Re: [Gnumed-devel] USB stick

[Jerzy Luszawski]

Wednesday 10 of September 2008 6:21:06 pm Gour napisał(a):
> >>>>> "Karsten" == Karsten Hilbert <address@hidden> writes:
>
> Karsten> Personal physical property perhaps, to say the least ?
I also found it annoying to use USB sticks (mainly because I don't like 
crawling under the desk where the computer "box" resides ;-) , but also I 
didn't like the synchronisation of documents every time I sit at the 
computer.
So I found an on-line storage space provider with satisfying security and 
level of service. I recommend it to everyone having broadband internet access 
(worked with 128kb line, but not so smoothly).
You can test it yourself : www.xythosondemand.com

The features that convinced me to it were:
- reasonable security
- the amount of space suitable for my needs
- WebDAV support (!)
- the best interface for MS Windows I saw among similar service providers, 
it's really nice and convenient (all my wife's office uses it after my 
recommendation)
- it is not free, so you can expect professional maintainance
- the price is not too high
- there is no need for synchronisation of your versions, because you always 
work on the current and the only one document.

I would say it is perfect, but there is not so convenient access from Linux as 
from Windows. It is nothing big, just that if you mount it using davfs you 
must disable file locks. It is probably a bug, but as long as I do not need 
to be afraid of concurrent access, I can live with it. 

This way I can access my files in the same way being at home, at work, or if I 
really need them  -  just from any other computer with web browser.

Jerzy Luszawski