where's my data

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It's an increasing trend for myself (and others) to move data online. My bookmarks? Del.icio.us. My Documents? Google Docs. Other lists are now a part of my NetVibes page.

Last night I wanted to a look up a book I had heard about the other day. No sweat I'll just check my notes page on my homepage with a special note on books but - Netvibes was down....this is bull$hit i'm paying how much a month for this flaky service??

oh Yeah. i'm paying nothing. So why am I putting so much faith and giving up so much control?
It's all about the convenience I suppose. Bookmarks available whenever notes available wherever.

Am I putting way too much trust in the cloud?

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Anonymous said…
The cloud is where it's at!
January 10, 2011 at 3:38 PM
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