[bookport] Re: Oh GRR. Help!
- From: "Lou Kolb" <loukolb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2005 20:23:31 -0400
I'm sure you know this but just to be sure, you are backing out of the memos
folder when you look for you're other books aren't you? Lou
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sarai D. Bucciarelli" <bucc7465@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 8:19 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Oh GRR. Help!
> The only thng on that card was audible books and all were gone. It was the
> one GB card that I bought. I too had a muddy recording. My card that came
> with the BP has text files and other info. I just use the 1 GB for audible
> books. *sigh*
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John McCann" <lists@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 6:59 PM
> Subject: [bookport] Re: Oh GRR. Help!
>
>
> The queen family, (okay, probably only one of them, but don't know which
> one) wrote:
>
> "I think the record function should be limited to unoccupied sections just
> as the transfer function is."
>
> Well, it is, which is to say that when you record your first memo, the
book
> port creates a "memos" folder and names the file with the time and date
> stamp as taken from the book port's clock / calendar. All subsequent
> recordings are also saved / stored in the memos folder. Hence, I can't see
> how the making of an unintentional recording could trash other book port
> content, irrespective of where such content is located, though books
should
> presumably be stored in the "book port" folder.
>
> Now, Sara's situation sounds exactly like what happened to me on the
morning
> of may 12th when several audible book files (though blessedly not all of
> them), were deleted. I know for a fact that at some point after having
> surrendered my book port to airline security staff, the book port was
placed
> in "record mode", and did make a rather interesting, though rather muddy
> recording. I never drew any connection between the recording of that memo
> and the erasure of the audible books beyond the fact that security
personnel
> were probably man-handling the buttons, either intentionally or
> unintentionally.
>
> Bottom line, especially when your book port contains all that you plan to
> read while on vacation, either (1) remove your flash card, or (2) lock the
> keyboard. Personally, I'd go with option one, since, just my luck, some
> security guy would just manage to hit the unlock sequence and replicate
what
> happened a month ago.
>
> To Sarah, I'm sorry this advice comes too late. I do feel your pain; I
went
> a good part of the way down the unpleasant road you've just traveled.
>
> John
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Queen Family" <queens@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 4:47 PM
> Subject: [bookport] Re: Oh GRR. Help!
>
>
> > The same thing happened to me( under less catastrophic circumstances
> > fortunately).
> > I carried the BP and my pocket radio around together and apparently
> > recorded over everything, even the manual file.
> >
> > I think the record function should be limited to unoccupied sections
> > just as the transfer function is.
> >
> > By the way, how do you mark files as unread?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > queens@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > 648 Kearney Street
> > El Cerrito, CA 94530
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of albert griffith
> > Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 11:59 AM
> > To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [bookport] Re: Oh GRR. Help!
> >
> >
> > Make your files read only.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Sarai D. Bucciarelli" <bucc7465@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: "Book Port" <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 2:49 PM
> > Subject: [bookport] Oh GRR. Help!
> >
> >
> > : Hi,
> > : Okay, I filled up my BP with lots of books to read on vacation, well
> > when
> > I
> > : got there, my card was empty, apparently the recording thing was
> > turned
> > on.
> > : Is there a way to protect the files on the cards?
> > : Sarai D. Bucciarelli
> > :
> > :
> > :
> > :
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> >
> >
> >
> >
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