > exporting/importing etc, but God forbid broadband going down :S
> > >
> > > On 17/05/06, Tom Coady <tom.coady at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> On 5/17/06, Nick Tong - TalkWebSolutions.co.uk <nicktong at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >> > I guess it depends ( as Ali G might put it) "if you is a
> > google'st"...
> > >> >
> > >> > I have to say that i use a lot of the Google features: Gmail,
> > Calendar,
> > >> > Talk, Reader, /ig, Desktop, toolKit etc. and it's nice having it
> all
> > in
> > >> one
> > >> > place. If you're a MS person then i guess Onenote is great.
> > >>
> > >> Good points except that G provides the service of client access and
> > >> server in one go, whereas MS needs individual installation that is
> not
> > >> that portable unless you have bought AND implemented their server
> > >> solutions and even then I doubt they integrate that well with WAP/OS
> > >> browsers.
> > >>
> > >> Maybe I have access to too many machines, but I find myself logging
> in
> > >> from everywhere, not just to check mail but to find my own contacts
> > >> and docs.
> > >>
> > >>
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