So, apparently, the entire Mega series of sites has been shut down, including MegaUpload and MegaPix. What this means for us here in Comicville is that all the posted links for my images and episodes now go no where. Given the fact that it is almost time for me head off to Never Never Land, I will redo the links over the weekend. Thankfully, I don't have to re-upload all the disconnected content, as all the episodes for The Phoenix Imperative are already on Deviant Art, and that is to where the links will now lead.
On the bright side, no more choosing the correct resolution to read the comic with :)
Well, so much for that, as they say...
ReplyDeleteAs far as my comic goes, this is just an inconvenience. With regards to many of the other files associated with the Mega sites, its obviously more than that. I have not permanently lost any data because of the shut down. Not sure about others though...
ReplyDeleteWell, I never stored anything there that I didn't have another copy of somewhere else...
ReplyDelete...but as Nos mentioned in his blog, many people used it as a sort of pre-cloud where they could keep back-ups and now those are all lost. MegaBummer...
I also did not have anything on Mega that I don't have copies of on my system. I would never have considered it a place to store any of my back-ups, for security reasons if nothing else. The same goes for this "cloud" thing. Once I understood what it was, there was no way in hell that I was going to use it. Ever! Mostly because it was connected with Microsquash, but again, I consider it a security risk. I can disconnect from the 'net if I want to, but you can't do that for your files you have someone else storing for you. It is just asking for trouble.
ReplyDeleteHave to agree with you, Druuler. I've never used (and never will use) any "cloud" or other online storage for my sensitive/private files.
ReplyDeleteThere's an old saying: don't upload anything to the internet that you don't want other people to see. It was originally coined in reference to people who'd upload naked photos of themselves someplace and then whine that they got "stolen" or "hacked" or whatever; but I think it applies to everything.
Any encryption can be broken given time and desire. That's why I've never backed anything up online. Got a ton of DVD-R/RW discs on the bookshelf next to my desk, though.
Agreed Nos. If someone wants to steal something badly enough, they will find a way eventually. I am in the process myself of slowly backing things up onto DVD myself. Partly to clean up space on my external, and partly to avoid the data loss if/when it fails. I don't want to end up repeating what happened to Corehound late last year...
ReplyDeleteAh, the good ol' DVD backups. Still one of my favorite media as well, which I continue my efforts of encouraging others to use. I'm still a big fan of the Nero program that lets one backup entire hard drives and operating systems to discs.
ReplyDeleteI believe I have mentioned before for my dislike of Nero. My first experiences with it resulted in my unwillingness to have anything further to do with it. I found it to be a poor program, at best. I can't provide specifics as to why, since it has been quite some time since I used it, and my memory is rather fuzzy on the details.
ReplyDeleteMind you, I should look into doing a system back up myself. I just need to find the time.
If it's been quite some time ago, perhaps it was just the version you were using? My first exposure to the Nero Suite was Nero 7 and I fell in love with it. The backup programs have saved the OS on my old Dell on numerous occasions (saved it from my own incompetence, that is). Now I've got some stuff from Nero 11 as well and I use it for not only backups but all my video-to-DVD burning as well. The program comes with just about any DVD burner you buy these days.
ReplyDeleteBut I'm not on their payroll as spokesperson or PR rep or anything, so if Nero doesn't suit your needs I'm not going to hold it against you. XD
It was quite a while ago that I first used Nero. I have been using Roxio ever since, mostly because they absorbed my favourite imaging software company here in Canada (MGI). As a "burning utility" it has served me well, although it took a couple of versions before they figured out what to do with MGI's software. Years later, they still haven't figured it out completely, so I still use the last version of PhotoSuite that MGI produced, along with Roxio's.
ReplyDeleteIf GIMP had everything I was looking for, I'd stick with that...