Nope, you're not alone. The only way I'll ever do this is if I run my own server and am fully responsible for _my_ information. That way any loss / snoops are

Nope, you're not alone. The only way I'll ever do this is if I run my own server and am fully responsible for _my_ information. That way any loss / snoops are entirely my own fault. As far as the O/S transitioning to the web in 5 years, it's simply not going to happen, so I wouldn't worry about it =). Oh, and desktop PCs are not on the way out, this "laptop taking over the desktop" claim has been around for as long as I can remember. Desktops will continue to get smaller and more efficient, but they'll never lose their price to performance edge over laptops.