re: #457 Anymouse

And as things such as Dropbox, Google Drive, and necessary internet connectivity continue to be pushed, it leaves areas like mine as computing deserts. (No WiFi, no cell service.)

A tablet computer or one which requires using “the cloud” to store your stuff is worthless here, just an expensive piece of plastic and wire.

I also much prefer keeping my stuff at home rather than some nebulous cloud.

It would be nice if some politicians somewhere, I don’t know, maybe Washington, were to push for affordable internet service for the whole country rather than just the parts they like.

Also, get off my lawn.

I live in internet heaven, I suppose (San Francisco Bay Area), but I still stick with the Old Ways — computers with big hard drives, and external drives for backup. Using the cloud is trusting someone else to take care of your stuff — and I’m not ready for that.

(Since I still have an old Powerbook, I also have a zip drive, which is the only easy way to transfer stuff to and from it. Why do I have an old Powerbook? I have some ancient mac-pre-OSX programs that I don’t want to lose — and anyway, it’s STILL one of the most beautiful machines ever designed.)