Rather than a USB or a CD, I recommend dropbox.com because it is free for 2 GB, it is effortless, your file will be stored on your computer and at dropbox.com (redundancy), and you can't lose it. Aloha, John On Jan 27, 2011, at 4:47 PM, Genbug6607@aol.com wrote: > Does this mean you're not recommending the use of a USB at all? If not, > what then? go back to the old CD's or floppies? > > > In a message dated 1/27/2011 8:36:47 P.M. Central Standard Time, > Genbug6607@aol.com writes: > > Bill recommends using Eject when using a USB. That's a new term to me. > how do you do it? Ethel in Nebraska > > > In a message dated 1/26/2011 3:15:13 P.M. Central Standard Time, > swalker7736@yahoo.com writes: > > True that. Sadly, even when that's done religiously, they still have a > higher rate of failure than I now trust. So, hooray for redundancy! > > > From: Bill Buchanan > Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 11:28 AM > To: Suzanne Walker ; paf-5-users@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [PAF-5] USB memory stick > > > Windows does not always finish copying data to the flash drive, unless > you > use the official "Eject" or "Safely remove mass storage device" process. > Otherwise, the last few bytes of data may still be held up in the data > transfer buffer, which means that if you unplug the flash drive without > going > through the Eject process, the file on the flash drive may be incomplete > and > unusable. Newer versions of Windows (Vista and 7) seem to have fewer > problems in this regard than older versions, but always use the Eject > process > anyway. It only takes a few seconds. > > Bill Buchanan > > On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:08 PM, Suzanne Walker <swalker7736@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > On a side note, if you're using a thumb drive to work on your PAF file, I > would caution against it. I have twice now ended up with major database > corruption keeping my PAF file on a USB drive so that I could work on > different machines. I've switched to using dropbox, which synchronizes > files over an internet connection (it also serves as backup, and has > version > recovery capabilities). > > Best, > Suzanne > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:42:23 +1000 >> From: "Col Paterson" <banjo1@bigpond.net.au> >> Subject: [PAF-5] USB memory stick. >> To: <paf-5-users@rootsweb.com> >> Message-ID: <001501cbbd13$6c840210$458c0630$@net.au> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> >> G'day Friends, Happy Australia Day. May I ask of the many people on > this >> list who use these USB Thumb Drives, Flash drives whatever you may call >> them, ever been able to secure the information on one by way of a P.I.N > > or >> Password. I have been told that one must buy a particular brand that > comes >> with a software disc to enable just this and also to partition the > drive. >> Presumably there will be an extra cost for this it's a thought that >> occurred >> to me when mine fell off my keyring into the river, as it had > previously >> been through the washing machine cycle and survived I'm now a little >> concerned that if anyone finds it they will have no trouble reading my >> content. >> >> Allabest >> >> Col > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAF-5-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject > and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAF-5-USERS > -request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject > and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAF-5-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The problem with storing anything on a website is, (1) you have to have both electricity and internet to retrieve it and (b) chances are you'll lost one or the other just as you go to upload AND (c) if you DO manage to get there from a different computer that has power and 'net, you won't remember the password. At least if it's on my thumb-drive, all I need is the right program to use it. Cheryl --and no prizes for guessing whose power has been off lately! John Vilburn wrote: > Rather than a USB or a CD, I recommend dropbox.com because it is free for 2 GB, it is effortless, your file will be stored on your computer and at dropbox.com (redundancy), and you can't lose it. > > Aloha, > John > > > > On Jan 27, 2011, at 4:47 PM, Genbug6607@aol.com wrote: > >> Does this mean you're not recommending the use of a USB at all? If not, >> what then? go back to the old CD's or floppies? >> >> >> In a message dated 1/27/2011 8:36:47 P.M. Central Standard Time, >> Genbug6607@aol.com writes: >> >> Bill recommends using Eject when using a USB. That's a new term to me. >> how do you do it? Ethel in Nebraska >> >> >> In a message dated 1/26/2011 3:15:13 P.M. Central Standard Time, >> swalker7736@yahoo.com writes: >> >> True that. Sadly, even when that's done religiously, they still have a >> higher rate of failure than I now trust. So, hooray for redundancy! >> >> >> From: Bill Buchanan >> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 11:28 AM >> To: Suzanne Walker ; paf-5-users@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [PAF-5] USB memory stick >> >> >> Windows does not always finish copying data to the flash drive, unless >> you >> use the official "Eject" or "Safely remove mass storage device" process. >> Otherwise, the last few bytes of data may still be held up in the data >> transfer buffer, which means that if you unplug the flash drive without >> going >> through the Eject process, the file on the flash drive may be incomplete >> and >> unusable. Newer versions of Windows (Vista and 7) seem to have fewer >> problems in this regard than older versions, but always use the Eject >> process >> anyway. It only takes a few seconds. >> >> Bill Buchanan >> >> On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:08 PM, Suzanne Walker<swalker7736@yahoo.com> >> wrote: >> >> On a side note, if you're using a thumb drive to work on your PAF file, I >> would caution against it. I have twice now ended up with major database >> corruption keeping my PAF file on a USB drive so that I could work on >> different machines. I've switched to using dropbox, which synchronizes >> files over an internet connection (it also serves as backup, and has >> version >> recovery capabilities). >> >> Best, >> Suzanne >> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Message: 1 >>> Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:42:23 +1000 >>> From: "Col Paterson"<banjo1@bigpond.net.au> >>> Subject: [PAF-5] USB memory stick. >>> To:<paf-5-users@rootsweb.com> >>> Message-ID:<001501cbbd13$6c840210$458c0630$@net.au> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >>> >>> G'day Friends, Happy Australia Day. May I ask of the many people on >> this >>> list who use these USB Thumb Drives, Flash drives whatever you may call >>> them, ever been able to secure the information on one by way of a P.I.N >> >> or >>> Password. I have been told that one must buy a particular brand that >> comes >>> with a software disc to enable just this and also to partition the >> drive. >>> Presumably there will be an extra cost for this it's a thought that >>> occurred >>> to me when mine fell off my keyring into the river, as it had >> previously >>> been through the washing machine cycle and survived I'm now a little >>> concerned that if anyone finds it they will have no trouble reading my >>> content. >>> >>> Allabest >>> >>> Col