Date:         Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:27:54 -0800
Reply-To:     Richard <richard.hockey@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Richard <richard.hockey@GMAIL.COM>
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Subject:      Re: OT Re: Google docs secure
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On Nov 19, 6:15 am, parde...@GHC.ORG ("Pardee, Roy") wrote:
> I wonder if the issue is forgetting to do the whole "safely remove device" thing in windows?  My boss lost a bunch of edits to a powerpoint presentation file he was working on b/c (I believe) he pulled the thumb drive out of the socket w/out telling windows he was going to do that...
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SA...@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of Schwarz, Barry A
> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 11:52 AM
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> Subject: Re: OT Re: Google docs secure
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> I've heard this for floppies but not USB drives.  Unless I've been extraordinarily lucky, my problem-free frequent editing of USB Word documents for the past several months seems to indicate there is no problem.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nat Wooding [mailto:Nathaniel.Wood...@DOM.COM]
> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 4:50 PM
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> Subject: Re: OT Re: Google docs secure
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> Not to take this too far off topic but I seem to recall a thread from earlier in the year in which some one said that is is recommended that one ==> not <== edit a doc stored on a flash drive but rather edit in on a disk and copy to the drive.
>
> Does anyone else recall this thread?

The problem with word and removable media is that you MUST close word
before removing the media, word hates it if you don't.
R