Windows 10 until July; dead, and on Facebook/Twitter/Google; SSD vs. HDD
A reminder…
“Microsoft is making Windows 10 available as a free upgrade for compatible devices that are running genuine Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or Windows 8.1 Update.
“The free upgrade is a full version of Windows (not a trial or introductory version) and is available until July 29, 2016. Once you upgrade, you’ll have Windows 10 for free on that device.”
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/upgrade-to-windows-10-faq
————————————————-
We discussed the possibilities of what can happen to social networking accounts of people who are dead. Here are some webpages that might be helpful to browse:
Downloading Your Info – How can I download my information from Facebook?
How do I report a deceased person or an account that needs to be memorialized?
Verified immediate family members may request the removal of a loved one’s account from Facebook.
Downloading your Twitter archive…allows you to browse a snapshot of your Twitter information, starting with your first Tweet.
Export a copy. – Create an archive with your data from Google products.
Inactive Account Manager
Decide what happens to your content if you stop using your account. (Google)
Submit a request regarding a deceased user’s account (Google)
What Happens to Your Social Media Profiles When You Die?
7 Resources for Handling Digital Life After Death
————————————————
Some solid-state drives can fail at similar rates to standard platter-type drives. And some have been found to be better than others…
Failure Rate by Manufacturer: “…HGST drives the lowest…”
Flash Reliability in Production: The Expected and the Unexpected
“…We study a wide range of reliability characteristics and come to a number of unexpected conclusions…Comparing with traditional hard disk drives, flash drives have a significantly lower replacement rate in the field, however, they have a higher rate of uncorrectable errors.”