There seems to be a large FUD factor (fear, uncertainty, doubt) about the whole irradiation thing. Officially, USPS claims they only irradiate incoming mail to certain zipcodes. But mail distribution routes can be very complex nowadays. The notice of compactflash damage was released by the Compact Flash Association.
I did some searching and wasn't able to come up with anything but anecdotal information (though the USPS does admit the process can turn paper brown).
Anyone more knowledgeable than me about this around?
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USPS irradiation
Since 9/11 and the anthrax scare the US Postal Service has taken to irradiating our mail to kill possible malicious germs. I've read of some real problems with this (harm to flash memory cards, unprocessed film, etc.) and also some problems under investigation, including some paper problems.
I'm currently discouraging mail shipment of user originals, just to be safe. And I don't use the mail for return shipments.
Have you taken any steps like this?
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Those of you who've followed my somewhat checkered career, know that I've done some volunteering at the local Seniors' center in the computer lab and even did a couple of stand-up routines based on PhotoShop Elements - to rave reviews I might add
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Hi,
Has anyone info or experience with recovery from accidentally deleted photo's on Compact Flash cards??
Memorex 256 Mb
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gina08-15-2003, 01:53 PM -
Doug, I don't have any information for you, just another question.
But it's sort of on the same subject (actually I was going to start a thread when I saw yours).
Has anyone here done any displays for their work?
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