Dennis wrote --
Or no one can think of a better thread. I was thinking of starting one
asking people opinion of whether technology which is more "tactile" and simpler
(ie, floppy disks over USB/network, keyboards over touchscreen, simply OS's over Windows 10) actually pre
Yes and no.
Next question.
But all seriousness aside, as Steve Allen used to say, I can see both
good and bad in all this.
I prefer CD/DVD for long term storage. With a USB it is far to easy to delete something that wasn't meant to be deleted. At least if its on the HD its in the trash and can be retrieved.
I use USB's all the time for short term storage, or transfer/access on
the pc or laptop and back again.
I do use a cloud for some things, but also have a copy on a
thumb/CD/DVD/HD.
Plus with the prices of CD/DVD's as cheap as they are I will have
multiple backups for things that can't be replaced in case one fails, which has happened.
I prefer keyboards over touch screens for text.
I have two tablets: one has a detachable keyboard, the other hasn't.
These are fine for general surfing, videos, etc. But that tablet
keyboard is to small with my fat fingers...
I have little experience with iOS, other than my phone. My pc/laptop
are Win10, the tablets android.
But I use Win10 97 per cent of the time. Maybe 98.5 per cent of the
time.
But this is a good question and maybe start a discussion.
Joe
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