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From: JimH on 6 Feb 2010 12:41 Mikel Sunova wrote: > > "Ken Blake" <kblake(a)this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message > news:lq1pm5lqjg11k2a5une71md3kh82q78k43(a)4ax.com... >> On Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:30:41 -0700, XS11E <xs11eNO(a)SPAMyahoo.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Zaidy036 <ericNOSPAM(a)bloch.com> wrote: >>> >>> > For traveling I am interested in the iPad but I do not see any way >>> > it could run Quicken. >>> >>> Wouldn't running Quicken on any portable device be very risky? >>> Laptops, netbooks, etc. are very commonly stolen. >> >> >> One way to at least decrease the risk, if not completely eliminate it, >> would be to keep all the data on something like a thumb drive (which >> you keep separate from the laptop). > > And perhaps delete your page file when finished. > > Mikel I deleted my page file about four years ago, and I've never missed it. I bought an extra gig of RAM, and turned off the page file in Windows. It was an instant, noticeable performance boost. Now that apps have gotten bigger, I'm going to buy another two gig of RAM, but I'll never turn paging back on. Disk speed can't compare with RAM speed, and the overhead of running a paging file is huge. As far as using a USB thumb drive, keep in mind that they have no memory error checking or correction, so they can suffer from undetected data failures. Real disk drives have error detection and correction built in to insure data reliability. USB thumb drives are also vulnerable to loss or damage. They work well as an easy transport vehicle for data, but they need to be backed up to a more secure and reliable medium. -- Jim
From: Mikel Sunova on 6 Feb 2010 15:03 "JimH" <JimH(a)invalid.net> wrote in message news:lRhbn.5715$4N4.3538(a)newsfe24.iad... > Mikel Sunova wrote: >> >> "Ken Blake" <kblake(a)this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message >> news:lq1pm5lqjg11k2a5une71md3kh82q78k43(a)4ax.com... >>> On Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:30:41 -0700, XS11E <xs11eNO(a)SPAMyahoo.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Zaidy036 <ericNOSPAM(a)bloch.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> > For traveling I am interested in the iPad but I do not see any way >>>> > it could run Quicken. >>>> >>>> Wouldn't running Quicken on any portable device be very risky? >>>> Laptops, netbooks, etc. are very commonly stolen. >>> >>> >>> One way to at least decrease the risk, if not completely eliminate it, >>> would be to keep all the data on something like a thumb drive (which >>> you keep separate from the laptop). >> >> And perhaps delete your page file when finished. >> >> Mikel > > I deleted my page file about four years ago, and I've never missed it. I > bought an extra gig of RAM, and turned off the page file in Windows. It > was an instant, noticeable performance boost. Now that apps have gotten > bigger, I'm going to buy another two gig of RAM, but I'll never turn > paging back on. Disk speed can't compare with RAM speed, and the overhead > of running a paging file is huge. The only problem with that is that some programs (such as QB Pro [at least older versions...haven't tried lately]) Require a page file. I found this out because I had moved my page file to another drive, but QB wouldn't run unless I had at least a minimal PF on C:\. That said, with the power of systems today, I hardly ever experience performance issues. Mikel
From: Keith Snyder on 7 Feb 2010 08:07 "JimH" <JimH(a)invalid.net> wrote in message news:lRhbn.5715$4N4.3538(a)newsfe24.iad... [snip] > As far as using a USB thumb drive, keep in mind that they have no memory > error checking or correction, so they can suffer from undetected data > failures. Real disk drives have error detection and correction built in to > insure data reliability. USB thumb drives are also vulnerable to loss or > damage. They work well as an easy transport vehicle for data, but they > need to be backed up to a more secure and reliable medium. Good point! What medium do you suggest?
From: CSM1 on 7 Feb 2010 10:43 "Keith Snyder" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in news:_Vybn.73123$U83.27185(a)newsfe10.iad: > > "JimH" <JimH(a)invalid.net> wrote in message > news:lRhbn.5715$4N4.3538(a)newsfe24.iad... > > [snip] > >> As far as using a USB thumb drive, keep in mind that they have no >> memory error checking or correction, so they can suffer from >> undetected data failures. Real disk drives have error detection and >> correction built in to insure data reliability. USB thumb drives are >> also vulnerable to loss or damage. They work well as an easy >> transport vehicle for data, but they need to be backed up to a more >> secure and reliable medium. > > Good point! What medium do you suggest? > > External Hard Drive. USB or Firewire. -- CSM1 http://www.carlmcmillan.com
From: XS11E on 7 Feb 2010 13:07
CSM1 <nomail(a)nomoremail.com> wrote: > "Keith Snyder" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in > news:_Vybn.73123$U83.27185(a)newsfe10.iad: > >> >> "JimH" <JimH(a)invalid.net> wrote in message >> news:lRhbn.5715$4N4.3538(a)newsfe24.iad... >> >> [snip] >> >>> As far as using a USB thumb drive, keep in mind that they have >>> no memory error checking or correction, so they can suffer from >>> undetected data failures. Real disk drives have error detection >>> and correction built in to insure data reliability. USB thumb >>> drives are also vulnerable to loss or damage. They work well as >>> an easy transport vehicle for data, but they need to be backed >>> up to a more secure and reliable medium. >> >> Good point! What medium do you suggest? >> >> > > External Hard Drive. > USB or Firewire. Ditto and disconnected from the computer and stashed elsewhere when not in use. -- XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://twovoyagers.com/improve-usenet.org/ |