Many people talk of how their work and personal documents are ‘backed up’ to the cloud. What this means is those things are stored there. That’s great for convenience: sign in and access all the things. But unless you make periodic local saves of such items, you might one day visit to find that particular cloud has evaporated – or has a massive padlock in front of it.
Minizones is a sweet and simple Mac app that allows you to glance at varying timezones across the globe, right from your Mac’s menu bar. It’s a nice tool if you work remotely and have to communicate with coworkers across the globe, or regularly need to communicate with people in varying places.
Plash is a free macOS app that allows you to take any web page and use it as your wallpaper, effectively pinning it behind all other open windows and applications.
But I can also see the appeal, especially on nights out, when people might not be checking their phone. And, look, you’re never going to go missing if you cannot, by definition, go missing. So in that way, I can see why it helps my friends feel safe.
The cloud is, basically, a computer that you have no control over. True, many companies including Apple have good track records in keeping your data safe. After all, they also make backups and probably do restoration tests from tiem to time. But, make no mistakes: you have no control over that computer.
Actually, even for hard disk sitting on your desk in your home, you don't have full control. Disaster can happen, both natural and man-made. And time is one of the enemy against preservation of memories.
So, do backups. And do check from time to time that your backups are okay. Don't just rely on your hard disk, or 'the cloud'.
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