re-install

[Ric Moore]

On 03/23/2013 12:45 AM, Basil Chupin wrote:
> On 23/03/13 08:17, Ric Moore wrote:
>> On 03/22/2013 04:43 AM, Basil Chupin wrote:
>>> On 22/03/13 05:37, Ric Moore wrote:
>>
>>>> We;re now runnning a VM with MyCloud installed to it, where I store
>>>> the irreplaceable documents/files of ours. So, I have that online with
>>>> it's own dedicated IP address. :) Ric
>>>
>>> Oh lordy......and you trust this Cloud thingie not to be hacked, not to
>>> crash and wipe out all your "irreplaceable documents/files" and other
>>> data, not to sell your data to the guvvmint or advertising agencies or
>>> to private investigation companies?
>>>
>>> Lordy, lordy, but you are such a trusting soul, you are :-) .
>>>
>>> And, out of curiosity, how much per month do you pay for this
>>> "privilege"? Much less than the one-off cost of an external 120GB HDD or
>>> a 120GB USB memory stick?
>> Huh? ...it's running on our own Proxmox server (using Debian server)
>> and one of the VM's is the MyCloud application running on it's own
>> static IP address.
>
> OK. Just the mention of the word "cloud" conjures up horrific images of
> unsavoury events.
>
> But as I have never heard of MyCloud application - wot exactly is it?



>> It's all ours. The only cost was an older 2 core server with 8 gigs of
>> ram, plus the static IP's which we have more of than we're using, at
>> the current moment. I'm running two instances of WordPress on that box
>> as well. I'm looking to add more soon.
>
> A question: is this server located locally or sited at some other
> location? (In other words, the eggs are not all in the same basket :-) .)

Right, I am here in Southern Virginia, and the server is in Raleigh NC. 
So, I'm backing up important files from here to there. If they get lost 
there, I have them here. NICE!

I was about to direct you to:
http://www.turnkeylinux.org/
but now I get some screen there that claims I have a virus and cannot 
enter. WTF?? Someone else see if they see the same thing? I feel a rant 
coming on. :) Ric



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"There are two Great Sins in the world...
..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad.
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