CGrindahl wrote: Reagan wrote: CGrindahl wrote:
I've no doubt there are more sophisticated techies in our group. I have to admit I spent the morning digging out of a hole I created for myself by turning to iCloud to facilitate communication between my multiple Apple products. I keep a MacBook Air at Sue's home and though I never work on photos with that 13 inch laptop, I do occasionally work on text documents. It seemed sensible to put documents in iCloud so I could access them when at her home.
Yesterday I had occasion to seek out a quote I'd put in a file, intending to share it with a friend. It wasn't there! The folder in which I'd deposited it was there but it was empty. I've been accumulating documents in that folder for many years. Losing them would be very painful. I thought to go into TimeMachine to find the backup but that folder was empty too. So I rebooted the computer, hoping it was just an electronic hiccup. After restarting the folder was still empty. I reached out to my friend in India who has shepherded me through many a computer glitch and finally spoke with him this morning. He was aghast that I'd place documents in the cloud.
By the time we connected the files had appeared once again. I have no idea how they left or how they returned, but the experience seemed to demonstrate what he was talking about... that the cloud is susceptible to problems and is therefore not a good place to keep valuable documents. So I spent part of the morning bringing those files back to my iMac and to turn off that aspect of iCloud. From now on I'll use it only for my calendar and contacts. A word to the wise... though as I said, I expect there are many more savvy folks on this thread who wouldn't create such a problem for themselves. My friend said the best way to accomplish what I'd been trying to accomplish would be to upload files using Dropbox... mmm, think I'll check that out again.
It's the Russians spying on your docs
R
You could be right... but they'll be sorely disappointed in what they find. There is no porn... not even a photo of a lovely lady. I don't think they'll be much moved by the quote I passed along to a friend...
Walking along
I followed the drifting stream to its source
But reaching the headwaters left me stunned
That’s when I realized that the true source isn’t a particular
place you can reach
So, now, wherever my staff sets down
I just play in the current’s eddies and swirls.
Ryokan
Sounds pretty much like your life Reagan...
Curtis,
I was a cave diver and cave diving instructor before I broke my legs. The streams and rivers in Florida leading to a headspring is the “holy grail.” The headspring is the terminus for an underwater cave that contains an underground river untouched by most and expored by only a few. Truly a paradise with gin clear water, unlimited visibility in a flowing environment like flying through the air.
My favorite quote by the late Rob Palmer from "Deep Into Blue Holes.” A book describing his adventures in the Bahamas.
“ Now there was only me in this timeless, eternal cave. I felt part of things, a tolerant guest.”
Aug 29, 2018 at 06:52 PM
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