tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post6453947651139450225..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: Safely on the Other SideJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-23561947417759469202014-04-13T23:03:02.946-07:002014-04-13T23:03:02.946-07:00Far Side, you had mentioned Drop Box before...in p...Far Side, you had mentioned Drop Box before...in preparation for our trip, so we have a storage place for photos in the cloud while we are traveling. I am certainly going to look into that.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-43218162964674617422014-04-13T23:01:54.070-07:002014-04-13T23:01:54.070-07:00Iggy, I'll be slowly working my way through al...Iggy, I'll be slowly working my way through all those XP tools to help migrate over what can be salvaged of all my programs. This will take a long time.<br /><br />A PhD type buddy of my husband recommended we seek out a solution via Apple--the idea seemed plausible enough--so we had even tried that route (though I'm a firm believer in the PC side of cyberlife). As it turned out, the idea wouldn't have worked, but in the meantime, the "genius" with whom we were consulting advised, "Oh, just print out your data."<br /><br />He simply just didn't understand. It's not that easy. It is like trying to untangle nested systems and networks of relationships that are organized by the program itself.<br /><br />As you say, paper will store, and the "technology" to comprehend reports printed on paper will be with us for as long as English is still English and human beings still have eyes.<br /><br />In the meantime, I guess the key is to be flexible and always adapting to the "next best thing" coming at us down the pike. Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-26152419458206386782014-04-11T20:36:12.719-07:002014-04-11T20:36:12.719-07:00I am glad you got a new computer...I am certain yo...I am glad you got a new computer...I am certain you will get it all figured out. Would an online storage spot like Dropbox handle your files? It is a free download:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-35792167544170728862014-04-11T04:49:59.198-07:002014-04-11T04:49:59.198-07:00You bring up something that has been an issue for ...You bring up something that has been an issue for me for a long time - "archival" and how to do it - many regulated activities (FDA, FAA, and so on) require one keep records for a long time ("forever") and with the even of electronic versions - this has become something of a challenge - keeping paper is relatively simple - if an annoying and at times expensive - but how long will CD and DVD formats be readable not to mention the data file formats on them?<br /><br />I've found that the simpler the better when it comes to data archives - text files with comma separated values (csv) files to "endure" (for all of 30 years now! while other formats have "long gone"). Printing family trees on to paper seems to me to be very difficult - and the format is not really "up datable" when you find the inevitable error...<br /><br />XP has a "Files and Settings Transfer" tool - and later Windows Operating Systems have improved version of this tool. Its a help but not a cure.Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.com