Actually, I NEVER use those things for carrying my data around permanently....especially my legacy tree. I might use it to carry something from point A to point B, but never permanently. They are just as sensitive as a floppy in terms of going belly up on you. I have 2 and use them all the time, but not for permanent storage.
Donna -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ellaine Goodall Sent: June 27, 2005 5:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Correspondence Tracking Dear Brian: I am new to Legacy but recently I attended a local genealogy seminar and they were talking about the memory sticks which you put into the USB Port. One girl said that she always had all of her data with her at all times this way and wore it around her neck--another said that she kept it on her key chain. So I went out and bought one because one always thinks about what would happen if one lost all of this work. I was not able to get it to work and so called tech support. Tech support asked my why I had pruchased it and I told him the above. He said that they were not created for that purpose and that if exposed to certain frequences all of the data would be erased. He said that an employee put one in a filing cabinet and evidently some current was running under the cabinet and when he went to use it it was blank. Has anyone else run into this problem? I was very disappointed as these sticks seemed like such a good solution. Ellaine Goodall E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Schultz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 5:24 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Correspondence Tracking > RonKZ wrote: > >> >> One is that I DO SAVE any eMail which has become source information, >> even >> after copy/paste into Legacy. This preserves the tracks, and makes it >> easy to ask the source when yet another question occurs! However, using >> Outlook Express for this has proven too unreliable and horribly difficult >> when switching computers or harddrives. Thus am trying Thunderbird as a >> free replacement; so far so good but not yet done testing. >> >> The other is that if our home burns, our computers just may be >> included >> in the casualty. Even if the fire never happens, computers die -- had >> several of those over the last 20 years! Yes, passing on the CD's >> would help, but would they include absolutely everything -- >> probably not. I haven't yet done this, but perhaps using an online >> backup service would make sense? Would be interested if others have! >> > > I also save all of my emails. I have been using Thunderbird since it > was > in beta and have now switched all of my email and newsgroup accounts to > it. It not only has some wonderful features, it is also more secure than > LookOut or LookOut Express. One great feature is that it will import > messages, options and addresses in OE with ease. > > I also use a JumpDrive/Memory Stick/Key, what ever you want to call > them. > You simply plug them into a USB port and you have another drive with which > to backup your files. I find that I am more likely to back up to it than > burn a CD on a regular basis. They are very inexpensive insurance. > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
