Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Cloud Computing--#7

I don't use Dropbox or Google docs. However, I can see the advantages of using either one. Dropbox seems more geared to a business, or a group working on a single project. Google docs is more personal, although documents can be shared if desired. As a writer, I would prbably use Google docs. I'm paranoid enough to have a flash drive with all my novels on it, plus having them on my laptop, and I've considered a second flash drive at an entirely different site. I carry the flash drive with me, in case the house burns down. Ack! Don't even want to think about that. By using Google documents (my second flash drive of sorts), that would be a central location for agents and editors to access my writing. All I would have to do is share the file I want them to see. And if something happens to both the flash drive and the laptop, I won't have to re-create 3 novels of 90,000 words + and a novella of about 36,000 words. There's no way I could duplicate them word for word from memory. I think I'll have to look into Google docs.

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