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appl3star

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    Comment #2676989

    http://www.spideroak.com is nice but unfortunately they started to implement some file sharing features so they stopped offering true client-side encryption as well. At least they …

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    Comment #1846810

    kick him out! do not pay!

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    Comment #1759062

    1) "Second: the security economics of mail drastically favor Google over anything you come up with, even if you're really good. That's because the cost of a sitewide compromise at …

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    Comment #1731633

    Dropbox is not secure! They have access to all your data. Read the Dropbox forum and you will find that information. So - Dropbox should not be used for any important files. But fo…

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    Comment #1713266

    Even worse: Your files readable to support staff from Dropbox. Do you trust them that much? I would recommend encrypted backups.

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    Comment #1713201

    Cut these bloody referal links. And I would -not- recommend DropBox for critical backup files. First, they can read all content. Second, they got some problems with large folders o…

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    Comment #1713196

    Come on - at least you could say you are the developer. Otherwise thats not fair. (BTW We use tarsnap as a server offsite backup.)

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    Comment #1660315

    Hey Nicolo, change your about page please, if you really want this to succeed: "Nic is the CEO and business guy at Taskforce." "Alex is a serial entrepreneur and developer." Alex l…

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    Comment #1660095

    Even if you work alone - make sure you keep touch with your friends. And make sure you get a network of business contacts to talk to, people from your part of the tech world. It´s …

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    Comment #1643749

    Use 1password (1password.com) - and keep an online copy of your 1password password file at cloudsafe.com

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    Comment #1617581

    Is the service located in the US?

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    Comment #1617579

    Easy one: 1password. They just do not offer access from anywhere. But you can generate special HTML docs to use on a USB stick etc.

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    Comment #1585407

    London, Berlin, Barcelona, Hamburg

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    Comment #1446901

    Get them to pay you right or get out. Maje sure we all know the name of the company - after you left.. :)

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    Comment #1191538

    time for a decent username, no? :-)

  17. story
    Looking for dedicated servers and flexible storage solution

    We are now looking for an ISP providing us with dedicated servers and a lot of flexible storage (comparable to Rackspace uNAS) - but not Rackspace. Anyone?

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    Comment #863994

    Scott, I will put you on the list - I expect this to start before 2010.

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    Coders heaven?

    How many of you (and I am talking to senior coders) would take this opportunity: You ...are a senior coder that is working in a company setting right now but who has a good idea ab…

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    Comment #855907

    checkout jameslist.com - they are in stockholm ...

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    Server Sizing - CPU & RAM

    I need some help in sizing a new application we are developing for secure online storage. I am quite confident about storage and traffic numbers - but server numbers & size (CPU, R…

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    Comment #799679

    there are THOUSANDS of site offering this product. Do you research your ideas before you post them? :) Still, there could be a search site just for all the checklist sites... (!)

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    Comment #786745

    Dropbox. Well, it´s an online and offline solution for me and my most valuable files no a Macbook Pro - since I get online access via getdropbox.com and I got an old PC (yes, a Win…

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    Comment #614867

    no way. Never had more issues with a software (v1) - Now they tried to charge again for v2. And it was still unreliable :/

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    Comment #614856

    Developer: Coda, Cornerstone, TextWrangler or BBEdit, iTerm, ForkLift, Querious, Changes, iChm Web Designer: CSSEdit, Flux, Dreamweaver, xScope, Xyle Scope, Picturesque Researcher:…