{"id":2616,"date":"2011-08-13T08:43:22","date_gmt":"2011-08-13T12:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=2616"},"modified":"2011-08-13T08:43:22","modified_gmt":"2011-08-13T12:43:22","slug":"cindy-on-the-cloud-passwords-digital-lifeboat-and-other-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/cindy-on-the-cloud-passwords-digital-lifeboat-and-other-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Cindy – on the cloud, passwords, Digital Lifeboat and other things"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cindy in Wisconsin comments on the \t\t\tcloud, Digital Lifeboat and other things<\/strong>
\nHi, guys! I just wanted to give you 2 thumbs up for all your \t\t\thard work & the info you share with us each week! I, for one, really \t\t\tappreciated the “cloud” issue and intend to follow up on most of the \t\t\tsites you posted about. As a 54 yr old fulltime college student \t\t\tcommuting 55 miles one way to school, I can tell you that having \t\t\taccess to my files, bookmarks (social bookmarking sites are GREAT!), \t\t\t& various software via the “cloud” is hugely important to me! I have \t\t\ta PC at home but no laptop, netbook, or even cellphone with internet \t\t\tcapabilities, so with the “cloud”, I can still access my stuff from \t\t\tthe computers on campus or anywhere else I might have access to a \t\t\tcomputer that isn’t mine. Very helpful! I have taken your advice \t\t\tabout passwords, too, and have made mine as strong as I can. I don’t \t\t\tuse a password manager, however, to remember them all. I keep a \t\t\tdisguised file on my computer to store them in. The ones I use the \t\t\tmost often I have memorized. And yes, it can be a challenge to keep \t\t\tall those passwords straight, along with all those pin numbers for \t\t\tthe various cards we use, too. Not sure how they expect us mature \t\t\tpeople whose brains are so full of interesting information to keep \t\t\tsqueezing more into it, but somehow I keep managing to get more into \t\t\tthe little gray cells. :o)<\/p>\n

Anyway, I just wanted to send you a little encouragement for the \t\t\tgreat job you’re doing and to let you know that I appreciate your \t\t\tefforts. I know you aren’t getting rich off of what you get from me \t\t\t(or from anyone else) and don’t have a “little empire”, either. I’m \t\t\tsorry that folks either misunderstood you or were just outright \t\t\tmean-spirited and unjustly critical.<\/p>\n

Oh, and about Digital Lifeboat–it DOES take forever! I signed up \t\t\tright after I got the Info Ave Premium edition telling about it and \t\t\tit is STILL uploading my files, but it’s made it all the way up to \t\t\t87.3% backed up now! I checked the website and it does tell you that \t\t\tit could take a long time to upload all of your files, depending on \t\t\thow many you have on your computer. And yes, it DOES slow down your \t\t\tcomputer while it’s uploading, but you CAN pause it, too, which I \t\t\thave done when I really needed things to work faster on my computer. \t\t\tIt would be nice if it worked faster, but I figure since it’s free, \t\t\tI’m not complaining. Except for the speed of the backup process and \t\t\thow it slows down the system, it seems to be working just fine, so \t\t\tthere’s really nothing I can think of to tell the developer. So I \t\t\tstill vote in favor of Digital Lifeboat. Hey, everything in life \t\t\tdoesn’t have to be delivered at the speed of light–or at least as \t\t\tfast as a fast-food order. Show some patience!<\/p>\n

So hang in there and keep up the good work! I depend on you for \t\t\tsound advice about free programs & such and have appreciated all \t\t\tthat I’ve learned from you folks since getting this Gateway computer \t\t\twith Windows XP Home in Jan 2002–and it’s still humming right along \t\t\tas sweet as ever! Your tutorials have been invaluable in learning \t\t\thow to take care of my computer and do many things on the computer. \t\t\tPrior to getting this computer, I had almost no computer experience \t\t\tand now others ask me how to do things on the computer. So thanks! I \t\t\tfirst discovered you because of your email stationary, which I still \t\t\thave and still use, but now I rely on you more for computer info \t\t\tthan anything else. LOVE your start page, too, by the way! It’s my \t\t\thome page! So thanks, TC & EB! You are doing a great job and I \t\t\tappreciate it!<\/p>\n

