Gmail Goes Offline

Many of us have been waiting for this for a long time. Gmail is now available offline. Using a Google Gears download, your computer will automatically sync with the Google servers when you are on-line, and store your Gmail on your hard drive when you are offline.

The cloud is certainly maturing!

Who Needs Spys Anymore?

Who needs spy's anymore when incompetent people let secrets into the wild on electronic devices. You may remember my blog post about a guy that bought a digital camera full of MI6 secrets on eBay. Yesterday a 29 year old named Chris Ogle connected an MP3 player that he bought at a thrift store to his computer. What he found were 60 files of US Army secrets. The government is ignoring this little security breach.

The worst part of this for Mr. Ogle is that the MP3 player will no longer play music.

Is The G-Drive Finally Here?

It has long been rumored that Google plans to offer a service which would allow users to store all of their data in the cloud. This long rumored GDrive may soon be a reality according to an article in the Guardian. This is certainly an exciting paradigm shift in data storage.

Not everyone is excited about this. There are those that feel that a GDrive would pose a security risk. On the other hand, if the data were in the cloud and not on an insecure laptop, security actually increases.

My only real concern is data backups. What happens is one of your documents in the cloud goes missing. My advise to people is to never have only one copy of your data.

The Apple Macintosh is 25 Years Old

It was 25 years ago that the famous Super Bowl ad appeared that introduced the Apple Macintosh. It was directed by Ridley Scott one year after he released Blade Runner. Time certainly flies

Subwoofer Cat

Who knew that kitties loved subwoofers. He seems to be enjoying himself.

Lost in Space Robot Dies

The robot from the hit TV show ' Lost in Space' was a favorite of many. Bob May, the man who was inside the robot suit died today at the age of 69.

Leaving Hawaii

It is that time of year again where the HICSS conference comes to a close and we return to Cincinnati to a balmy 18 degree with snow on the ground. The conference was attended by 800 people this year. Given the current economy, that is a great turnout. Next year the conference is in Kauai. We have not been there for a few years. A change of scenery will be nice.

Off to the airport for a 20 hour trip.