Last year, I wrote an article about using the cloud for backups and doing it securely. There have been some big changes in the area since then, and I wanted to return to it and update some of my recommendations and add some new tools to the mix as well. This is part 1 of a three part series on using Cloud Services. Part 1 will revisit backups, Part 2 will cover storing passwords securely in the cloud, and Part 3 will show you how to keep track of every thought that crosses your mind and make it available anywhere, all through the cloud. Continue reading “Cloud Services Revisited – Part 1 – Backups”
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How I learned to love the cloud (at least for backups)
If you haven’t heard of “the cloud”, you probably haven’t been paying attention to all of the online services that are cropping up online. If you’ve used Flickr, Facebook, Gmail, Hotmail, or any of the thousands of online tools available today, you’ve used the cloud. It’s a way of saying that the things you put on those sites are stored “somewhere”, but you don’t know, or need to care, where it’s stored. It’s just in the clouds. I’ve always been a little hesitant of putting things “in the cloud”. Continue reading “How I learned to love the cloud (at least for backups)”