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To: vireya who wrote (27108)	12/5/2006 2:14:50 PM
From: LoneClone	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 78419

You just print out the inventory and store it with your lawyer. EC is very correct that the best time to figure this all out is while everyone involved is happy and healthy, not to mention alive. Given all the stigmas and phobias in our society around death, it’s not easy, but it feels great to have it done. My stepmother has been smart enough to get the kids to sit down with her and my father to decide exactly who will get what if one or both dies, right down to which piece of art, etc. The absolute worst time to be deciding this is after a death, when the deceased no longer get input and the survivors are in emotional distress. Thanks to what I’ve made the past two years, it is finally worthwhile for me to do a will, which I really need to priorize. Sorry, none of you can be found among my heirs, at least so far. LC

To: vireya who wrote (27108)	12/5/2006 6:11:25 PM
From: E. Charters	Respond to of 78419

SS of the 22nd century will be 4 dimensional. W is items, X is departments/accounts, Y is time, and Z's are the hooks the government has into every item in every department for all time. Save it in quoted comma, delimited format. The old standby never goes out of date, unless your data is largely quotes and commas. The question is what to save it on. Will it be CD or DVD? en.wikipedia.org ISO 9660, Joliet? Microsoft Extensions? Multisession? Multisession is probably NOT a good idea. Will the DVD/CD last 40 years? Perhaps backup onto non acid paper would be a good idea and put in a Chubb Mosler Taylor Fireproof safe. DVD Format Description DVD Audio DVD Audio provides higher-quality audio than available from current CDs. DVD Audio offers higher quality audio including Dolby Digital AC-3 and surround sound, and a wide range of options for coding audio at high fidelity, with 24 bits per sample and 96 KHz sampling frequency and beyond. In addition, look for features such as still pictures, text information, menus and navigation, and even video sequences. The format provides for longer playing times; a dual layer DVD Audio disc will hold at least 2 hours of full surround sound audio. For the recording industry, DVD Audio includes copy protection and anti-piracy measures. Consumer response has been slow and DVD Audio shouldn't displace CD audio as the standard any time soon. DVD Video This is the format used by Hollywood and by consumers for viewing movies and other visual entertainment. The total capacity is 17 gigabytes if two layers on both sides of the disk are used. DVD-ROM Its basic technology is the same as DVD Video, but it also includes computer friendly file formats which be used to store data. This product should replace conventional CD-ROMs over time. DVD-RAM Think of a DVD-RAM as a virtual hard disk, with a random read-write access. Originally a 2.6GB drive, its capacity has increased to 4.7GB per side. Double sided DVD-RAM media is now available with a 9.4GB capacity and can be re-written more than 100,000 times and does not need to be reformatted when you want to re-write. You can drag and drop files to a DVD-RAM drive as if it were a regular hard drive. However, DVD-RAM disks can not be played in existing DVD players and DVD-ROM drives. You will require a DVD-RAM drive to playback DVD-RAMs. DVD-R Developed by Pioneer, DVD-R, with a capacity of 4.7GB per side is similar to a DVD-ROM but allows users to write only once. Originally designed for professional authoring DVD-R(A), a version for general consumer use is now available DVD-R(G). The major difference between professional and general authoring is that professional supports Mastering and Copy Protection. DVD-R disks can be played in most DVD players and DVD-ROM drives DVD-RW DVD-RW is an extension of the DVD-R format with a read-write capacity of 4.7GB per side. It can be re-written up to about 1,000 times. Like DVD-R, DVD-RW disks can be played back in most DVD players and DVD-ROM drives DVD+RW Developed in co-operation by Hewlett-Packard, Mitsubishi Chemical, Philips, Ricoh, Sony, Dell, Compaq and Yamaha, DVD+RW is the only re-writable format that provides full compatibility with existing DVD-Video players and DVD-ROM drives. Does not read or write DVD-RAM discs but will continue to write CD-Rs and CD-RWs. This technology is based on the CD-R/RW format and has a read-write capacity of 4.7GB per side which can be re-written up to 1,000 times. A single write version of this technology called DVD+R is expected in 2002. EC<:-}