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This is why you should take control of your own data, and not let your data in the hands of a company. Buy your own email address, set up your own blog self ho
by thenextcorner 15y ago
This is why you should take control of your own data, and not let your data in the hands of a company.
Buy your own email address, set up your own blog self hosted.
- pyre 15y agoWhat would you suggest for comparable calendar and contact management software?
- chrisjsmithuk 15y agoGenuinely speaking the following works for me: Calendar: A moleskine. Based on the amount of times I haven't had access to "the cloud" or my phone is DOA (less of an issue now I've downgraded to a Nokia 6303), this has saved my ass over and over. Contact management: My phone SIM in my Nokia 6303.
- icebraining 15y agoI think Zimbra is a common suggestion, but I'm not sure how comparable it is.
- Tangaroa 15y agoUnfortunately, that's easier said than done for people who can't afford hosting fees or who don't understand how everything works and would not know where to start working on something like that. People go to the free services because they're free of charge and often far easier to set up than rolling your own.
- shinratdr 15y agoNot to mention better. To get a gmail level of features and service, I would have to spend an arm and a leg. It's a completely unrealistic solution.
- pjscott 15y agoI propose the term "RMS solution" for this sort of thing: it's a lot of bother, but I'm glad that somebody is keeping it a viable option, just in case.
- a3_nm 15y agoAt the very least, keep a backup, which is much simpler. Running your own shouldn't be that complicated, but it won't become easy until enough people start switching.