Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

I haven't made the switch from Google to Proton but I'm considering it. So long as I was employed at NRC I had to keep one foot in the Microsoft ecosystem (and especially Outlook). When I retire I can manage my own ecosystem, so I'm looking at Proton. As always, it's a question of trade-offs. Anyhow, in this article Doug Belshaw describes his reasons for switching (and in this follow-up, talks about adapting Proton email to his needs). Proton includes a VPN, Drive, Sheets, wallet, email, and more.

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Stephen Downes Stephen Downes, Casselman, Canada
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Last Updated: Jan 28, 2026 4:23 p.m.

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