PING: Ken Blake

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Re Message Sticks.
I understand that is the name for the small storage "gismo" that fits into
the E slot. The head (?) of the message stick is either retracted or,
depending on the manufacturer is protected with a circular moving cover.
Wassup.

 

[Gerry]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pen_drive

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[Ken Blake, MVP]

Re Message Sticks.
I understand that is the name for the small storage "gismo" that fits into
the E slot. The head (?) of the message stick is either retracted or,
depending on the manufacturer is protected with a circular moving cover.
Wassup.

Three points:

1. Please, if you want to add further information to a post, *reply*
to the original thread (and quote what's gone before), do not start a
new one. Many hundreds of posts are made in these newsgroups every
day, and it's extremely difficult to keep track of what a message is
about without that quoted material.

2. You talk about the E slot, but I don't know what you mean by that.
There is no standard E slot on computers. Do you mean a USB port?

3. There is no device I know of with the name "message stick." From
your description, it sounds like you *may* be thinking of a USB flash
drive. It's normally called a "thumb drive," or sometimes a "pen
drive" or "jump drive."

 

[Guest]

Thanks for all your help, Ken.
That is the difference between an amateur and a professional (?). I admit to
being a rank outsider. *All* your points, #1 using Reply, not New. #2 a USB
port (although I still think E is correct as that is the choice that comes up
when given where to store binaries). #3 USB Flash drive, too, is the correct
name, not "message stick". Wherever did I get that name from (ha, ha, ha)? I
hope your lesson sinks in. Yes, I did click yes, your reply was of help.
David (Wassup).

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Thanks for all your help, Ken.

You're welcome. Glad to help.

That is the difference between an amateur and a professional (?).

No, it's just the difference between having been around for a while
and being new to the newsgroups, or to Windows XP.

I admit to
being a rank outsider. *All* your points, #1 using Reply, not New.

OK.


#2 a USB
port (although I still think E is correct as that is the choice that comes up

No, I wasn't questioning whether it was the correct drive letter on
*your* machine. I was pointing out two things:

1. E: is *not* the identification for the USB port. It's a drive
letter that, in your case, is given to the thumb drive you insert in
that port (and probably any other USB port).

2. The fact that it's E:, as opposed to some other letter, depends on
the drive configuration on *your* machine. When you call it the "E
slot," it's far from clear what you are referring to, since thumb
drives don't get the letter E: on all machines, and since the same
thumb drive would normally get the same letter in other USB port you
plugged it into. For example, on my machine, if I insert a thumb
drive, it normally gets the letter I:.

when given where to store binaries).

It's got nothing to do with storing binaries in particular, or with
storing anything. When you plug in a thumb drive, it gets a drive
letter, even if all you do with the thumb drive is read from it.

#3 USB Flash drive, too, is the correct
name,

As I said, it goes by many names. In my circles, most of us call it a
thumb drive, but the other names are common too.

not "message stick". Wherever did I get that name from (ha, ha, ha)?

Beats me. ;-)

I
hope your lesson sinks in. Yes, I did click yes, your reply was of help.
David (Wassup).

Good, glad to help.