>>>>> Ron Miller <ronsmiller at comcast.net> writes: > I think he was just looking for storage, not the ability to play, so > that's not really an issue. My biggest problem with using cloud storage as a primary backup medium is upstream bandwidth. For instance, even a _good_ Verizon DSL connection will provide only 80 KB/s upstream, which means that a puny 2 GB video file will take all night to upload to the cloud. This is not a good backup solution for my working MacBook, which is unlikely to be connected to any given network connection for long. What we do is to use Time Machine to back up our notebooks during the night to an inexpensive NAS in the house; and then let the NAS use cloud storage for long-term backup. The other purpose for which many of us find cloud storage useful is to maintain synchronised copies of specific folders (e.g. current customer working files) on our notebook and work machines, so that we can access these remotely when we don't have my notebook along. For this purpose, the ability to access the files with a variety of different clients (from a PC to a smartphone) is important. Although I haven't yet tried ZumoDrive, this appears to be the scenario they're addressing. -- Roger Williams <roger at qux.com> Chief Technical Officer, Qux Corporation 433 West Street, Suite 8, Amherst, MA 01002, USA Tel +1 413 253-6400 * Fax +1 508 302-0230 * GSM +1 508 287-1420