Date:    Jul 07/03/15 11:40 AM
Subject: [BNUG-News] BNUG Meeting TUESDAY 7/14 in Wellesley: Balancing Local and Cloud Computing
From:    Jul 07/03/15 11:40 AM

We're meeting on Tuesday 7/14 NEW LOCATION in Wellesley.  Details follow.

In Tuesday, on July14th, your Boston Network Users Group, BNUG, will meet at Mass Bay Community College in Wellesley Hills
to learn about balancing and comparing local versus cloud computing.  As usual, admission is FREE and open to all.
Munchies and Intermingling (M&I) starts at 6:30pm, the meeting will start at 7pm and must end by 8:30pm.

IMPORTANT: You need to have a (free) parking pass and directions.  RSVP and I'll send you these.

About the meeting:

Keep your feet in the mud but look at the stars: Finding the balance between local and cloud computing

For the last ten years, vast resources have been used to make web-based systems to replace local systems.   This movement has had many advantages and disadvantages.
A good way to see them is to make some specific comparisons.  We’ll make them, and, as we do, always keep these issues in mind:


Big issues:

The web makes sharing easier.
For effective web work, you have to have high speed connectivity and the latest browser
Getting locked out of your web account.
Can you fulfill your responsibility to protect data?
Web interfaces can change at whim—and not necessarily YOUR whim
Shifting privacy and other policies-- e.g. Google reading your mail to advertise, the enormous influence of secret search policies
Golden rule-- he who has the gold makes  the rules.  How does this condition online services?
Rent vs own


Here are some of the specific comparisons we’ll discuss:

Backups:  Acronis vs. Carbonite (The pros and cons of these two approaches, and how they can complement each other.)
Remote access: Logmein vs. Radmin
Google docs vs. Word/Excel
Gmail vs. Outlook for Windows
Databases: filemaker vs. salesforce
Web design itself: dreamweaver vs. wordpress
ODB vs. Google contacts
Quickbooks vs. Quickbooks online


About the speaker Adam Frost

Adam Frost works as the coordinator of Computer Care and Learning, an educationally-oriented computer helping company.
While some of our colleagues and competitors encourage “outsourcing” of all computer care to them, we encourage our customers
to get to know their computers and train their staff in computer care. We find this helps our customers develop deep skills in computer use as a key part of business strategy and action.

Computer Care and Learning has a longstanding internship program, where we train people to be skilled computer helpers,
and we also help run the Get Connected! clinic, which provides refurbished computers to customers with low and moderate incomes.

To learn more, come to the meeting, call us at 617-325-9526, or email adamfrost@computerCareandLearning.com

FINALLY, thanks for reading this far.  I'm always open to your comments and suggestions, and even your questions and clever jokes (especially the latter).


Regards,
-steve
Steve Isenberg
President, BNUG

PS: I can't forget to mention -- join us on Meetup!  http://www.meetup.com/b-n-u-g


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