Cloud computing, that is, no application or storage on your box or laptop, seems to be the way to store info. Once a few bugs are ironed out, that is. At this point, I've only used the cloud via some of the more common applications mentioned on this Thing: Google docs, Zoho, etc. Access and retrieval have worked fine, though at times a bit more sluggishly than if I had the application stored on my own hard drive. (Oh, I did have had some formatting problems with the various PP copies.) Another plus is having the ability to easily access documents, work with 'em and share with other folks.
At this point, access to a person's stuff is what may be the big problem with the cloud. Consider what's been happening in Iran and China. If you've got all your information sitting on servers rather than on your own box or laptap, big brother surely has pretty easy access to it, no matter how well firewalled or otherwise protected. Govs have ways of getting around that kind of stuff and there's always lots of Dick Cheney types who love to stick their noses into other people's biz. And of course, it's not only governments. Using the cloud means whoever's doing the hosting also has access. And their company's motto may not be as nicey-nice as "don't be evil."
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