How to choose a cloud storage service
January 22, 2013
Grazed from PCAdvisor. Author: Matt Egan.
Cloud computing could form an important part of your technological life, but you have to know what you’re looking for. Here are some tips on what to look for in a cloud storage service. In conversation with an older relative the other day I was astounded when they casually dropped in the following question: "I see you weren’t at CES this year. Was that because it is on the way down, with no Apple and no Microsoft?" Reader, my flabber was gasted. Firstly, that my relative had any idea of what I do and why I have on occasion spent time in Nevada, but also that he was sufficiently aware of CES to have formed an opinion on a technology trade event.
For the record, Apple hasn’t been to CES in decades, and Microsoft’s absence may be best for both parties. There was no killer product or product type at CES 2013, but the fact that non-tech fans are even aware of its existence shows both the enduring power of that show, and just how mainstream technology now is. Check out our Best new products of CES 2013 story…
It can be strange to edit a niche publication whose subject is now considered fodder for the mainstream press. On the one hand we have more than 5 million readers, which is nice, and when Windows 8 launched I was quoted in a national newspaper. Unfortunately my nuanced take on Microsoft’s latest OS was distilled to just a few words, one of which was ‘sexy’ (and not in a good way). If computers are now consumer technology goods and tech is for everyone it’s a shame that the way it is covered for- and promoted to the masses is so often dumbed down…
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