Re: [Sheflug] Eee pc 4g Linking with Desktop

[Perry Ismangil <perry@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 12:09 AM, Janet Simpson
<janet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Richard and Perry,
>
> Your emails were a great help. It is amazing what you can research when you
> have the right words.

Glad we've pointed you in the right direction.

> So I have found out that you can sync Thunderbird and Firefox.
> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Synchronizing_mail_on_two_computers_%28Thunderbird%29

I have taken the advice on point 1 - get IMAP-based account, namely
GMail from Google.

> http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-sync-take-your-bookmarks-and-tabs-with-you

I use this Firefox Sync feature extensively, syncing across Windows,
Mac, Linux, and Android smartphone.

> I have also discovered servers. Now I like the idea of servers (I think).  I
> appears that you have a box as a server and other computers, pc's or
> laptops, netbooks can share files and folders across the server.  This
> appears to be contained in the network you create in your home? Do I have
> any of this right?

Yes, you can certainly have a 'generic' server in your home, say using
Linux. I used to do this for a while, but maintaining it become a
chore so I switched to specialized devices that act as a mini server.
For example for storing files I use a network drive, also called
network attached storage (NAS). I plug it to my home network, and it
is visible from all devices as a drive.

> I quite like this idea as it appears to be more secure in that it is
> contained in my home.  Also for emails, they would all remain on my pc, but
> my netbook could be used for receiving and sending emails. All these emails
> would be on my pc.

I have no comment on security other than as you pointed out your
emails are already on the ISP's server anyway. Mine is on Google's
servers.

> I have just checked my .mozilla/firefox folder is 2.1 gb and my .thunderbird
> folder is 5.4 gb.
>
> So if I had a server storage in the netbook wouldn't be a problem.  Do I
> have this right.
>
> But it appears that the server would have to be switched on all the time,
> which doesn't save any electricity.  It also seems that you need a lot of
> different software to get a server working, it appears quite complex.

That is correct, and access to the server when you are away from home
is even more difficult.

So I now use an Internet attached storage, that is the file server is
on the Internet, and all the files I need are uploaded there. This is
a service from Dropbox.


> Also any comments on the memory upgrade.  I am not convinced that Firefox
> and Thunderbird will manage with 512 mb ram.  If that is the case, would I
> be better with 1 gb or 2 gb of memory?

Firefox does require a lot of memory, 2GB is good.

>
> Thank you for reading.
>
> Regards
>
> Janet
>
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