[LINK] RFC: Web 2.0

[Eric Scheid]

On 24/11/06 11:25 AM, "Craig Sanders" <cas at taz.net.au> wrote:

>> I would presume it would be someone who didn't have a PDA nor their own
>> server, but still wanted to be able to access their todo list from a
>> variety of locations / computers (such as both from work and from home)
>> and who was wanting to put information on there that didn't particularly
>> matter should the privacy policy prove objectionable.
> 
> what's wrong with storing your todo list on a USB flash drive?  usable at
> work, home, or wherever else you happen to be.

In line at the bank? Standing on a windy city corner trying decide which
route to take home? That's one mighty fancy USB flash drive.

And how would you be able to share and coordinate your to do list with the
people you care about? You might as well just scribble notes on bits of
paper you stick into your wallet.

> you can even keep a copy of the program on the flash drive too - and
> there are dozens of free ones to chose from, so you don't even have to
> worry about software license problems.

OK, you have a problem with hosted services, and prefer installing the
equivalent application on hardware I your control. This is an entirely
orthogonal argument and tantamount to a trolling. <plonk>.

e.