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"Is it safe to trust the cloud? I've heard over and over again about how the benefits of "the cloud." I'm worried though that if I store all my data on someone else's servers, it won't be secure. Or even worse, the government will have access to it. Can I trust the cloud?" Every silver lining has a cloud
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That can easily be answered by answering other questions:
* If you don't use the cloud, how will you publish your site? Will you use dedicated servers (maybe at home)? Will you use dedicated servers in some internet providers? Or will you use shared computers?
* Independent of your answer for the previous questions, what will happen if the government decides that he will access your site? (except from having it at home, in which case you have a minimum chance of hiding data, I don't believe you will have no control in such situation).
* And, the name cloud, in my opinion gives an extra info that maybe wasn't planned. In the sky there are many clouds, some of them "crossing" with others. So, how much do you trust in that particular cloud (and on the enterprise that owns it, as computer clouds are really owned).
I think that you will see that, if you are already trusting an external site for your files (maybe even e-mails to make some backups) then you will not see problems with the cloud, only advantages. But if you have top secret information, if you need to have full control of the hardware or the like, then the cloud sucks.
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No way, My C: drive, My Acronis image backups.
And I don't have to pay a dime to use it.
Pfft Cloud...
Nothing but a revenue prop-up because margins elsewhere are either noexistant thin.
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Windows 8 is approaching its one-year birthday, and while that usually means a new version is in the works for most products, Microsoft usually puts a few years in between versions to keep things steady. However, the company may be speeding things up, as, according to Geek.com, it’s rumored that Windows 9 is planned for release sometime next year. For those looking for news of Wine and Wen
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Quote: Windows 10 to be ‘cloud OS’ Say it ain't so.
Perhaps that will usher in "The Year Of The Linux Desktop".
Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
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Well they already have Motherboards for desktops that can connect to the interent and without logging into the OS.
Could be like the Dos/Win 3.1 days only the 3.1 would be on the internet somwhere like they are doing with Office .
I bet that would go over real big.
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Yeah, put the browser in silicon. We already have to wait years between IE versions, just wait until you have to wait until you upgrade your MB
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TTFN - Kent
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Bios Upgrade
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'Can you have a truly scalable database without going NoSQL? Yes!' Enter the NoNoSQL movement
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Making smart glasses isn't Google's primary goal. Glass is a vehicle for its software platform, turning contextual data for each user into digital assistants that are as beloved as a favorite pet and as essential as food. "One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them"
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Forget the dire predictions of a looming shortfall of scientists, technologists, engineers, and mathematicians "The future is already here — it's just not very evenly distributed."
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Just before the results of back-to-school sales and way before the holiday season, Windows 8 appears to have made a significant jump in market share. At the same time, Windows 7′s hold remains strong, and it looks to stay the most popular operating system version for a long time. I guess it's time to upgrade from Windows ME?
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Kent Sharkey wrote: I guess it's time to upgrade from Windows ME?
There was always the time for upgrade from ME or in other words: there was never the time for downgrade to ME.
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Microsoft will no longer offer Masters and Architect level training rotations and will be retiring the Masters level certification exams as of October 1, 2013. The IT industry is changing rapidly and we will continue to evaluate the certification and training needs of the industry to determine if there’s a different certification needed for the pinnacle of our program. "I held him in my arms. I burned his body. The Master is dead!"
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The way they change so much how could anyone be a "Master"?
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A very good question.
I admit I haven't cared about certification for a while (but I do miss the exams, strangely), but I'm assuming it's a move away from Engineer? Either way, their (and everyone else's) certification process is such a fast-moving treadmill these days.
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Who could afford the time and money to keep up with them.
By the time I think I have something about ready to go take it is outdated and would have to start over again.
So I just study for the Information I need and not worry about the cert.(for now)
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Life for the medieval peasant was certainly no picnic. His life was shadowed by fear of famine, disease and bursts of warfare. His diet and personal hygiene left much to be desired. But despite his reputation as a miserable wretch, you might envy him one thing: his vacations. Better employment contract negotiation skills?
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We realized that helping developers grapple with the complexity of building 100% JavaScript web applications could only happen if we embraced the tools that they were most comfortable with: HTML and CSS. Beta was so last week
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The following post is a comprehensive summary of the developer-facing changes coming in Java 8. This next iteration of the JDK is currently scheduled for general availability in March 2014. But you were afraid to ask
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Apple's much-rumored trade-in program officially rolls out today, letting you get a discount on a new iPhone by trading your old one directly to Apple. I'd wait a few days, if I were you.
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It's called the Solar Power Satellite via Arbitrarily Large Phased Array, or SPS-ALPHA for short. "I wanted to get my teeth whitened, but I'll just get a tan instead."
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Finally, I saw this in a book about future space travel etc. that was printed a couple of decades ago.
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It sounded familiar to me as well. I might seem a little alarmist, but the notion of a satellite broadcasting microwaves onto my head sounds a little unpleasant.
I imagine those kind of details have been worked out, and the chance is small that Nero could get a hold of it along with some red matter to blow up our planet.
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What happens when a bug causes the satellite to send a thousand times the energy?
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