Stuart McLachlan
stuart at lexacorp.com.pg
Fri May 13 17:24:08 CDT 2011
Gmail in March this year was where people lost access to their data for several days. Amazon users in April permanently lost data -- Stuart On 13 May 2011 at 13:38, Jim Lawrence wrote: > Wasn't it the recent Amazon crash and it was it not that anyone lost > data, wasn't it that the users could not get at their data? > > Jim > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart > McLachlan Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 2:38 AM To: Discussion of > Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Download Chrome > OS > > Especially those that lost their data in reccent Google and Amazon > cloud failures. > > -- > Stuart > > On 13 May 2011 at 10:51, Tydda Jon - Slough wrote: > > > I think a lot of people will be very wary about trusting their > > personal documents, photos and whatever to a third party... I think > > there will still be a big market for a standalone systems for home > > users. > > > > > > Jon > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Martin > > Reid Sent: 13 May 2011 09:38 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software > > issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Download Chrome OS > > > > My money is on Office Web Apps and Office 365 > > > > Martin > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark > > Breen Sent: 13 May 2011 09:32 To: Discussion of Hardware and > > Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Download Chrome OS > > > > Hi Jim, > > > > Do you not think that 5 years is a more likely timescale? I could > > believe that within 5 years, most houses would be more than happy to > > have a linux or Chrome based PC for home use, and that we will all > > use google docs or something similar? > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 13 May 2011 05:36, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote: > > > > > Is 'free' a good price? > > > > > > I do not expect the market to rapidly switch over, abandoning > > > Windows but I have notices a slow but steady trend in that > > > direction. In twenty years, I suspect that Windows will still be a > > > major player but like the browser market there will be a half > > > dozen other major players. Windows, Mac, Chrome and Linux > > > OSs...and others > > > > > > Jim > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Peter > > > Brawley Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 8:01 PM To: Discussion of > > > Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Download > > > Chrome OS > > > > > > Yikes, I remember when 20 million PCs in the world seemed huge. > > > Now there are 2 billion > > > (http://www.etforecasts.com/products/ES_pcww1203.htm). The > > > ChromeBook could take a big slice of that market if it's priced > > > right. > > > > > > PB > > > > > > On 5/12/2011 12:50 AM, Jim Lawrence wrote: > > > > PSS For further information and the challenge see the following > > > > link that just appeared up as I was searching: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/may/12/google-microsoft- > > > ch ro mebook > > > > -laptop > > > > > > > > Jim > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim > > > > Lawrence Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 10:45 PM To: 'Discussion > > > > of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] > > > > Download Chrome OS > > > > > > > > PS Here is a more recent link with more features and details. > > > > > > > > http://www.thetechlabs.com/tech-tutorials/os/download-google-chr > > > > om e- os/ > > > > > > > > Jim > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim > > > > Lawrence Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 10:34 PM To: 'Discussion > > > > of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Download > > > > Chrome OS > > > > > > > > You can now download Chrome OS and run it on a virtual drive or > > > > on an USB drive, at least 4GB. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/download-google-chrome-os-and-run-on- > > > a- re al-com > > > > puter/ > > > > > > > > Jim > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > dba-Tech mailing list > > > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > dba-Tech mailing list > > > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > dba-Tech mailing list > > > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > dba-Tech mailing list > > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > dba-Tech mailing list > > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > This communication and its attachments, if any, may contain > > confidential and privileged information the use of which by other > > persons or entities than the intended recipient is prohibited. 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