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| From | Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: keeping files on an external drive |
| Date | 2018-11-11 10:02 +1300 |
| Organization | Aioe.org NNTP Server |
| Message-ID | <ps7h1v$1k7v$1@gioia.aioe.org> (permalink) |
| References | <ps1ekh$c8n$1@dont-email.me> <0001HW.219741A100F6959670000D2122EF@news.giganews.com> |
On 2018-11-10 16:41:05 +0000, Elden said: > On Nov 10, 2018, nospam wrote: >> In article<0001HW.2196A51100D1E3D670000D2122EF@news.giganews.com>, >> Elden <usenet@moondog.org> wrote: >>>> >>>> Because having something delivered to your door is so inconvenient? >>> >>> Actually it is, when you¹re not home during the day (like most people). >> >> have it sent to an apple store for pickup or to wherever you are during >> the day. >> >> or, after the first failed delivery attempt, call fedex/ups and pick it >> up at the depot. > > I was very pleased to find out that I could (via the web) redirect my > wife’s Apple Watch (FedEx) to the local Walgreen’s without even having > had one attempt at delivery. And I have been able to contact UPS and have > them hold things at their depot for pickup before a delivery attempt as well. > > I think some genius is going to come up with a solution to this mess and get > filthy rich. My thought... start building homes with double front doors. One > in front of the other with a small space between them for packages. Those have been around for YEARS and YEARS. We had a front door into a small porch area and another door into our house when I was under five years old, *cough* *cough* decades ago, and they weren't even remotely a new idea then. They were very popular for a long time, but do seem to have almost faded out. They were great because they allowed you to go into your house and close the door against the winter weather, then remove wet shoes and raincoats in the tiled porch area before entering the house's proper living spaces - it stops the entryway carpets from becoming dirty. For small parcels you can get a delivery chute similar to those used in some banks or library after-hours book returns, where the slot has a double-door system where you put the parcel between the doors and when you close it up the parcel slides off into an inside collection box. The double door means even when opened you can't access any further than the slot itself. You can also now get "smart" doorbells which contain cameras that send the video to your smartphone, so you can remotely unlock the door to let people in when you're not home and lock it again after they leave. You could add some internal webcams so you can keep an eye on them while they are inside the house. Even better, you can couple that with a double-door porch and you're good to go. But even the that wouldn't stop either a crooked delivery person stealing parcels (either the one they are delivering or another already in the porch area) nor a normal break-n-enter thief. There are also companies that run a storage-type option whereby you can have your parcels delivered to what looks like a regular street address, but works more like a post office box. The staff there accept delivery and put the items into your own secure box. You simply go and collect the deliveries from your own box when it suits you. Again, the people working there have to be trustworthy. New Zealand Post runs a similar system with companies in various countries whereby we can buy an item that is only deliverable in America, UK, or wherever, which is delivered to teh storage warehosue, and then forwarded by them to the New Zealand delivery address.
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keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-08 08:44 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> - 2018-11-08 09:13 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-08 09:47 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-08 09:57 -0400
Re: keeping files on an external drive Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> - 2018-11-08 10:29 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-08 10:49 -0400
Re: keeping files on an external drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-08 09:49 -0400
Re: keeping files on an external drive Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2018-11-08 14:52 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2018-11-08 16:09 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-08 12:02 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2018-11-08 17:31 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-09 08:03 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-08 14:22 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive "J.Albert" <j.albert@nowhere.net> - 2018-11-09 22:29 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2018-11-08 16:08 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-08 12:27 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-08 12:44 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-08 23:38 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-12 02:30 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-11-12 21:57 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-11-12 22:14 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-12 12:55 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-11-13 19:52 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-12 12:51 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-11-13 19:52 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-12 12:19 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-12 12:31 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-12 22:41 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-13 15:10 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2018-11-13 12:24 -0800
Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-13 17:11 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2018-11-13 15:02 -0800
Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-14 00:41 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2018-11-15 11:26 -0800
Re: keeping files on an external drive dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-11-14 13:34 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2018-11-14 15:42 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-11-15 12:04 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2018-11-15 00:52 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-11-15 22:24 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-14 04:57 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2018-11-08 21:17 -0600
Re: keeping files on an external drive Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-09 18:29 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-09 02:24 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-10 09:37 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2018-11-09 16:26 -0600
Re: keeping files on an external drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-09 22:57 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-10 13:55 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-10 00:21 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2018-11-09 16:28 -0600
Re: keeping files on an external drive Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-10 13:58 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2018-11-10 01:20 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive Elden <usenet@moondog.org> - 2018-11-09 21:33 -0800
Re: keeping files on an external drive dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-11-10 18:52 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-10 19:08 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-11-11 11:20 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-11 17:49 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-10 19:07 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-10 08:38 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive Elden <usenet@moondog.org> - 2018-11-10 08:41 -0800
Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-10 14:35 -0500
Re: keeping files on an external drive Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-11 10:02 +1300
Re: keeping files on an external drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-11 07:22 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2018-11-08 20:25 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-08 23:24 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2018-11-09 15:14 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-09 15:30 +0000
Re: keeping files on an external drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2018-11-09 17:12 +0000
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