I'd like to make a suggestion and seriously think about it for a while.

I have nerve damage in both hands and carpal tunnel so typing can be difficult. I used to be excellent in it. I am looking at Dragon Naturally Speaking (NS) as a way of dictating into it and letting it put it directly onto Word or other software.

In particular, I don't journal, but I used to write stories just for myself and having seen a short demo of NS, it puts it more quickly on the page and lets you get through much faster. You can also put it directly onto CD if you prefer and that would be my preference.

Perhaps journaling into Word or Wordperfect or a free online software and then saving it onto CD would let you keep your journals secure. No one could get them "from the Cloud," no one can hack into your computer or any site, and if you safely store your CDs, you won't have to worry about them.

Just think about it.

What's wrong with the journal on here? I've used it for years and you just set each one to "only me" and it's private.

D.S. gets bugs in the system just like other systems and they have different ones they are working out (that's from the one site D.S. community members site I am on). They thought they had lost journals a while back, but apparently had not. So until they get bugs worked out of the system, if you want to really protect and make sure about your journals, it may be an idea to retain them off here or print them off here so you have a hard copy of them just in case they do end up lost some day.

I would recommend Google Docs. It's very easy to sort and manage your entries into online folders, and the search function is excellent for finding things you've written in the past. You can also choose to make certain entries accessible to certain people (or everyone) if you wish to.