On Sun, 28 Oct 2018 15:42:14 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

On Oct 28, 2018, Tony Cooper wrote
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On Sun, 28 Oct 2018 14:09:04 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

On Oct 28, 2018, RichA wrote
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On Sunday, 28 October 2018 15:10:30 UTC-4, Savageduck wrote:
On 2018-10-28 17:29:20 +0000, David Taylor
said:

On 28/10/2018 16:51, Savageduck wrote:
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Rich, why don’t you post your Windows bitching, and stuff to a Windows
NG where it belongs, not to r.p.d. where it is off topic?

The last time you did this on October 8, the result was a major
pollution of 296 OT posts in r.p.d., and your only post in the thread was the
first one.

I agree in general, but DC/DVD drives are something photographers might
use, aren't they?

The last time I used a CD/DVD for any sort of image file
sharing/archiving was over 15 years ago. The last time I used a Windows
machine was at work in February 2009, and then I retired.

You people have a weird belief in the reliability of cloud or solid state
memory. You know what some of the most reliable storage has proven to be?
magnetic TAPE.

Where do you come up with your strange ideas regarding what you think *us
people* believe?

I have redundant HDD & SSD backups along with various cloud, and online
services such as Dropbox, iCloud, Adobe CC, and SmugMug none of which is a
solitary repository of any of my image files. cloud services provide one
means of back-up, and/or sharing, but they also provide additional
capability the least of which is the ability to seamlessly sync between computers and
mobile devices.

I sometimes wonder about you, Duck. You have a top-of-the-line Mac,
no appreciable chance of a virus, and sixty-two back-up systems.

Not quite top-of-the-line Mac, but close enough.

I thought all Macs are top-of-the-line.

I am not at sixty-two back-up systems yet, but I appreciate the hyperbole.

Are you expecting an earthquake during a tsunami followed by a
meteorite shower?

You can’t be too prepared, but for me wildfire, and earthquake would be the
two most likely natural disaster threats.

For me, it's hurricanes, my house falling into a sinkhole, and
lightning strikes.

While I do back up my files, I'm not all that concerned about my
"hobby" photos. It's not what I've already done, but the photo I
might take next that's of interest. Once I'm gone, the hobby shots
will be of interest to no one.

The family photos, though, are different. Every January I pick the
best from the previous year, have prints made, and add them to the
albums that my son and daughter have.

Prints in albums are unappreciated by some people, but it's still nice
to leaf through the albums.

--
Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida