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Brian Dear | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @95d1585e @edc128e6 

Convenience, but at a price.

Me, I'm old-fashioned. Personal computer means, you own (and sure, are responsible for) the hardware, the software, the data, everything, including backups. Cloud, schmoud.
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Warner Crocker | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @2f51dd5c @95d1585e I remember running a small biz years ago and resisting networking the various computers we were running. When the early moves to “the cloud” began I was also resistant and wanted to keep everything local. 

I evolved on cloud usage as the world evolved because there really wasn’t much of a choice if I wanted to stay efficient in my collaboration efforts. 

Currently I use Apple, Google, Microsoft and Dropbox, because different partners that hire me have their own druthers. /1
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Warner Crocker | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @2f51dd5c @95d1585e I look back at myself now and laugh a bit at my hesitant days of yore. Primarily because I enjoy the benefits, even with the downside. 

Yes, there’s a cost, that will always rise, but frankly I don’t see anyway around that given the world we now live in.