Computers while traveling
I'm in the market for a new PC laptop or 2 in 1, with an eye toward what it can do for me and DW while traveling. We currently use iPhone apps while traveling but a larger screen would be nice, especi...
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Asheguy, Mr Wizard, Strollin - you are all correct.
Asheguy is basically looking for a level playing field where everyone has current versions of software that are legal, update, security and backup support, little need for expert support staff, and more up-time as a result. He also likes the cloud concept.
Mr Wizard likes to have everything on the hard drive. He wants total control of his computing environment and is willing to make sure software and operating system are up to date.
Strollin takes the middle ground and would like a computer that is able to use the cloud to supply his apps and data, but would like to continue working without connectivity just like Mr Wizard is able to do, meaning he would have access to his apps and data locally until connectivity resumed, then work would be saved and operations would resume (seamlessly?) on the updated cloud.
Folks I hope I summarized your positions well enough, my apologies if I mis-spoke.
My position is to see if the world according to Strollin really does exist. Does the Chromebook or any other computer really function that well both off-line and on-line? So far I haven't seen it happen but I agree that it very well might be possible some day soon. Not finding Utopia, I am looking for the fewest number of compromises.
I like Dropbox and actually use it as a file backup technique. When I am away I would leave the old PC running - it had Dropbox installed and would sync my work on the Mac and iPhone to it's own copy of those files - instant backup and I have a copy of every file in three places.
Why couldn't the apps be handled the save way? Version 22 of Word is sitting on the hard drive ready for use. When version 23 ships, the update takes place at the first available moment, meanwhile version 22 continues to work for a short time knowing that it is upward compatible with version 23. That would work very well for me, but it eludes me.
Asheguy is basically looking for a level playing field where everyone has current versions of software that are legal, update, security and backup support, little need for expert support staff, and more up-time as a result. He also likes the cloud concept.
Mr Wizard likes to have everything on the hard drive. He wants total control of his computing environment and is willing to make sure software and operating system are up to date.
Strollin takes the middle ground and would like a computer that is able to use the cloud to supply his apps and data, but would like to continue working without connectivity just like Mr Wizard is able to do, meaning he would have access to his apps and data locally until connectivity resumed, then work would be saved and operations would resume (seamlessly?) on the updated cloud.
Folks I hope I summarized your positions well enough, my apologies if I mis-spoke.
My position is to see if the world according to Strollin really does exist. Does the Chromebook or any other computer really function that well both off-line and on-line? So far I haven't seen it happen but I agree that it very well might be possible some day soon. Not finding Utopia, I am looking for the fewest number of compromises.
I like Dropbox and actually use it as a file backup technique. When I am away I would leave the old PC running - it had Dropbox installed and would sync my work on the Mac and iPhone to it's own copy of those files - instant backup and I have a copy of every file in three places.
Why couldn't the apps be handled the save way? Version 22 of Word is sitting on the hard drive ready for use. When version 23 ships, the update takes place at the first available moment, meanwhile version 22 continues to work for a short time knowing that it is upward compatible with version 23. That would work very well for me, but it eludes me.
