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Steven Lyle Jordan · 10-21-2010, 08:34 AM

I keep expecting that, sooner or later, someone will finally anticipate these problems and create batch conversion tools that laymen can use, to convert all of their documents from old format A to new format B in a few minutes/hours, automatically. Frankly it amazes me that there are no easily-obtained and easily-used apps like this out there (I expect there are some out there, but used mainly by professionals and in obscure format corners).

Simple solution to a bad problem. Where are the smart people at?

Of course, we've had offsite backup systems for years, and still, very few use them. So maybe logic isn't the answer here...

10-21-2010, 08:34 AM	#35
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	I keep expecting that, sooner or later, someone will finally anticipate these problems and create batch conversion tools that laymen can use, to convert all of their documents from old format A to new format B in a few minutes/hours, automatically. Frankly it amazes me that there are no easily-obtained and easily-used apps like this out there (I expect there are some out there, but used mainly by professionals and in obscure format corners). Simple solution to a bad problem. Where are the smart people at? Of course, we've had offsite backup systems for years, and still, very few use them. So maybe logic isn't the answer here...