Hi Lori, Is it just Ebay you don't trust, or is it ordering things online in general? Even if you wouldn't want to use a site like Amazon, you could still have a look around on there at flash drives. Compare the descriptions, and see which one sounds the best to you. Then you could probably go to a local computer store or something like Best Buy to compare prices. I'm from the US, so I honestly don't know what the equivalent for places like Best buy or Radio Shack is over there, so sorry if that advice isn't helpful. I'd still be willing to bet that flash drives are as easily available there as they are here, though. And it really is true that the prices have dropped quite a bit over the past few years. Even smaller-capacity external hard drives aren't as expensive as they used to be. Either way, that won't help much with replacing your keys for Super Liam and Judgment Day, unfortunately, since those are hardware-based. But I agree that it's good to keep backups of all your keys and important data, so it can't hurt to have a cheap flash drive or two laying around.
On 9/1/14, loriduncan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Thomas, the old drive I had was actually similar to a phone or ipod in > that it was a square device, but thinking about it now, it was more trouble > > than it was worth, it sat on a small base, like a docking station, and had 2 > > usb cables plugged into it, and the other ends went into my computer. What > > I'd really like, is one that's more like a tiny memory stick, where you just > > take the cap off the end and slide it in to a single usb port, but I don't > know which make is the best, or where would have them in the uk. I struggle > > to trust sites like ebay and buying products which are used. I also have a > > really ancient perkins brailer, but the keys are jammed lol. The only other > > way I can think of to back up my keys, is to have a sighted person write > them down for me. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas Ward > Sent: Monday, September 01, 2014 4:10 AM > To: Gamers Discussion list > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] What has happened to Liam? > > Hi Lori, > > That's strange, but what I have learned the hard way is one should > always make backups of their backups. Especially, if it is something > very important. > > for example, here in the US a USB flash drive is under $20 in US > dollars so is probably less in pounds. I have a couple of them I keep > in my desk drawer just for extremely important information like > product keys so even if my main backup system gets damaged in some way > I have an alternative source to go get that data. Perhaps you can > consider something similar in the future. > > I know this will sound extremely harsh, but in a lot of cases it isn't > the responsibility of the company or individual who sells you a > product to replace your product key if you lose it. Corporations like > Microsoft charge big fees if you lose your product keys therefore it > is in the end user's best interests to find a way to backup that > information in multiple ways to avoid paying for new keys. If you > don't safeguard that information then it will cost you money to get > new keys. We are fortunate that most audio game developers aren't > quite that strict about key replacement policies and perhaps that is > why so many blind customers are extremely lax about their keys, and > just assume if something happens they deserve a free key replacement > even though in the real world that kind of service would be rare. > > On 8/30/14, loriduncan <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi, it is totally wrong. I got Super Egghunt Pluss for Christmas last >> year, >> >> and had all my keys saved to my portible hard drive as well as my c >> drive. >> The c drive got infected with a really bad virus, meaning I had to get it >> replaced, and when i inserted the back-up drive to put my keys back into >> the >> >> computer, I was told the drive was corrupted, so ended up losing >> everything >> >> anyway. >> >> What he should consider is a key retrievel system, with so many keys >> allowed >> >> per year. >> >> From Lori. > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > -- Desiree --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
