They are sort of shaped like a thumb and about the size of a large one. At 02:08 AM 2/24/2007, Stacy Bleeks wrote:
A thumb drive is another way of saying hitch hiking. (smile)).Just kidding. A thumb drive is a storage device. It is usually a USB flash drive. They're about the size of your thumb and they are removable so you can easily transfer data from one system to another.----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Jackson" <cs2007@xxxxxxxxx> To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 2:53 AM Subject: [ddots-l] Re: OT: Formatting computer advice pleaseSorry, but what's a thumb drive? -----Original Message----- From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sandy Licht Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 4:52 PM To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ddots-l] Re: OT: Formatting computer advice please Agreed. I have a wireless card on my laptop, but I intend to keep downloads to a minimum. If I find a useful piece of software I just have to have, I'll download it with the desktop, scan it for viruses, put it on a thumb drive, and then install it to the laptop. You can't be too careful. At 09:49 AM 2/23/2007, Mike Christer wrote:Hey David! I've just been thru the same thing, but was fortunate enough, to have a professional fix it for me, but just one salutory word of advice... If you can at all help it, never run any internet crap on your audio computer, especially a web-browser, apart from registering softwareetc.That's how I got screwed in the first place, and it was a very longdrawnout slow death for my OS and the rest of my DAW! Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Eagle" <onlineeagle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 2:21 PM Subject: [ddots-l] OT: Formatting computer advice please > HI, I think I'm going to have to format my computer. I keep getting > dropouts, even when recording just one audio track for only three > minutes. I thought you people would be quite knowledgeable aboutwhat> I should and shouldn't do in regards to formatting, pre, post and > during. Any advice would be gratefully received. I do use my laptop > for the internet as well as for audio use, though audio recording is > my primary function on the computer. > > I am running windows XP. The first question I have is about the best > way to format the computer. I can't remember if its possible toformat> within the recovery/boot CD that comes with the laptop (soney Vaio)or> from my computer. If I'm not running any programs from my D drive > which is a partition all ready set up by the makers of the laptop > which is my audio drive, is it advisable to format D as well as C or > just C and defrag D? > I'll ask more questions as and when but any extra advice would begreat.> > Thanks > David Eagle > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the > Subject:- faq > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.3/697 - Release Date:22/02/2007> 11:55 > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq -- No virus found in this incoming message. 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