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I received an e-mail notice of this a little while ago from the ExtremeTech/PC-Mag mailing list I'm on.
I've never used IDrive before, but a quick study of reviews on the web convinced me it could be useful, and I find that price attractive. I read the IDrive "Terms of Service," and didn't spot any more-than-usual-draconian-weirdness there.
So I signed up, paid for one year, installed their software, and am now uploading 9gigs or so of various files. Their app is, imho, quite well-done, easy to use, and (as DropBox and GDrive) has the usual little task-bar doofoid.
I think it's probably inappropriate for me to put a link here to the offer ... might set off spam alarms ? ... but I am sure you can locate it easily.
It will be interesting to see if they offer the service where they ship you a hard-drive that you can fill with whatever, and then ship back to them ... in Asia.
Caveat Emptor
cheers, Bill
«Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.» Benjamin Franklin
modified 12-Jan-16 10:59am.
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$5 per day doesn't sound like a bargain to me! 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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I always hoped I'd find someone who cared enough to keep me unambiguous 
thanks, Bill
«Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.» Benjamin Franklin
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It's not $5 per day.. it's $5 to sign up and the offer's good for 24 hours
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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Pay. Attention. To. Icons.
There are two types of people in this world: those that pronounce GIF with a soft G, and those who do not deserve to speak words, ever.
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What does it change to after the year?
Because if it's loadsamoney you've got the hassle factor to figure in if you decline an extension and have to move the data.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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edit: If the "sale" price of US $6 is 90% off then, I assume, the usual price is US $60 per year for one terabyte. Wonder if IDrive lowering the bar here, temporarily, may have an effect on other on-line back-up services pricing ?
For me, it's a good deal because, health depending, I may need to return to COMBL (Corporate-Occupied-MallBurgerLand aka the U.S.) before another year is out, and then I could take advantage of their one-time-per-year copy everything onto a hard-drive free-offer (that offer not available in Asia).
Also, if I'm back in COMBL I'd have the bandwidth to download everything up on IDrive to another hard-drive pronto.
Needless to say, I made sure there was nothing in their TOS that committed one to extending beyond a year; as usual, they do require notice of termination prior to the start of automated billing for ...
your mileage may vary, cheers, Bill
«Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.» Benjamin Franklin
modified 12-Jan-16 12:24pm.
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I think Amazon already lowered the bar with their $60/year for unlimited storage. Quite useful if you have millions of photos and videos of your family vacations or the kids doing kid stuff.
The catch is, you can't automatically synchronize data without using a third-party tool.
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I think Amazon already lowered the bar with their $60/year for unlimited storage. Quite useful if you have millions of photos and videos of your family vacations or the kids doing kid stuff.
The catch is, you can't automatically synchronize data without using a third-party tool.
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is what i currently think. Arguing with the boss and insiting on my opinion is something i have never done before, now i can't get it out of my head.
Usually i tried to meet everyones needs but on this point i won't discuss. I know some of you have years/tons of experience, can you remember the first time you put a wooden board on your bosses forehead?
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Five minutes after met him...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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DId you meet him again XD
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If you believe strongly that you're idea is the way to go, then present it, even strongly, but in the it's up to him/her to make the decision.
I used to be very foreceful when I thought I was right, and many times I WAS right... but that doesn't mean they're going to see it your way.
Then I learned a lesson... unless you work for you, then the software isn't yours... so make the recommendation, reinforce your position if you need to, then let it go. This is how you get it out of your head.. Let it go.
If it comes back later that you we're right, then great... but if later it's determined that your idea was totally wrong, then you would have looked like a fool for taking it to far.
In short, research your position, present it, then walk away.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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Basically I like your Statement. But I think everybody has the right to fail, otherwise the option is: doing nothing to prevent from failures.
modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.
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In real life - if you were right, it was the boss's idea. If you were wrong, it was your idea.
Alternative scenario - if your idea was turned down and later discovered to be a good one, it magically reappears as the boss's idea.
Yes, I'm cynical, how did you guess? 
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I have been using a variation of this to get my own way for years. First convince the boss that it is a good idea and then wait for it to be presented to you. Doesn't give you credit for the idea but if later it is discovered as a bad idea then not your fault...
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HobbyProggy wrote: Arguing with the boss and insiting on my opinion
You are not in that position due to age, but knowledge. It is why you are hired and what you are paid for
If the boss/customer/whatever is a software-dev, then he/she might be able to see all consequences, but if they aren't, then they are paying someone who works with the subject-matter all they. Would be weird if the boss would pay you for something he doesn't wants.
As soon as they are informed, the decision is theirs to make. And yes, that might be a very wrong one, but that is their right.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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A lot.
Ultimately it was good for my bosses, the company, and me.
I now work at another company and I still give my boss my 2 cents when I deem it necessary.
Out of the four bosses I've had only one didn't take the "advice" I gave very well.
Then again, our customers had trouble with that guy as well
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As others have said, it is your job to argue with the boss on the subject you are hired to know. Up to a point, then you do as required.
I learnt this when I was sacked for flatly refusing to write a console application to clean the registry in VB5.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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I too did it with the CEO at the time. I had a lot of witness. The guy was only 4-5 years older.
He blatantly stole my idea that had been floated around. And when I called him on
it 'He told me to I didn't know what i was doing and
that he had been programming since I was in diapers.' He would have been 5 and still using punch cards.
It's amazes me that people can't look at both sides and make a correct decision.
That's why he gets paid the big bucks.
You have to decide are you happy where you are?
Can you find a another job?
The grass isn't always greener but its about being happy every day.
Today is my birthday and I am happy.
Not working but happy.
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Happy Birthday then ![Beer | [beer]](https://codeproject.freetls.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/beer.gif)
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In my experience, do as the others have said. Present your side with as many facts as possible while being as diplomatic as possible without pushing too hard. But at the end of the day, do as your boss says and/or do both so that if the problem you're foreseeing shows up, you can have the fix ready to go. Be sure not do the 'I told you so' bit. If you cram your way down his throat, you will more than likely foster resentment. Do your best to make your boss look good and what you'll find is that in the future he'll trust you more and you'll have a better working relationship. That's if he's a good boss. (My definition of a good boss is someone who shares the credit of success and shoulders the blame by himself while addressing the shortcomings discretely) If he's a bad boss, well, that's up to you.
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