Mar 25
So the other day I was reading the Evernote blog and saw this really cool program called Nozbe which is a web based application that is a full blown implementation of GTD. One of the best I’ve ever seen so I signed up for the trial account. Since it is a freemium service, you need to go to a paid account to unlock additional features. I always look at these web based companies before I give them my money and found that Nozbe is based in Poland. I know that Poland is not normally a country that is full of hackers, but I worry about giving my financial info to a company that far away. So I canceled my account and moved on.
There is some fear in the internet community about cloud based services and in some cases rightfully so. I was around during the dot com days in the late 90s and web based services appeared and disappeared daily. Here are a few tips on using web based services:
- Backup – If the service does not have a method for you to back up your information locally on your computer, don’t use it.
- Business Model – If it is free, how are they going to stay in business? I try to use Freemium based services, at least they have an income.
- Location – Try to find services in the US or in the country where you live. If things get really bad you may have some recourse.
Later,
matt
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