Daily Chat Thread 25th Jan

angelflower_2

well done pap. Ive never done that! Did buy one of those usb memory stick things once but could never work out how to use it! Just realised havent updated spread sheet in last two days !! Must go do that now.

Not going to use the car. Another letter done to finance company to get them to get their finger out. I just want it gone!! Going to brave the weather in a bit and walk to cashline now to get some money out bank for tonight. Must not spend when i am out....must not spend when i am out...must not spend when i am out!!

Gemmzie

I love backing up and tidying my computer, it's all on my lovely MyBook now

always_amazed

Just about the driving; a mate of mine was banned for a few years for driving, drunk, for about 200m to pick up smokes from a pub. Idiot. But yes; if you take the risk they'll get ya.
Any chance of them either walking or sharing a lift there??
xxxx

postingalwaysposting

ZTD wrote: »

I hope you left them on your PC as well as - it's not a backup unless you have 2 copies.

Mind you, didn't think girls had dongles...

no i didnt :mad: ah well i am sure it will be fine. All the pics have either been printed or are saved on the dongle/memory stick as well as the cds, well the ones i wanna keep. But it makes me laugh because we do all this to back up your pc however if there were a fire in your houser your pc would burn, so would the memory sticks and th cds you backed the said computer onto ~ it baffles me. But i suppose if my pc crashes i still have the doc/pic/whatever.

ZTD

Maz3374 wrote: »

dare i ask......what's a dongle!?!

Strictly speaking, it's a bit of hardware you put into a computer for copy protection/antipiracy purposes.

In this context it's a USB memory stick.

Gemmzie

I keep my cd backups in a fireproof box

ZTD

postingalwaysposting wrote: »

no i didnt :mad: ah well i am sure it will be fine. All the pics have either been printed or are saved on the dongle/memory stick as well as the cds, well the ones i wanna keep. But it makes me laugh because we do all this to back up your pc however if there were a fire in your houser your pc would burn, so would the memory sticks and th cds you backed the said computer onto ~ it baffles me. But i suppose if my pc crashes i still have the doc/pic/whatever.

Well now you're reliant on your CDs always working and never getting scratched.

If you use Winzip or similar to zip them up into CD sized zip files, then save them with a password, then you can take these extra CDs to work and keep them there. So if your house does burn down, these extra ones will be fine.

ZTD

Gemmzie wrote: »

I keep my cd backups in a fireproof box

But how fireproof is it? "Fireproof" normally refers to paper not spontaneously bursting into flame. Plastic melts at lot lower temperatures.

It might be "Data protecting fireproof" but you'd have to check.

Gemmzie

It's a huge metal file box, I keep everything of importance in it.

ZTD

Gemmzie wrote: »

It's a huge metal file box, I keep everything of importance in it.

With thermal insulation?