tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post4490270559498345653..comments2023-04-20T12:46:11.858-06:00Comments on The Ancestry Insider: Unreadable FloppiesThe Ancestry Insiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490682912125335188noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-78476725147777464172007-09-10T18:18:00.000-06:002007-09-10T18:18:00.000-06:00Dear DMV,I told ya'all not to get me started.Since...Dear DMV,<BR/><BR/>I told ya'all not to get me started.<BR/><BR/>Since a Vista computer showed up, printer sharing on our office network has reverted to cable swapping. I probably tried too hard initially to let Vista hold the security as tight as possible. Regardless, there seems to be no fixing it now. Some computers can see the printer when its on the Vista computer and some can't. Pain, pain, pain.<BR/><BR/>-- The InsiderThe Ancestry Insiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490682912125335188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-79218071255599765092007-09-09T17:43:00.000-06:002007-09-09T17:43:00.000-06:00As a self described n3rd, I have seen both sides o...As a self described n3rd, I have seen both sides of the Vista thing. I can say that I stand fully behind the changes that they have made that require folks to get different drivers. I understand why companies have little desire to remake drivers for Vista, but the big companies have had ample time to do such if they wanted. Most seem to be hoping that folks will buy new add ons so that they can sell more than the market really needs.<BR/><BR/>Yes, there are some REALLY boneheaded things that have been done [see above security video] but there have been great improvements to the OS.... even if most of the improvements have been in Linux since the beginning and OS X for as long as it has been out.<BR/><BR/>Never adopt a Windows OS until the first service pack is out if you are not comfortable doing your own tech work.<BR/><BR/>-DMVAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-89467393347221195122007-09-08T19:51:00.000-06:002007-09-08T19:51:00.000-06:00Dear Charles,Vista!?! Don't get me started.A staff...Dear Charles,<BR/><BR/>Vista!?! Don't get me started.<BR/><BR/>A staff member spent 4 days without a computer recently when the automatic Windows update made her primary hard disk unbootable.<BR/><BR/>Ya' gotta love <A HREF="http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads/" REL="nofollow">Apple's ads</A> making fun of Vista. I especially like <A HREF="http://movies.apple.com/movies/us/apple/getamac/apple-getamac-security_480x376.mov" REL="nofollow">Security</A>.<BR/><BR/>— The InsiderThe Ancestry Insiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490682912125335188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-56950559999780829422007-09-08T19:17:00.000-06:002007-09-08T19:17:00.000-06:00On 9/8/07, C. E. B. wrote:Great article on a probl...On 9/8/07, C. E. B. wrote:<BR/>Great article on a problem that has been with us since the floppy drive began. I don't know if you dare tackle it or not, but Windows Vista is going to plague new users for some time. Some "features" don't work, others are a real pain. The worst problem is that none of the old printers and other peripherals have drivers and according to rumors, anything over 2 years old may never have a Vista Driver. Eventually it will probably work ok, but for now BEWARE! <BR/><BR/>C. E. B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-56247672860076490362007-09-08T19:10:00.000-06:002007-09-08T19:10:00.000-06:00Dear DMV,Good comments. You know how lucky you are...Dear DMV,<BR/><BR/>Good comments. You know how lucky you are that your temple will accept a flash drive, don't you? I'm hearing that many can't (or more likely, don't know how).<BR/><BR/>New FamilySearch is indeed wonderful. You'll love it!<BR/><BR/>The InsiderThe Ancestry Insiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490682912125335188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-31150528082523974802007-09-08T18:56:00.000-06:002007-09-08T18:56:00.000-06:00Dear Donna,You're welcome. Thanks for the feedback...Dear Donna,<BR/><BR/>You're welcome. Thanks for the feedback. It helps.<BR/><BR/>The InsiderThe Ancestry Insiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490682912125335188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-6943871392000141562007-09-08T16:53:00.000-06:002007-09-08T16:53:00.000-06:00I skip floppy drives altogether. All of the family...I skip floppy drives altogether. All of the family members that are working on my spouse and I's lines use Gmail to send .paf .ged and other files back and forth.<BR/><BR/>If a file were ever too large, like a .pdf that I have made of a book, we use MediaFire [http://www.mediafire.com/] to store the files in an online filing cabinet. You can upload files that are 100Mb in size, which is plenty for any one file. The site provides a link and then you can email the link. Then it works just like any other download to retrieve it from the site.<BR/><BR/>This does not work for TempleReady things, but I take the files on a Thumb Drive and have the Temple ake the disk. It takes 5 min longer, but it never fails. Since TempleReady seems to be incorporated in the New Family Search, even this work around will not be needed soon.<BR/><BR/> -DMVAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-15684147430798121922007-09-07T14:39:00.000-06:002007-09-07T14:39:00.000-06:00This is what I like, some real good tech informati...This is what I like, some real good tech information.Thanks, DonnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com