More like win95 good, win98 bad, win98 SE good, win2000 good, winME bad, winXP good, Vista bad, win7 good. win8 isn't necessarily bad just the UI wasn't popular.

Put it in an enclosure and should be able to copy the files

I don't even look at the maps when I drive I listen to its directions instead. Same as when I cycle.

somebody at Dragan has a gra for the language. Anyone know if Dragan has a connection with a Gaelic community?

Mainly external harddrive but also use various cloud services (Google Drive, Dropbox, Ubuntu One and now Mega) as a second backup and as handy way to access files away from home.