I absolutely agree. I worked for Sun and am a huge...

2008-08-04T17:49:46.010-04:00

I absolutely agree. I worked for Sun and am a huge fan of the SunRay and thin client architecture. With pervasive connectivity, all data and applications can be streamed down to the end points. Laptops could soon become just a KVM and a WiMax card!

I think this is going to lead to fewer people actu...

2008-08-02T12:59:08.740-04:00

I think this is going to lead to fewer people actually having data on their laptops, and to the emergence of on-line data/productivity suites that are centrally hosted. Think of things like google docs or amazons 3S as an early wave of this technology.

As wireless internet services become more and more common why have the data with you at all?

Amazon has no idea what is being stored in it's 3S service, most of the applications on their sample app site include support for data encryption. And to a boarder agent who makes a copy of your hard disk their will be zero data to look at.

BTW, if you encrypt data on the laptop you are setting yourself up for a showdown over discloser of the key with people who can hold you indifferently. This is not the kind of game of chicken that individuals are likely to win.

Also, boarders and cops aside, lost laptops still account for over 50% of data loss events in the US - which may be an even better reason not to have your data reside on the laptop with you...

Cheers, Erik
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I absolutely agree. I worked for Sun and am a huge...

I think this is going to lead to fewer people actu...