tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post822706637610543388..comments2024-02-15T13:20:14.813-06:00Comments on Gordon's Notes: Nimbophobia: 4 more reasons to fear the cloudJGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-9392447943508663702011-06-26T21:03:35.510-05:002011-06-26T21:03:35.510-05:00Flashback to October 2009. The Microsoft subsidia...Flashback to October 2009. The Microsoft subsidiary "Danger" lost all the data for T-Mobile's Sidekick customers: Contacts, To-Do lists, photos, and calendars.<br /><br />At least the company could claim their name warned folks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-71023797840701807602011-06-26T16:41:47.132-05:002011-06-26T16:41:47.132-05:00Yes, they needed an iWeb like solution for their i...Yes, they needed an iWeb like solution for their image users. Google's Picasa software, for Win and OS X (Intel) will, for example, retrieve Picasa web albums and all metadata.<br /><br />I made a wise decision years ago when I chose Google's services over Apple. I don't trust Google's Cloud, but I trust it far more than iCloud.JGFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-1779060378854077222011-06-26T06:03:09.090-05:002011-06-26T06:03:09.090-05:00Perhaps you are correct about the photos, JGF. App...Perhaps you are correct about the photos, JGF. Apple does note that iWeb will move web sites for you.gcallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-82144598196316261252011-06-25T18:46:53.253-05:002011-06-25T18:46:53.253-05:00The post itself has a good example of what Apple c...The post itself has a good example of what Apple could have done. Google's closed their Personal Health Record service; but they provided several ways for their customers to migrate data.<br /><br />I'd have been more impressed if they provided a way to move the data directly to Microsoft Health Vault, but Google didn't do too badly.<br /><br />Similarly when Google shuttered Google JGFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-90562907264058822612011-06-25T12:04:32.692-05:002011-06-25T12:04:32.692-05:00Come on dude. Apple is giving you one year to find...Come on dude. Apple is giving you one year to find another host. It's not as though one day you woke up and they had deleted all your shit.<br /><br />I agree with your point that you should always have your own copies and a way to move your stuff. But what are you claiming: if any company anywhere ever offers a service you rely on, they must ALWAYS continue to provide it or be "gcallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.com