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Re: keeping files on an external drive

From Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: keeping files on an external drive
Date 2018-11-11 07:22 +0000
Organization Miskatonic U
Message-ID <slrnpufm56.1ia3.g.kreme@Snow.local> (permalink)
References (3 earlier) <QP6dnUQxOaVrlHvGnZ2dnUU7-S2dnZ2d@earthlink.com> <g4mq3eFftsaU4@mid.individual.net> <0001HW.2196A51100D1E3D670000D2122EF@news.giganews.com> <101120180838045862%nospam@nospam.invalid> <0001HW.219741A100F6959670000D2122EF@news.giganews.com>

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In message <0001HW.219741A100F6959670000D2122EF@news.giganews.com> Elden <usenet@moondog.org> wrote:
> 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.

Amazon lockers work very well for me. There's one a couple miles away at
a Whole Foods that I got to regularly and drive past nearly every time I
leave the house.

There are two others within 3 miles of my house which I sometimes use
then the nearest on is "full"


-- 
"Yessir, Captain Tight Pants."

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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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