[jaws-uk] Re: Susn McDonald Martin wiltshire Jaws is broken.

  • From: "Nigel" <stoppard@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2006 17:08:06 -0000

The size of the drive depends on what you want to back up or use it for.

Nigel
Have you all won the lottery or something?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "martin wilsher" <m.wilsher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 2:08 PM
Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: Susn McDonald Martin wiltshire Jaws is broken.


> 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. Thanks Dorothy.
>>>
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