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LynneSin

(95,337 posts) Tue Sep 9, 2014, 11:58 PM Sep 2014

Am I the only one anti-cloud around here? [View all]

Look I like fancy technology as much as the next person but I'm still not buying this cloud technology. I'm not buying the ideal that somewhere out there in the world in space someplace I can store all my files and photos and music. First I read for many of these places I have to pay for the storage. Maybe I get a gig free but if I need more I have to pay so much per month or year or so.

Then I feel like anyone could just hop on my cloud and start looking at my stuff in there. Sure I know there is security to prevent this from happening but is there?

And finally if these places shut down their technology do I just lose all my stuff then what happens?

Give me a good terabyte hard drive backup system and I'm a happy camper

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Am I the only one anti-cloud around here? [View all] LynneSin Sep 2014 OP

your post title reminded me of this! NRaleighLiberal Sep 2014 #1

no Skittles Sep 2014 #2

I never had a use for the cloud. I didn't even understand its purpose until a week Baitball Blogger Sep 2014 #3

I'm not anti-cloud... Make7 Sep 2014 #4

You aren't alone DavidG_WI Sep 2014 #5

No, I feel the same way. nt WhiteAndNerdy Sep 2014 #6

I'd rather have my stuff on a hard drive d_r Sep 2014 #7

I don't save anything to my pc hard drive or to the cloud. Use an external hard drive Fla Dem Sep 2014 #32

don't blame you nt d_r Sep 2014 #34

You have good instincts. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2014 #8

Calibre lululu Sep 2014 #29

thumb drives are dirt cheap. it's where my important stuff is KG Sep 2014 #9

I zoned out of technology advances at Twitter. femmocrat Sep 2014 #10

A little different for me. It depends on Personal or Business use Xyzse Sep 2014 #11

this is about the only thing i know about "the cloud" orleans Sep 2014 #12

Sticking with hard copies bikebloke Sep 2014 #13

Well ..... whistler162 Sep 2014 #14

It's clouds' illusions I recall Art_from_Ark Sep 2014 #23

Not quite: Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2014 #15

I completely agree with you LiberalEsto Sep 2014 #16

Nope. "Cloud" = Moondog Sep 2014 #17

One more here caraher Sep 2014 #18

nobody needs the cloud Nevada Blue Sep 2014 #19

I'm not anti-cloud, but... GoCubsGo Sep 2014 #20

For my personal use, no, I wouldn't trust cloud computing. DinahMoeHum Sep 2014 #21

I agree. Also, the "Constant Guard" thingy from Comcast drives me nuts. DebJ Sep 2014 #22

I trust no one or nothing else to keep my data secure. hobbit709 Sep 2014 #24

not a fan. got my timemachine mopinko Sep 2014 #25

My stuff can stay right here on earth Betty88 Sep 2014 #26

Get over it! The Cloud is the best thing to happen to you and to me. A Simple Game Sep 2014 #27

a few thumb drives lululu Sep 2014 #28

Not at all. Would you invite a stranger to hold your wallet or purse to keep it "safe" for you? MADem Sep 2014 #30

Damnit, is that why that nice guy on the bus didn't give me... LynneSin Sep 2014 #33

Whatit is!!! nt MADem Sep 2014 #35

I back up my data Wolf Frankula Sep 2014 #31

I don't care for it. Blue_In_AK Sep 2014 #36