I'd use an external hard drive. I got one from pc world for 105 pounds = and it was a three hundred gig one. This price might not be current though. -----Original Message----- From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] = On Behalf Of TOM REID Sent: 19 November 2006 06:13 To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: Susn McDonald Martin wiltshire Jaws is broken. On theses memory sticks, they're great, but, they area dear way of = storing=20 stuff compared to CD or a bigger hard drive. The 4 gig one I got cost = =A360=20 approx. You can get 300 gigs for about =A370 on a external hard drive. = In=20 other words, if you just want to dump a load of stuff for storage, = memory=20 sticks are a dear way to go. They are great for carrying things around = to=20 put in a different computer. Tom ----- Original Message -----=20 From: "susan mcdonald" <susan_mcdonald52@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2006 11:19 PM Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: Susn McDonald Martin wiltshire Jaws is broken. > Dorothy, > > I transfered the Information from 50 floppy Discs onto one of these=20 > thumb drives and still have room to put mor documents onto it, the=20 > ones I have , came with a cord to hang around your neck if you are=20 > worried about carrying them in your bag, also you can put Braille onto = > the case so you know what is > on each one withoutgoing onto the computer to find out. I keep one = just=20 > for > instructions for changing batteries in clocks and watches etc and my=20 > recipes > so I don't have to search through a pile of tapes and discs for the = one I > want, if you can use a floppy you will be able to use one of these, = and > because my stack is on the floor I have a lead that comes from a USB = port=20 > to > the side of the monitor so I can plug into that instead of fiddling = around > at the back of the stack for the right place to plug into. You can = save > documents in any format including pictures because when you plug in = you=20 > will > be given a list of how you will want to access the drive. You might = need > sighted assistance for the first one as there as a disc that comes = with=20 > each > thumb drive which is for installing software onto your computer to = allow=20 > you > to use the drive, but that only has to be done for the first one after = you > can use the same USB for any of your drives. Just think of all the = space > you can save not only on your computer but shelves too > > > >>From: "Dorothy Ingram-Gorban" <dorothy.ingram-gorban@xxxxxxxxx> >>Reply-To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>Subject: [jaws-uk] Susn McDonald Martin wiltshire Jaws is broken. >>Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 19:14:58 -0000 >> >> Susan thanks for explaining. I have heard of Thumb Drives and = Memory >>sticks. and can imagine they are very useful. I was confused with a >>mention >>of a second Hardrive, and could only think of it looking like the one = the >>Engineer took out of my Tower, when I had a Hardrive failure in the >>Spring. >>that was quite large. does a small Pen like object do the job of a=20 >>hardrive >>then? I imagine, one needs to know the quality of them, they sound = ideal >>for both a desktop and a laptop. , they would need to be = sturdy to >>take the knocks of everyday life. Thanks for your help. I am still = not >>going to risk doing anything that will finish me up in the >>soup, >>not wise the stress is not worth taking. 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