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There are many companies offering on-line storage such as Wuala (my favourite) DropBox and others, and being a little bit paranoid and totally crazy I was wondering if it is possible in Linux (Ubuntu) to configure multiple online storage providers to act as a single storage in much the same way as multiple hard drives form a RAID array such as RAID 5 or similar.

The advantages of this would be
1. Having the data spread over the cloud in chunks it is more secure from prying eyes
2. If a storage provider is taken down (remember. Megaupload) my data is still recoverable
3. All my storage is available as a single chunk.

I know with conventional RAID there are limitations regarding using the same size disks but I wonder is this feasible or what other issues could be out there to trap the unwary?

Edit
Further thoughts.  Create multiple virtual drives, configure them as a RAID5 and then sync each one individually with a different cloud provider.  Is this a way.forward

Does anybody know when the Samsung Galaxy note will be available in Thailand?
My last visit to the country was a week before the S2 was released, and this time I was intending to buy an S2, but I would also like to check out the Galaxy Note first if it is available.
Alhough the specs of the Note look good I am concerned about its size

Today there have been many articles on the about Windows 8 requiring secure boot to be enabled for compliance, and that by enabling secure boot feature it will be very hard to install Linux.
Some examples of the articles can be found here, here  and here

With desktops I feel there may be many options available, but for those of us who must rely on Laptops I see more issues in getting a good brand machine that can be reformatted to take your OS of choice, and careful research will need to be done before purchase

What do you guys think?  Will it be a big deal or will it be like DVD  copy protection that there will be many ways round it for those who want  too retrofit or dual boot their machines.  
In my opinion I am sure there will be ways round it for the Geeks, but it will be yet another hurdle that possible Linux converts will have to overcome before they can even try an alternative OS

Over to you..

This is an interesting read
The story is UK based, but I am sure the practises are world wide.
My only advice is "Caveat Emptor" and check out the reputation of the shop / service guy before you hand over you precious PC

My computer in Thailand is connected using CAT CDMA (the only workable option). The operating system is Ubuntu. The connection to CAT CDMA is via a Cradlepoint MBR1000 router.

I am abroad most of the time working and would like to be able to connect to this machine and other devices on my home network.

The problem is that CAT CDMA does not provide a public IP address but a private (10,x,x,x) IP address so normal Linux based remote access software will not work, and I cannot use a DDNS solution as I am unable to open ports in the CAT network!!

My main aim is to gain access to my Ubuntu machine but I would  ideally like access to other devices on my home network as well This includes Windows  machines belonging to family members, NAS, web cams etc.

Currently I am able to connect using Teamviewer, but I find it slow, and buggy (Linux version).
  
Therefore I am wondering what other options I may have. (changing my server to Windows is not acceptable)
One option I am considering is setting up some sort of VPN where my Thailand machine would be the client and either a Virtual Server or my laptop using DDNS would be the server. This machine would then form a tunnel to my laptop (directly or otherwise) when on line.

Can anybody advise me
1.  Is this a workable solution
2. Any better solutions
3 Is it possible to connect to a private VPN via CAT CDMA

I am expecting to return to Thailand on leave in the next few weeks and would like to as much infomration as possible before I arrive so that I can bring any hardware, software needed with me.