I always wondered why people store information on 3rd party computers, specifically big tech companies that sell their info to advertisers, go figure...
PS: This was written by power generated by a generator I built myself, it's super relia
On average, I lose two or three local media devices every decade. I will happily outsource that problem to somebody with full-time concerns of backup and restoration. Especially at the price point of free.
Two or more copies is still the inescapable rule, but having a cloud store is preferable to no cloud store.
The ability to consolidate his medical history into a Google Doc and have it synchronized across devices, history-stamped, and accessible by the family members who are helping him is life-changing. It has kept him in his own home for years longer than of we lacked these technologies because it allows us to seamlessly coordinate his care among visits and specialists better than the local hospital network does.
When people say "provides no real convenience," I have to conclude they don't have the challenges we face.
This tech has quietly changed the world for the better.
> convenience and privacy typically stand in opposite realms
And thank God the trade-off can be made. We damaged the efficacy of medical care in the name of privacy in this country; were can use Google Docs to counterweight that in our family. If Google gets to know intimate details of my relative's cascading dementia as a consequence, fine.
Not bad, but still... no copy, no data.