Re: [PCWorks] Burning CDs
- From: Hugh Vandervoort <hughv2@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:34:03 -0500
This started as a CD burning thread, so I'll throw in my latest.
I'm convinced there will be an entire generation or more with virtually
no childhood photos due to lack of backups
CD/DVD is part of a good backup scheme, but I use External HDs primarily.
I've been setting up my friends with large HDs, a backup program and
burning DVDs of their files and photos to get them started.
Imagine my surprise to visit two of these friends recently and find the
external drives no longer attached to the computers. It seems to be a
matter of not understanding the function. These are not stupid people
(An engineer and a wealthy builder).
Computers have a long way to go.
David Grossman wrote:
> Electromagnetic fields do not have to be a problem.
>
> About 20 or 25 years ago, CRTs emitted a great deal of radiation, causing
> pregnant mommies who were exposed to the radiation for many hours a day to
> spontaneously abort their babies. The fledgling computer giants were
> terrified that a wonderful industry with a great future would go belly up
> (perhaps I should have used a better expression!) and they were determined
> to find a solution. They did - and the resulting and ever-increasing
> Scandinavian TCO standards are so stringent today that there is nothing to
> worry about. Granted, flat screens largely replaced CRTs today, but that's
> not the point - and even flat screens have to comply with TCO standards.
>
> The industry reacted and solved the problem with one kind of radiation
> because they had no choice. They proved that with determination it is
> possible to practically eliminate the threat of dangerous radiation.
>
> When it comes down to it, electromagnetic fields are just another kind of
> radiation. The industry solved the problem with CRTs, and they CAN solve the
> problem with solid state media.
>
> It's just an issue of determination and will-power.
>
> David Grossman
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