By R.L. Creighton
Copyright 2001
How safe is your personal data? How well prepared are you to have to prove to
someone what you possessed just prior to the loss of all your assets? Do you have pictures of those possessions?
Where are they being kept? Are there full descriptions of all the items like
date of purchase? Where and from whom you bought the item? Copies of the
appraised value? And do you have copies
of the important (and maybe irreplaceable) paper documents that could help you
reconstruct your life?
If you are like most people, you
have not given much thought of loss of assets as a potential problem. It only
happens to others right? Well thanks to
the people at Red Queen Software, 1-800-214-1649 someone has taken this problem
to heart and they can help you be prepared. “Red Queen Software” has released a
product called “SAFE” (Secure Assets For Everyone). This is a unique concept
that is quite impressive.
When you purchase “SAFE” you get not
only the software that helps you record all your important information, they
even include a removable hard drive that is totally unbelievable until seen and
used. This is a 32 Meg removable hard
drive that is about 2 ½ inches in length ¼ inch thick and ½ wide. The secret is
that there is a USB connection included in the length, when plugged into a USB
connection the drive is active.
The software allows you to store
information on forms that cover just about every conceivable situation. You can make lists of your personal possessions
in your home, describe them, and verify their existence with pictures, all on a
form that you fill out on screen as you go through the house. You can log in
all your jewelry, show pictures and even attach appraisal forms. This will all
be stored on the key chain sized hard drive that can be removed in a second,
and carried off to a “SAFE” location. (Like in a Safe deposit box). This also
provides security from prying eyes. If you have the hard drive you have the
data, it can’t be looked at or compromised.
The removable aspect is a very smart fact of
life. What good is having all the data
stored on a computer that will be in the location of the potential disaster. If
the house is gone, so in all probability will be the computer. Having this
easily removable “thumb hard drive” allows you to take the data to a secure
location. Many people have differing
views of how things should be done, so Red Queen software is available to meet
with the needs of all. You can purchase
the full product with the removable hard drive for $139.95 or the software only
version (where you would provide your own storage solution) for $49.95. I prefer the Removable hard drive myself.
For more information go to www.redqueensoftware.com , and click on the
button for Products. I will report more on this one later. It is really a great
product a lot of potential uses.
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