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    <title><![CDATA[Discussion on Has public cloud computing  changed your software buying habits? ]]></title>
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        <title><![CDATA[Nope.]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-356161-3548994]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Cloud storage for my personal private files?  Perhaps later, when the benefit outweighs the risk by a wider margin.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[yodi.collins]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 06:55:53 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Same here]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Our Chevy Cobalt will take both CDs &amp; input from an MP3 player, but our Malibu doesn't.  So, mostly  we still rely on CDs for our music.As for &quot;online&quot; backup...while it might provide some help in terms of storing the files vs. keeping them on a CD, even the best cloud services can't guarantee 100% availability.  Why?  Because even assuming they could provide enough depth of backup (storage, power, Internet connection on their server side, etc.), they still can???t guarantee that my Internet connection will also be working.  So, at best, you???re looking at 99.9% uptime.  On the other hand, for the minimal charge of blank DVDs (~$15 for a 100-pack), I can guarantee that my backups will be available 100% of the time, whether my Internet is working or not.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[spdragoo@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:09:27 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Not in my opinion,]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[but I don't have any stuff to transfer.  I don't keep any digital entertainment files, so I don't care if I can access them away from the house.  I have an MP3 player I use for podcasts of radio programs, and I upload those with a cable, and don't keep them after I've listened.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[CharlieSpencer_Palmetto]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 04:31:09 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Using the Cloud]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I don't trust it. Too obscure. It's bad enough that I work exclusively by email, but very good that I don't have to share anything with anyone except my customers (I'm a a freelance technical editor). I don't want my data in anyone else's servers. I make multiple backups on multiple devices at home. Take a few minutes every night, but it's worth it. Now I don't lose anything and I don't have to have an Internet connection to work -- except when I want to research specific points in the articles I edit.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[billfranke@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:14:09 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Does anyone think about Internet usage?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I am in a country where unlimited internet just isn't available. I couldn't imagine using any of these services here when the only real benefit I see so far is 'look! I didn't have to transfer my stuff!' which is easy enough to do with a cable. Anything I'm missing?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[beaverusiv]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:36:37 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Added a couple more choices]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Other and None!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Selena Frye]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:30:09 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Ditto; none of the above.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Nor anything else not listed either.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[CharlieSpencer_Palmetto]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:10:41 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[None of the above?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Seriously, without that option, I can't even answer the poll...]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[spdragoo@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:20:00 -0800</pubDate>
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