Comments on: Can We Continue to Trust Google?

By: Google Turns Green - Wants To Increase Awareness WorldWide | Blogging Idol

Google Turns Green - Wants To Increase Awareness WorldWide | Blogging Idol — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 02:05:56 +0000

[...] on to their “white night” image as long as possible…What do you think? Do you trust google? Weigh in with your [...]

By: Jonathan Dingman

Jonathan Dingman — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:31:21 +0000

That’s a really good idea, I just might do that. Thanks Poly!

By: polyGeek

polyGeek — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:21:26 +0000

I could see someone, like you, writing a whole suite of articles on how to best backup and/or work with online services when they are down. I think that with Gears and AIR apps there will be many more options in the near future.

By: Jonathan Dingman

Jonathan Dingman — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:50:26 +0000

I completely agree. Be a prepared person. For example, if Gmail goes down, make sure you have an IMAP backup or have offline access using Google Gears. If Calendar goes down, make sure you have offline access or have your calendar synced up to another service.

Ideas like that as backup solutions.

Great comment poly, thanks.

By: polyGeek

polyGeek — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:46:26 +0000

I believe that as we become more connected we need to adapt an attitude that not everything is going to work all the time and mistakes happen. We all expect our car should start every time but we know it won’t. It’s going to let us down eventually. The prepared person has a neighbor who can take them to work/school or knows the bus schedule, etc.

If something is vital to you then have alternatives and expect to use them from time to time.