Ok... going to jump in here and make (for me) some observations. I like/agree with having all this good information on the computer and doing backups of it. There is no down side to that as long as I have a non-electronic way of getting at the information as well.

With that said, the last statement is because I will run into situations where "paper is king" and there is no way to use the USB drive or the CD is damaged or the backups are unavailable. Key and/or vital information is hard copy and updated as needed and ideally kept in duplicate in two different places. So in an emergency where power is very limited and electronic access is too (remember the cell system being overwhelmed in NYC) and the ability to "get at" my electronic data isn't available (at least for the time of the immediate emergency) I can go to "paper" for the key facts and figures. This is why all my appointments and calendar stuff is in Outlook and all duplicated in my paper and pencil DayTimer too.

I have a wonderful GPS system in my car but I still have the state issue road map in the glove box too. I keep paper copies of my local area and the areas I will be in - the county map of my home county, the county map of my Mother-in-law's place etc. I have found that the GPS will tell you where you are but can really be bad at helping you figure out a new place to go... another situation where I need info NOW and can't be trying to find a computer to read a disk or despare as I watch my iPod/iPhone display fade into nothing as the sun sets and no electricity is to be found for it.

- A Blast wanna be!