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I even use them on the answering machine to avoid having to reenter the time ----- Original Message ----- From: "David, K2DBK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "W5LT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 10:24 AM Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Lost QSO's > My 2 cents is that an overall better solution is to keep your computer on > a small interruptible power supply (UPS). You don't need one that will > last that long (5 or 10 minutes is fine), and there are plenty of small > ones available from companies like APC (www.apc.com), Belkin > (www.belkin.com) and Ultra (www.ultraproducts.com) for well under $100. (I > personally have at least one from each of those companies at home, with a > somewhat larger Ultra that powers a couple of computers, most of my > network gear, and a few other things.) > > The advantage of this is that in the event of a power outage, you will not > only have the time to save the QSO, but you can also shut your computer > down in an orderly fashion. Many of these products will connect to your > computer and will shut it down after a specified set of conditions are met > (e.g., backup battery has been running and has 'x'% power left, etc.), > meaning that even if you're not there, your computer will still shut down > properly. > > Even with a system that writes to disk upon save, there is still a small > window where a QSO could be lost, although I can understand the > frustration at loosing any data for any reason. > > As for your specific suggestion, there are utility programs that will make > a key sequence to any arbitrarily complex set of other key sequences (and > some will get a lot more complicated, simulating mouse movement and mouse > button clicks), though personally I don't use them so I can't give a > recommendation. > > W5LT wrote: >> I am not a computer wizard, but is it possible to program an unused >> function >> key (say F12) to execute: <enter> <alt> <s> sequence ?? >> That way you could enter QSO (from a spot) and write to disk with one >> button. >> That would be a neat solution. Just a thought. >> Bob, W5LT >> >> > -- > 73, > David, K2DBK > http://k2dbk.com > http://k2dbk.blogspot.com > > _______________________________________________ > Dx4win mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win >
