[roamer_1]

I am not a big fan of the whole concept of “the cloud”. I simply do not see the point.
[...] I question the motives for “the cloud” and do not think it is in the interest of the user.

I am certainly with you in spirit - although having bookmarks, contacts, appointments, and todos in a uniform, easy to access place is indeed a very handy thing (for sync between laptop/phone/tablet/desktops, etc). However, that can just as easily be accomplished with an encrypted tunnel into your own server as using someone else's real estate. And owning your own website is really quite inexpensive - mine is unlimited, and costs about $100/yr - No doubt it is less secure than the servers in my basement, but still better than the 'cloud'. If folks understood how easy it is to set up these services I think the cloud would wither away.

[Texas Fossil]

Thanks for input. I no longer have a website, but have had thoughts of putting up my own server.

Is it necessary to have a fixed IP on the server? I suppose it is. My local ISP has that option, but I am currently using DHCP.