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Microsoft delivers Home Server data-corruption fix in Power Pack 1

Microsoft delivers Home Server data-corruption fix in Power Pack 1Trouble getting to Windows Update.Are they down?

Tags: Power Pack 1, Power Pack, Microsoft Delivers, Microsoft Corp., server

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

Microsoft delivers Home Server data-corruption fix in Power Pack 1

On July 21, Microsoft announced that the final version of the Power Pack 1 update for Windows Home Server is available for immediate download. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Data Corruption, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Microsoft Corp., Power Pack 1, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-07-21

Capital One customers experience data corruption

Capital One customers experience data corruptionThe first two items...are indicative of poor IT staff. This is one of the biggest problems in business today. I would like to hear more facts surrounding the corruption. What, when, where, how and why.RE: Capital One customers experience data corruption[B]”It allowed data to...

Tags: Backups, Regulations, Capital One Financial Corp., customers experience data corruption, experience data corruption, customers experience, data corruption

Discussion threads 2007-12-18

Capital One customers experience data corruption

My colleague Justin James has issued a warning to all Capital One customers about data corruption in his blog titled "Capitol One: What’s in your database?".  If you're a Capital One customer, I would highly recommend reading this so that you can save yourself some headaches. But, at the...

Tags: Data Corruption, Credit History, Capital One Financial Corp., George Ou

Blog posts 2007-12-18

Apple's new kick-butt file system pushes on

Fixing data corruption before it starts Apple is moving quickly ahead with their plan to give Mac users the most reliable data storage on any desktop with the new file system ZFS. According to MacRumors the latest developers build of OS X Leopard includes V1.1 of ZFS. ...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Disk, Sun Microsystems Inc., File System, Data Corruption, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., ZFS, Desktops, Hardware, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2007-10-05

Data corruption is worse than you know

Many people reacted with disbelief to my recent series on data corruption (see How data gets lost, 50 ways to lose your data and How Microsoft puts your data at risk), claiming it had never happened to them. Really? Never had to reinstall an application, an OS, or had a...

Tags: Disk, CERN, Data Corruption, Data, News, Error, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2007-09-17

Realtek silent data corruption caused by firmware

A little more than a week ago, I took Realtek and Microsoft to task over some Realtek WHQL certified drivers causing silent data corruption.  As it turns out, the problem was actually caused by a Firmware flaw in Realtek's hardware.  This means the problem would have affected any operating system...

Tags: Data Corruption, Firmware, George Ou

Blog posts 2007-08-08

Realtek network driver silently corrupts data

[Update 8/8/2007 - Realtek silent data corruption caused by firmware]One of the three most dreaded phrases in the computer world is "SILENT DATA CORRUPTION".  Your data gets corrupted just enough that it isn't readily detectable by most applications and operating systems and you think your data's good until you actually need to...

Tags: Network, Adapter, Data Corruption, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, µTorrent, Computer, Transmission Error, George Ou

Blog posts 2007-07-28

Ensuring Oracle Data Integrity With NetApp SnapValidator

Organizations of any size that rely heavily on Oracle data integrity need a guaranteed safeguard against data corruption. Because database servers and storage devices reside at opposite ends of the I/O path, each data block transfer passes through a series of logical layers involving hardware and software from multiple vendors....

Tags: Data Integrity, Oracle Corp., Data Corruption, NetApp, Storage, Hardware

White papers 2006-12-01

Additional Resources

Firefox, Chrome get quick fixes

Mozilla and Google have released new Firefox and Chrome browsers to fix bugs. The new Firefox patches one critical bug across Windows, Mac and Linux platforms. For Windows, Mac, and Linux, Mozilla Firefox 3.5.5 fixes three bugs: one critical bug across all platforms, and then one lower priority one...

