My SE/30 started faster 30 years ago than my maxed-out iMac 5K does now.
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My SE/30 started faster 30 years ago than my maxed-out iMac 5K does now.
I recently opened up quickbooks pro 2007 to pull some old data, and on a modern computer it opened instantly. Such a bummer that as computers have added processing power trivial features have offset the benefits.
A lot of people talk about how the tech has moved on, and it's all about the cloud these days.
May I offer a different perspective?
While I acknowledge that people find the cloud insanely useful, I see many situations in my own use scenarios where it's highly undesirable. I much prefer local storage on my own computer simply because I do not wish to rely on an always-on internet connection. I regularly lose my connection at home - usually for only a few minutes or hours at worst, but it's still super inconvenient and besides, if I'm mobile, I'd like to have my data with me, and not have to rely on cellular or spotty wi-fi that may or may not be available or outside of coverage. It's ridiculous. I. Want. My. Data. Always. For work, I often have to visit film shooting locations, and I have to take notes or compare photos on my iPad and often times I have to go into basements, remote locations and the like where there is no coverage... I sure am happy then that I have everything with me on my local storage on my iPad.
There are also some security considerations, and I'm not sure I want to store certain kind of data out there, instead of having it under my immediate local control.
If my data is on my computer locally, I can unplug from the net and nothing is monitoring my data streams - I have my data with me (and on whatever local backup as well) and I don't care about the internet connection.
That is one of the big reasons why when I bought my iPad, I bought it with a lot of storage, even though everyone was recommending "get the minimum, and store the data in the cloud!". Local is where it's at, IMHO.
Anyhow, I'm not knocking anyone's workflow and if you find the cloud super useful for you, well, good for you, I'm really happy. All I'm saying is that this does not describe 100% of the customer base, there are those for whom the cloud is an inferior or unworkable solution. YMMV.
May I offer a different perspective?
While I acknowledge that people find the cloud insanely useful, I see many situations in my own use scenarios where it's highly undesirable. I much prefer local storage on my own computer simply because I do not wish to rely on an always-on internet connection. I regularly lose my connection at home - usually for only a few minutes or hours at worst, but it's still super inconvenient and besides, if I'm mobile, I'd like to have my data with me, and not have to rely on cellular or spotty wi-fi that may or may not be available or outside of coverage. It's ridiculous. I. Want. My. Data. Always. For work, I often have to visit film shooting locations, and I have to take notes or compare photos on my iPad and often times I have to go into basements, remote locations and the like where there is no coverage... I sure am happy then that I have everything with me on my local storage on my iPad.
There are also some security considerations, and I'm not sure I want to store certain kind of data out there, instead of having it under my immediate local control.
If my data is on my computer locally, I can unplug from the net and nothing is monitoring my data streams - I have my data with me (and on whatever local backup as well) and I don't care about the internet connection.
That is one of the big reasons why when I bought my iPad, I bought it with a lot of storage, even though everyone was recommending "get the minimum, and store the data in the cloud!". Local is where it's at, IMHO.
Anyhow, I'm not knocking anyone's workflow and if you find the cloud super useful for you, well, good for you, I'm really happy. All I'm saying is that this does not describe 100% of the customer base, there are those for whom the cloud is an inferior or unworkable solution. YMMV.