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From: Marv on 28 Jan 2010 21:47 Andrew wrote: > John Pollard wrote: >> Andrew wrote: >>> John Pollard wrote: >>>> ...my concern isn't about whether one more online site has my >>>> user-id and password ... >>> The problem, in my mind, isn't security (I already download all my >>> stuff today so they have that stuff already; it's the AVAILABILITY of >>> my data at the time I want it. I don't know if you were affected, >>> but a couple of years ago Intuit, in their wonderful wisdom, tried to >>> put a access product into Turbo Tax that SOMETIMES worked; many times >>> didn't. It would "call home' to ensure you had a legit copy of >>> Turbotax. More than once I couldn't get at my data because the >>> product malfunctioned and I had to call tech support for a go-around. >>> This lasted only one year. >>> Point is that data that is off your computer and out of your control >>> can't be counted on to be available to you when you need it. >> Sorry, but that doesn't address what I said. You took my comment out >> of context. I can't imagine how I could have made it clearer that I >> was not interested in an online application that tried to *replace* >> the Quicken desktop application. > > And I agree. I wasn't trying to address what you said to the general point > other than give the reason why I don't want to give up a desktop product, be > it the application or the data behind it. It's MY availability of both the > app and the data behind it. And I do acknowledge that Han has a point in > another post in this thread that " an online system should hav backups that > are better then the average Joe's. " But in my case with my daily > automated backups to a physical, external, harddrive, that isn't my personal > concern. Hopefully, I won't have TWO sets of failures simultaneously. (Of > course, a flood, roof collapse, or power serge could conceivably knock out > both storage devices ... but that's another topic for discussion.) > > Back up using Gmail. Zip files and split if needed. Change name and extension so it is not identifiable. I have done this for years once or twice a week. --- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: news(a)netfront.net ---
From: Andrew on 29 Jan 2010 07:58
Marv wrote: > Andrew wrote: >> But in my case with my daily automated backups >> to a physical, external, harddrive, that isn't my personal concern. >> Hopefully, I won't have TWO sets of failures simultaneously. (Of >> course, a flood, roof collapse, or power serge could conceivably >> knock out both storage devices ... but that's another topic for >> discussion.) > Back up using Gmail. Zip files and split if needed. > Change name and extension so it is not identifiable. > I have done this for years once or twice a week. > > --- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: news(a)netfront.net --- Not to hijack this thread to become a discussion about backup philosophy, but...... Every once in a while (I should be more diligent) I do cut a CD with my files on it and store in the safe deposit box. I often have thought of also PRINTING a copy of several of my key Quicken account registers (notably, checking) and saving the hardcopy PAPER (!) there as well. I believe paper to be the only storage medium that stands a chance of being useable in 20 years (!), assuming you can read it by then. But haven't done that yet. I used to keep my Q for DOS files around on 3.5" drives and a 100meg zip disk at various points; can't read those in my house anymore. -- ------------------------------------------------------------- Regards - - Andrew |