TenOC wrote:
I have always stored my data on my home desktop or laptop computer. I do not trust cloud storage. I think it is a plan to get one hooked on the cloud and then "free" become expensive monthly charge or like PhotoBucket you find they have change and your data is not what you thought it was.
My son on the other hand has a Chromebook which does not have a hard drive and all his data is on the cloud. He loves his Chromebook. I can see the advantage of the lightweight Chromebook while traveling.
I mostly use MS Office and some of my Access data is very sensitive with driver license number and social security numbers of about 40 people in the database.
I do not need to share the data with anyone else and I do not use a smartphone. My phone is an old fashioned flip phone.
Your thoughts on a new computer are welcome.
What is a good tablet to run MS Office?
I know others have obviously missed the part I bolded..
BUT, if you are holding very sensitive data like SS numbers and drives licenses, you have a lot of responsibility to PROTECT that information from potential data breaches. In the Healthcare settings that is known as PHI and personal identifiable information..
That data can identify or allow others to use or assume someones identity. While that data can be "hosted" online via cloud companies that do so must take great care in selecting PAID vendors for this.. Not really a job for a freebee cloud host.
Personally you should avoid the typical Chromebook, Android, Ios, Surface devices for this job..
If you want a Tablet device also, I would suggest the "2 in 1" Laptop/tablet, the screen is double hinged to allow you to fold the screen back over the bottom of the laptop.. Keyboard now becomes the bottom of the unit and you have full screen tablet. Win10 can switch to Tablet mode if you want but you can also use Windows in PC mode and use the software screen keyboard.
A real Laptop with well secured Windows is the better choice for the job. I would avoid the MS Office 365 thing and if you have your current MS Office license key, you can transfer your copy of Office to your new PC.. I know Office 2007 and up will install on Win10, not sure about Office 2003 or older since I haven't tried that.
If you can't locate the physical office license key, there are freebee license key finders you can download that will search and extract the key from the Windows Registry file which is where the key is stored.
As far as Win10 mining data, well, that too can be trimmed back, a utility called O&OShutUp10 allows to par back the data MS is allowed to mine from your usage of the OS.
If you hold information that can be used to identify or steal someones identity it is your responsibility to keep it private as possible and letting it randomly fling around on the wobbly web cloud isn't a good idea.
I would also HIGHLY recommend paying a little extra to get Win10 PRO, do not get the "Home version", Pro has additional hidden features over the Home version and allows you the options of better control of the OS.. You will most likely HAVE to order a laptop to get Pro, not normally sold in retail stores.
You can custom order laptops directly from Dell's website.. I have dealt with HP and Dell laptops and to me, Dell is a lot friendlier in the hardware support mode than HP..
