>If I lived/worked in the DC metro area, the broadband might be more
>reliable. It's not particularly reliable in most of the country.
This would be interesting to track. Do you have a source for this?
There are many comparisons of broadband service around the country and
the world. Here's on
OK you just made a huge assumption.
I keep both local and a national email address. I use my local ISP
to access that email address but I still use pop.
My ISP is not reliable. But then again neither is the DSL down
here. We are in what would be called an undeserved area. (No
competition
Actually, this sounds like me as little as two years ago. Despite the
fact that, having had broadband for some ten years, I could count the
days of outages on one finger. All told, broadband's been more
reliable than the power grid.
Then, it still made a lot of sense for me to be able to access my
>If I lived/worked in the DC metro area, the broadband might be more
>reliable. It's not particularly reliable in most of the country.
This would be interesting to track. Do you have a source for this?
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>Is the online software free? Does it require a subscription? I own
>licenses to what I need, and prefer to avoid subscriptions. Where's the
>ever-present affordable broadband? Not here. I do store data remotely,
>but can't get to it whenever I need it, so must plan ahead for access.
Not free,
>Yes, email comes from the so-called "cloud", but it doesn't rely on
>continuous connection for download. Using programs online does, and it's
>still not reliable enough to count on being there whenever it's needed.
>I'll have my software local, thank you. I'll use online software when
>it's th
>In the thirty years I've used computers, I have never trusted them to
>absolutely be there when I need them the most--local or remote.
Could it be that your 30-year perspective causes you to put more emphasis
on things as they once were and not enough emphasis on things as they are
today?
I
Valid points. But email comes from the cloud anyway, so it's tough to
argue that one. I mean, why delete an important email from the cloud?
Then you're relying on your own backup methods to preserve it.
Also, today's cloud _does_ offer multiple locations and backups. Which
systems were you having
>Also, today's cloud _does_ offer multiple locations and backups. Which
>systems were you having so much trouble with? How long ago? Don't you
>think they've improved things at all?
As much as I hate to agree with Tony, it also looks to me that you may be
clinging to old methods at a time when ne
>In the thirty years I've used computers, I have never trusted them to
>absolutely be there when I need them the most--local or remote.
Could it be that your 30-year perspective causes you to put more emphasis
on things as they once were and not enough emphasis on things as they are
today?
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Valid points. But email comes from the cloud anyway, so it's tough to
argue that one. I mean, why delete an important email from the cloud?
Then you're relying on your own backup methods to preserve it.
Also, today's cloud _does_ offer multiple locations and backups. Which
systems were you having
> Yeah, I can see why everyone would be incredulous. It sounds like 10X
> the work to produce what you perceive is a little convenience. Get a
> Gmail account and you can just use any browser *anywhere* to access
> these records and compose documents. No Word needed, and no worries
> about backing
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