I am not a big fan of the whole concept of “the cloud”.
I simply do not see the point. I want the computing power and storage on my machine, independent of the web.
Storage is cheap and ram is relatively. Big file transfer takes time.
I am an old Linux user, since some time in 1997. Have been a Ham Op since 1976 and hold commercial radio license. Am very comfortable with all electronics, but not a programmer.
I question the motives for “the cloud” and do not think it is in the interest of the user.
Those who depend significantly on “the cloud” will find themselves sitting around wondering “WTF?” when hackers begin targeting “the cloud.”
Cloud is all about mobility and multiple devices - take those two factors away and it’s no longer a compelling argument. Add those factors back in and I figure it’s here to stay.
Is “cloud” necessarily the same thing as a user space file system?
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.
Well I started Using the Amazon Cloud Player for Music. I can see the advantage of such but I am still leery of putting my music library out in cyberspace without such being backed up on multiple hard drives and CD/DVD hard copies.