[Lexicog] Digest Number 1052

[Bob Parks]

>Posted by: "rtroike at email.arizona.edu" 
><mailto:rtroike at email.arizona.edu?Subject= 
>Re%3AStoring%20stuff%20in%2Fon%20a%20computer>rtroike at email.arizona.edu   
><http://profiles.yahoo.com/rct1903> rct1903
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>Fri Nov 14, 2008 8:07 pm (PST)
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>(from the New York Review of Books online):
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>Q. My colleagues are divided in their opinions about ?storing data in a
>computer? versus ?storing data on a computer.? Which is correct? Thanks.
>
>A.
>You can do either, but I would store the data in the computer. It used to be
>easy to store stuff on a computer, but now with flat screens and laptops it
>tends to slide off.

Storing stuff in a computer can also be problematic.  Stuff can 
interfere with air circulation and overheat the computer; and its 
bothersome to have to unscrew the cabinet every time you need some 
stuff. I would recommend as an alternative to store stuff on the hard 
disk in the computer.  Disks are small these days, so to compensate 
for the limited surface area, try typing the contents of the stuff on 
the keyboard to get it onto the hard disk. :-)

Bob

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