[ale] automatic updates = confused user

[Geoffrey]

Michael B. Trausch wrote:
> On Wed, 2008-03-19 at 17:24 -0400, Sean Kilpatrick wrote:
>> Thanks for the tip. Turns out the card reader appears to have
>> died.  Tried another reader and things worked.
>>
>> Live and learn.
> 
> Something else that I have learned recently---USB wires deteriorate over
> time and can be the cause of very strange errors.  I have had a couple
> of wires that I have had to replace and then the peripheral attached to
> them begins to work again.  I have pretty much gotten used to the idea
> that mysterious USB errors == try new cable or port, and if that doesn't
> work, then maybe the device is dead.

Generally, I suspect that it's the old saying, you get what you pay for. 
  If you buy cheap usb cables, expect to have problems.

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little
temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
  - Benjamin Franklin