It's also dangerous to rely on paper. Digital is easy to store and small enough that you can store multiple copies. I can and do still view files I saved in 1988. What changes most is the medium. 5 1/4 floppies, 3 1/2 floppies, Zip drives, CDs, DVDs, external hard drives, flash drives, ??? You do have to keep up with that.
I note the LDS is digitalizing the files in Granite Mountain. They know more about files and preserving files than we do and they think it is a good idea. Paper really isn't smart for me, living in hurricane heaven now or before when I lived in tornado alley - not to mention fire, flood, etc. But I think sharing your files is really the bottom line. If you only have one copy [as is common with paper] you are more likely to have a problem. On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 11:11 AM, Connie Sheets <[email protected]> wrote: > > It seems to me that anyone contemplating going digital should have a > specific, easy to implement plan for who will preserve your life's work and > how they will do it should something unexpected happen to you the day after > you throw away your last piece of paper. (Never mind keeping up with the > constant changes in formats). > > IMO, it is a dangerous step to take unless you have such a plan in place and > complete faith in your surviving family and/or friends' desire and ability to > use and maintain your computer files. > > I can't speak for others, but the people I will leave behind are more likely > to look at and keep my physical photographs and papers than my hard drive, > back-ups, CDs, etc. > > Connie Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