Our answer<\/strong>
\nWe are putting your comments in the question and answer section – \t\t\twell because you raise some good points and we’d like to comment and \t\t\tto give you some new information about some of the comments you \t\t\tmade. First of all Cindy, would you like a job writing articles for \t\t\tus? You move from topic to topic with as much aplomb as we do – and \t\t\tyour segues are better! (Kidding!)<\/p>\n

On Passwords:<\/p>\n

First of all it’s darn near impossible \t\t\tto remember passwords if you create strong, complex passwords. \t\t\tThat’s why we recommend you use a password manager like LastPass. \t\t\tNot only will LastPass generate complex and strong passwords for you \t\t\t– it will remember them for you – and even fill in the web forms for \t\t\tyou. All you need to remember is one password – the master password. \t\t\tEB and I don’t even know what our passwords are – they’re all 12-14 \t\t\tcharacters with numbers and letters and symbols. We couldn’t begin \t\t\tto tell you even if tied us up and threatened us with Lindsay Lohan \t\t\ttrial tapes for hours. So do yourself a favor – \t\t\t\tdownload and install LastPass<\/a> – it’s free, and you can forget about the aging gray matter and rely \t\t\ton LastPass instead. Even if your computer crashes – your passwords \t\t\tare stored on a secure server, encrypted, and only accessible with \t\t\tyour master password.<\/p>\n

On Digital Lifeboat<\/p>\n

We recommended Digital Lifeboat because \t\t\tthey’re offering unlimited cloud-based backup space during their \t\t\ttrial or Beta phase. I guess we didn’t make it clear enough about \t\t\twhy Digital Lifeboat is giving free unlimited hard-drive space to \t\t\tthose who sign-up during the test. The idea is to have as many \t\t\tpeople help them work out the bugs and kinks in the software before \t\t\tthey begin selling space. We thought it was a great opportunity for \t\t\tthose of you who don’t mind using software with issues – and helping \t\t\tthe developer iron them out. We got razzed pretty good for \t\t\trecommending a program with some major flaws. But we still think \t\t\tit’s a great deal for those who can stick it out during the test \t\t\tphase.<\/p>\n

Anyway… a couple of days ago one of \t\t\tthe developers of Digital Lifeboat left a couple of comments on our \t\t\t\tInformation \t\t\tAvenue Web site<\/a>. We wanted to share them with you and all of our \t\t\treaders:<\/p>\n

“Thanks, Cloudeight, for the sincere \t\t\treview! The power settings problem is a bug that we\u2019ve hopefully \t\t\t(*fingers crossed*) worked out in our latest update.<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/em><\/p>\n

We\u2019re definitely still in beta and still working out the bugs. If \t\t\tyou sign up, and find problems with our service, give us a call or \t\t\tcheck out our support page<\/a>. We need people to tell us what works and what \t\t\tdoesn\u2019t \u2013 that\u2019s the only way we can continue to improve and provide \t\t\ta product that just works.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Digital Lifeboat is working with users \t\t\tto correct any problems that exist in the software. We recommend \t\t\tDigital Lifeboat and think it’s a great opportunity for you to get \t\t\tfree, unlimited backup space for a lifetime – as long as you \t\t\tunderstand the software is still in beta (testing) phase. But once \t\t\tthe kinks are worked out and the software is flawless, you’ll have \t\t\tunlimited space to store whatever you want for as long as you want. \t\t\tVisit Digital Lifeboat at www.digitallifeboat.com<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n

We want to thank you, Cindy, for your \t\t\tsupport and your kind remarks. And thank you also for making a \t\t\tcouple of points that we felt like we needed to discuss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cindy in Wisconsin comments on the cloud, Digital Lifeboat and other things Hi, guys! I just wanted to give you 2 thumbs up for all your hard work & the info you share with us each week! I, for one, really appreciated the “cloud” issue and intend to follow up on most of the sites you posted about.\u2026 Read More »<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[1367,155,325],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2616"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2616"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2617,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2616\/revisions\/2617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}