Now I
finally have my Microsoft Windows devices tuned and synchronized. I have of
course a desk top computer in my office, a laptop at home, a Lenovo tablet (8”)
and a Fujitsu hybrid tablet (10”) all running Windows 7 or 8.1. Two Windows
Phones, a Lumia 920 and a Lumia 1020 finalize my working environment.
As a geographer
I work often in the field and need georeferenced data, pictures I take must be
georeferenced and they are automatically stored on the OneDrive cloud when I am
in reach of a WIFI connection notes I store on OneNote and I can access this
data on all devices, even on my iPad which I still use as also here I can
access OneDrive. All my data is stored directly on OneDrive for Business or on
my Personal OneDrive.
USB-sticks
seem to be already old fashioned, but still I carry some with me, as in some
parts of the world internet is still not reliable and access can be slow or
impossible. And to be on the safe side, it can be very sensible to make some
backups on DVD disks, because we cannot be sure that OneDrive will be always there,
for example F-Secure’s secure encrypted cloud Younited was sold and
discontinued, leaving its users in the cold.
For
important data, I can only recommend to do regular DVD backups, as everything
else, USB-sticks, hard drives, everything can be stolen, broken, burnt, destroyed
or get lost. Working with a cloud server gives you instant backup, but for
permanent storage still a physical copy is the best you can get.
My next
project will be to see how well an Android device will fit into my “ecosystem”.
