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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

U.S. will propose emissions reduction before Copehagen talks

Total controlWhat a bunch of lies, nothing more than socialist control over the world.You cannot eat meat, you cannot drive, you cannot use A/C, you cannot use a dryer.Next thing will be a limit on children like in China.I guess our new leader will let us know if we can...

Tags: E-mail, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

TrueSafe Personal Edition 3.49 (Windows)

Known for its simplicity and ease of use, with TrueSafe you can backup your data to drives, network shares, or portable storage such as a USB stick. TrueSafe backs up your computer files, providing you with protection against loss, corruption, and accidental deletion. TrueSafe is designed for people who don't...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Q Point Technology, TrueSafe, Backups, E-mail, Online Communications

Software downloads 2009-11-18

TrueSafe Professinal 3.49 (Windows)

TrueSafe backs up your computer files, providing you with protection against loss, corruption, and accidental deletion. TrueSafe is designed for people that don't want to hassle with backups- it is easy to use and runs automatically. Virtually everyone has suffered data loss at some point. You know it's only a...

Tags: File, Computer, Q Point Technology, TrueSafe Professinal 3.49, Productivity, Backups, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-16

Auto Close Idle 3.8.26 (Windows)

Auto Close Idle allows you to monitor and safely close unattended multi-user accounting or database applications automatically with this program. This allows you to save on concurrent users' licenses; by closing those who haven't been using the accounting or database software for a long time. Auto Close Idle will not...

Tags: Accounting, Microsoft Windows, Ultimate Net Tools, Auto Close Idle, Storage, Operational Accounting, Databases, Financial Services, Hardware, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-11-10

60 Minutes: We're not ready for a cyber war

Just like 9/11 thousands will have to die Before we give a damn. It's really a shame.and everything workshow's that possible?Unfortuantely, it will take a disasterIn the US, until disater strikes no one will do anything. Once it does happen then there will be screaming for heads to role....

Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, Regulations, FERC, Obama, hacker, Bush

Discussion threads 2009-11-09

Human x-ray machines: Coming soon to an airport near you

X-ray screening is badHow about we just have everyone strip naked and pass all our cloths and carry-ons through the scanner instead? There's no such thing as privacy in the Nazi-run American airports anyway.RE: Human x-ray machines: Coming soon to an airport near youI'm just going to ask for...

Tags: Infirmary, Human x-ray machine, X-ray

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

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

Game Save Backup 1.1.6 (Windows)

Ever been concerned about loosing precious game data due to accidental uninstall or corruption on your PC? Now you can have peace of mind with the Game Save Backup tool. This utility will help to back up game saves of your favorite Windows PC games.

Tags: Backup, Microsoft Windows, Sai Software Systems, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-06

Kernel for PDF Repair 9.11.01 (Windows)

Kernel for PDF is the excellent PDF repair tool to deal with unforeseen PDF file corruption situations. Repairing n numbers of PDF file is just few minutes affair with PDF repair tool, as it repairs multiple PDF files in one repair cycle. It recovers all data contained in the corrupt...

Tags: Adobe PDF, Microsoft Windows, Kernel

Software downloads 2009-11-05

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