12 Apr
2010
12 Apr
'10
11:16 a.m.
-----------------Original Message:
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 17:33:57 -0700
From: "Chuck Guzis" <cclist at sydex.com>
Subject: Re: Use mini CDR for equipment info?
On 11 Apr 2010 at 14:40, Dave McGuire wrote:
I can't speak to the reliability of mini CDRs,
but I can say that
it seems like a whole lot less trouble to have a directory structure
on a file server that's navigable by manufacturer and model number.
I maintain about 26GB of documentation that way. I don't keep
drivers or control software in there, but I could. Doing it the CDR
way seems to me like it'd be more trouble than it's worth.
Just a thought, no offense intended of course.
None taken. I find myself repeating things I've done 20 or more years
ago, forgetting that I've even done them--so locating the information
on a file server or in a paper file doesn't even occur to me. Then
there's the awful feeling you get when you find out that you've
already done something. But a CD-R stuck inside a cabinet might give
me a clue.
It's sort of like the situation a friend describes to me. He says
"Old age is great--I keep making new friends that I've known for 50
years..."
--Chuck
-----------------------Reply:
Oh, how I can identify with that... the other advantage is that you
can watch the same movies over and over and they're always new.
Re your docs: why not the best of both worlds, a label/postit/paper
inside the equipment with a reminder that you've been there before
and a pointer to where the machine-readable stuff can be found on
your server?
m