Tags: Google Inc., Apple Macintosh, Mozilla Firefox, Bug, Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, security, Chrome, Firefox, Seth Rosenblatt CNET News

News items 2009-11-06

Ubuntu 9.10 = easiest, cheapest upgrade ever

Worst OS ever! You should read what Dana Blankhorn had to say about your beloved linux! I'll give you a hint, its not good. I can't believe they would release a distro with known harddrive bugs. I'm going to laugh at you when you lose all your data due...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, UNIX, Ubuntu, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

Students find Win 7 upgrade a tough assignment

Well DUH!Students, retired folks, IT pros, dabblers, 'nix heads, etc. would ALL find trying to UPGRADE from a 32 bit to a 64 bit OS hard. Three words - "can't be done."There, was that hard? Why is this even news?This is newsbecause some people like to keep spreading...

Tags: Operating systems, clean install, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Migration Wizard

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

Microsoft starts selling PC hardware, third-party software via its online store

Wow, 90 days of technical support.Because nothing ever goes wrong with a computer after 90 days!Seriously, Microsoft. Get a better service plan.RE: Microsoft starts selling PC hardware, third-party software via its online storeThey have to be kidding. So who do you go to if something goes wrong with...

Tags: PC, online store, software, Microsoft Corp., hardware

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Electronic voting: Changing the world faster than a Windows upgrade

no encryption is good enough...Considering the power the US President has to shape US and World Policy, I think EVERYONE will be gunning to crack that nut.Enemies will try to get the worst/weakest candidate. Allies will try to get the guy who most loves them into power. Business...

Tags: SECURITY, Microsoft Windows, e-voting, Windows Upgrade, Changing

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Survey: After Sidekick Failure Would You Buy Cloud Services?

NoNo I would not buy from them again, I don't need a scare of all my info being deleted.http://gizmoelectronics.blogspot.com/http://www.stophighcosts.comI will never trust the cloud.I will use the cloud but not if it means I have to forgo a local copy and not if the data is private. I like Office...

Tags: Marketing research, mushroom cloud, SideKick, Buy Cloud Services, survey

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

Sidekick outage says more about the future of 'Pink' than Microsoft's cloud

This isn't about any service.This is about Microsoft in general. It brings up the question of whether they can manage a server environment. It doesn't matter what that environment is. Preservation of data is always job one. And this is the job where the failure occurred. So Pink, Azure, cloud,...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Mary-Jo, Microsoft Corp., Azure, job, Pink, IT administration

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

In the aftermath of the T-Mobile Chernobyl

T-Mobile's Sidekick/Danger Inc. meltdown has far-reaching implications for wireless carrier data integrity responsibilities way beyond any immediate remediation the company may need to offer its customers. Yesterday, T-Mobile notified all of its Sidekick device customers that a failure which occurred on Microsoft's Danger,...

Tags: T-Mobile, Customer, Storage, Workforce Management, Disaster Recovery, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Human Resources, Data Management, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-10-12

EzRollback CDP 2.1 (Windows)

EzRollBack CDP is a disk-based, application-aware, true CDP software which snapshots data changes and restores lost or overwritten files at any point-in-time. It even recovers files not protected by Windows Recycle Bin. EzRollBack will help protect your data from accidental delete, overwritten and corruption; can conserve system resources and disk...

Tags: Restore Point, Disk, Xlink Technology, EzRollBack CDP, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-12

Did Yahoo provide Iran with names of 200,000 users?

disgracefulthis is certainly one of the more irresponsible actions on behalf of a corporation in modern times. Why is it that these media centric .com's .. grouping in Google noting some of their more recent activity seem to lack the controls, privacy and humanitarian fibre that their more traditional bricks...

Tags: Government, Blogging, Yahoo! brand, Yahoo! Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-09

Microsoft adds an 'Office Starter' edition to its distribution plans

Consumer PreinstallsAs a preinstall on new consumer computers, it makes a lot more sense than Microsoft Works.Family packs, payment plans, unlimited downloadsI think if MS offered family pack bundles; partial payments over periods of time until the software is fully paid for; and unlimited downloads of the software to registered...

Tags: Groupware, starter edition, ribbon menu, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Office Starter, distribution plan, Microsoft Outlook

Discussion threads 2009-10-08