Amen! I had been taking courses for nine months. This has been a great source of frustration for me, because not only did I not pass my exams, but could not retrieve my information. Yes, we can give flippant answers about backing up, but when you're studying and taking tests, that's what is on your mind.
>----- Original Message ----- >From: "Baracco, Andrew W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Braillenote List <[email protected] >Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 10:57:36 -0700 >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Lost Data: Keysoft 6.11 BrailleNote BT >I have been hearing stories like this for a long time,through various >versions of Keysoft. It disturbs me greatly, because I can see where it >could be a real hardship, especially if it represents a whole semester of >work, an important job related presentation, etc. I think to just tell >folks to back up their work is an unacceptable response. Suppose this losss >of data results in a failing grade, a job loss, or a monetary loss? It >seems like finding a solution that will prevent this should be job 1 for >Humanware. >Andy >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Taylor >Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 9:15 PM >To: Braillenote List >Subject: re: [Braillenote] Lost Data: Keysoft 6.11 BrailleNote BT >Beth, Last week, with no warning, I lost the equivalent of twelve million >characters from my flash card, having recently very smoothly upgraded to six >point one. No warning was given that the twenty-two folders were being >erased, so that, the next time I tried to access them, it was a real shock. >I lost jokes, poems, sayings, lots of hymns, prayers, some French novels, a >Mozart piano concerto (for the second time), lists of electronic book >websites, etc., etc., etc. >What to do? In both cases, my disappeared folders and your missing >chapters, make two copies of them, either on separate flash cards or within >the BrailleNote itself, giving them slightly different file names. But ... >think a little. If these things didn't happen, what would be the point of >this wonderful BrailleNote list? >Incidentally, to make matters worse, two days ago, in putting right another >fault with the help of a techie, all my 227 e-mail addresses were erased. >So, if you feel it might be useful, or just friendly, passing on your e-mail >address off list, so as not to generate unnecessary list traffic, do please >feel free to do so. I am particularly anxious to contact Richard and >Sarah. >Anyway, Beth, those were my thoughts for what they were worth. >Warm regards, >Jim Taylor. >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
