EDU221BackItUp

What is [|the cloud]?

Do you trust the cloud?

Check out what happened at [|Amazon], [|Hotmail], [|Microsoft], [|Google] and even wikispaces (you know it happens a lot if they keep a running list). Pick a company and do a Google search for "company servers down" (where you insert the name of the company in the search terms). Moral of the story: don't trust the cloud.

The cloud is a good backup for your data on your personal computer (or if the cloud is your principal storage location, your personal computer is a good backup for your data on the cloud). Many cloud services offer synchronization features so it's pretty painless to have the same data in two locations: Know that synchronizing between your personal computer (laptop or desktop) and the cloud is different than synchronizing between multiple devices using the cloud.
 * [|Picasa] (photo sharing)
 * [|Evernote] (note-taking, list-making software for smartphones, laptops, desktops, the Web, etc.)
 * [|iTunes] (music)

Ways to back up your [|cloud] data to your laptop/desktop:
 * [|Backing up your gmail]
 * [|More about backing up your gmail]
 * [| Backing up your blog at Blogger] (Paper is the ultimate backup--[|turn your blog into a book])
 * [|Export all (or selected) your Google data]
 * Backing up a wikispace
 * [|Exporting everything on your Facebook account in html]
 * Delicious: Head to the settings page, found by clicking your username on the top right corner of your Delicious homepage. There you'll find options to both import and export your links or browser bookmarks.
 * Exporting a Google Site
 * Backing up your Google Drive and other Google files/services with [|duplicati]or with Google's own [|Takeout]
 * [|Backing up all your iCal data] (calendar, mail, reminders, iTunes,...)