John W Colby
jwcolby at gmail.com
Sat Mar 8 09:30:20 CST 2014
Another problem with Dropbox is security, the stored contents are not encrypted. I use BoxCryptor to encrypt sensitive files up on drop box. John W. Colby Reality is what refuses to go away when you do not believe in it On 3/8/2014 10:24 AM, Doug Steele wrote: > I have a desktop at home and use a laptop when I'm away. I use Dropbox for > syncing - all my working files are in my Dropbox folder. That syncs > continuously on any file changes when I'm connected to the Internet, and > also means I have three identical copies of every file - one on each > computer and one in the cloud. > > The only gotcha is if you open a file on the two computers simultaneously > and make changes to both. You end up with two copies of the file - one > labelled 'Conflicted Copy'. That's happened to me a few times when I've > made changes at home, then forgotten to close the file and later made > changes on the laptop away from home. > > Doug > > PS Speaking of backing up different hardware configurations, here's one > distinct advantage to Macs, where Apple controls the hardware with an iron > fist. Both my computers are Macs (I run Windows on Parallels). A full > backup of either of my computers will restore to either machine just fine. > As well as the standard Time Capsule continuous backup that Apple > provides, I use a program called Super Duper for regular, offline backups > to USB drives. The drives are fully bootable - this has saved my bacon a > couple of times. I had a hard drive failure recently, so all I did was > plug in a backup drive, boot to it, recover the files I needed, install a > new HD, restore the system with the last good Time Capsule backup, then > copy my recovered files back. The whole process took less than an hour, > not counting the HD replacement. > > > On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 10:33 PM, Bill Benson <bensonforums at gmail.com> wrote: > >> I use a DELL laptop with port replicator and dual monitors, external >> kb/trackball... and this in general gives me all the look and feel and >> performance of a desktop machine. However we developers need to build for >> lesser performing client (customer) systems anyway, so that if a solution >> is fast for us, we know it will be at least almost-fast for our customer, >> and not the other way around. That said, there are some reasons to use a >> desktop machine, and that is durability... If you are like me, you may have >> lost a laptop HD a time or two. Having a desktop running dual drives with >> RAID 3 would have been nice at such times. Also, the faster spin and huge >> capacities of desktop HDDs is a plus, as are the plethora of ports and >> (generally) better ports. Laptops are, due to form factor and nature, >> skimpy on ports. >> >> If I knew of a simple way to keep dual systems in synch in terms of >> programs and OS and data, there is no way I would use a laptop as a home >> system, I would use it only when moving around the house to "run" my >> desktop remotely, if for no other reason than data protection. But the time >> cost of keeping everything I want in two places is prohibitive, and I live >> with the risk of data shock with everything on one system (laptop). I >> compensate by regular full system backups, but if my laptop becomes >> obsolete, that multi-partition backup probably will not be able to get >> recovered to a new one. Happened just last year, my E6510 could not be >> recovered to a E6530... although I have heard that with the 2014 edition of >> Acronis True Image one can recover from one hardware configuration to >> another. I have my doubts. >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 11:31 PM, John W Colby <jwcolby at gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> LOL, my HP laptop has the worst keyboard I have EVER run into. I use a >>> wireless keyboard and mouse. The laptop is propped up against the wall >> at >>> the edge of the table, completely out of the way. >>> >>> >>> John W. Colby >>> >>> Reality is what refuses to go away >>> when you do not believe in it >>> >>> On 3/7/2014 11:23 PM, Stuart McLachlan wrote: >>> >>>> I'm the same. I do all of my work on a laptop with external mouse >>>> (wireless) and second >>>> monitor attached (the laptop primary screen is 15.6in - 1366 x 768). >>>> >>>> I don't bother with an external keyboard since the laptop has a full >>>> keyboard with numeric >>>> keypad. >>>> >>>> >>> --- >>> This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus >>> protection is active. >>> http://www.avast.com >>> >>> -- >>> AccessD mailing list >>> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >>> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >>> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >>> >> -- >> AccessD mailing list >> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com