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- 'Evil Maid' USB stick attack keylogs TrueCrypt passphrases
- nonsenseanybody who is truly concerned about security will have set the BIOS to require a password at boot...and will set 'boot from USB' to 'Disabled'.Can't you password protect from even booting up?I assume we are talking about business class laptops.InterestingPhysical security is paramount - especially when it comes to data...
- Tags: Notebooks, maid, BIOS, laptop computer, USB, Evil Maid, hard drive, Evil, attack
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Time to ditch the optical drive, once and for all
- Once heralded as the second coming of data storage, the sun has finally set on the optical drive as an effective vehicle for data storage and delivery. Optical drives are simply too small and too slow to be practical. Single layer discs hold 4.7GB while double layer discs can hold...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Apple Macintosh, Disk, Storage, Optical Drive, MCE, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-09-16
- Build a RAID 6 array for $100/TB
- I want one!This would be the ideal replacement for my pair of MediaSmart servers and external 8 drive enclosure.Is that per terabyte, orper 1 trillion bytes. Sorry, I just had to.RE: Build a RAID 6 array for $100/TBWhy not OpenSolaris and ZFS? Both for free download & use. ...
- Tags: Storage, RAID 6, RAID
- Discussion threads 2009-09-01
- Review: Mophie Juice Pack for iPhone 3GS
- A guest blog post by Vic Orly: The iPhone 3GS is awesome except for one thing: its battery life, or lack thereof. My battery experience had been awful. Recently, I was on a flight from Chicago O'Hare to San Diego with my new 32GB...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Battery, Juice Pack 3G, Smart Phones, Engineering, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-08-11
- Sonos Bundle BU250
- Photo gallery:Sonos Bundle BU250Sonos is back for 2009 with a new version of its signature Digital Audio System. Like earlier iterations of the Sonos product, the new "Bundle 250" allows you to wirelessly access your computer's digital music collection as well as a wide range of Internet radio and streaming-audio...
- Tags: Keyboards, Digital music, Digital media, ZonePlayer ZP120, Sonos, ZP120 ZonePlayers
- Product reviews 2009-07-28
- New HP mini 5101 netbook adds aluminum chassis; chiclet keyboard
- HP on Wednesday unveiled what the company is calling its "top-of-the-line" Mini PC, a netbook intended for mobile use by business professionals. Just by the looks of it, the company appears to have succeeded: the HP Mini 5101 features an anodized aluminum display...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Hewlett-Packard Co., Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Keyboards, Engineering, Hardware, Peripherals, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-06-24
- Dell's Adamo: Very fashionable, but will the fashion-impaired base (like me) buy it?
- Dell's Adamo: Very fashionable, but will the fashion-impaired base like me buy it?Why? Dell is JunkSo for my $2k I could buy a superior Apple Macbook Pro with a bigger screen, more style, and a better reputation or I could buy a POS Dell that screams me too in...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Notebooks, Imitation, Dell Computer Corp., Apple Inc., Dell Adamo, fashion-impaired base
- Discussion threads 2009-03-17
- Best hard drive for a media center
- Best hard drive for a media centerCool and/or Quiet is more importantI'd run two 5400RPM drives in Raid-0 to counter the lower RPMs. That way, it should help keep the temperatures down. Why? because temperature has a bigger impact on the drive bearings, so it's more likely to wear-out/noisier sooner....
- Tags: Media Center PCs, Storage, Desktops, VelociRaptor, BEST HARD DRIVE, Media Center PC, RAID, Green Drive, desktop
- Discussion threads 2009-03-13
- Verbatim's new quad-interface 500GB/1TB external hard drives
- Verbatim's new quad-interface 500GB/1TB external hard driveseSATA sucks REAL, REAL BAD with multi bridged interface enclosures...i got slower than USB 2 speeds over eSATA to a triple interface Seagate FreeAgent 1TB drive... got some good advice... got an OWC eSATA only enclosure (dual drives bays for $67), ripped the drive...
- Tags: external hard drive, Verbatim, hard drive, eSATA, enclosure
- Discussion threads 2009-01-04
- OLTP Performance Comparison: Solid-State Drives Vs. Hard Disk Drives
- Intel Corporation Intel commissioned Principled Technologies PT to compare performance and power for online transaction processing OLTP of two types of disk drives: Intel X25-E Extreme SATA Solid-State Drives (SSD5), standard 15K RPM SAS Hard Disk Drives (HDD5). The paper focused on a single usage scenario: that of a user...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Disk, Disk Drive, OLTP, Intel Corp., Principled Technologies, Application Performance Management, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2009-01-01
- Should the Mac Mini die?
- Should the Mac Mini die?Most everyone who owns one appears to really like it.Performance wise you're the first person I've seen who had anything less than favorable to say about it.RE: Should the Mac Mini die?I have a spare 19" LCD at home that is just waiting for the new...
- Tags: Desktops, Processors, Consumer electronics, current MacBook, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Apple Macintosh, Micro-Mac, motherboard
- Discussion threads 2008-11-06
- QNAP TS-109 II NAS Server
- It's fitting that the single-volume QNAP TS-109 Pro II features an enclosure with rounded corners because this network-attached storage NAS drive also features a well-rounded feature set. Not only is it one of a few NAS devices we've reviewed that supports IP cameras to work as a surveillance system, but...
- Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), Storage, Backups, QNap, NAS, hard drive, TS-109 Pro II, server
- Product reviews 2008-10-22
- The mother of all notebook hard drives: Scorpio Blue
- The mother of all notebook hard drives: Scorpio BlueSamsung M6 beat you to itI've had a 9.5mm height Samsung Spinpoint M6 500GB for about 3 months now in my 17" MacBook Pro. I had to order it with an external enclosure from a reseller as Samsung initially wasn't selling the...
- Tags: Notebooks, Scorpio Blue, notebook hard drive, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., hard drive, notebook
- Discussion threads 2008-09-25
- How to set up a new PC in one easy session
- How to set up a new PC in one easy sessionI'm a PC...But I seem to be missing a very handy application known as Migration Assistant on another OS platform. With this software I don't need to remove the drive from the old computer and applications and data are transferred...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, easy session, new-PC, software, 64-bit, PC
- Discussion threads 2008-09-22
- How to archive on disk drives
- How to archive on disk drivesDo you have some references to backup your claim?I am curious, do you have any references to backup your claims? 12 months?I have never heard of this before and interested to see the research.RE: How to archive on disk driveswell it is known that...
- Tags: NEW Drives, disk drive, disk, FireWire, tape
- Discussion threads 2008-09-09
- Maxtor Central Axis NAS server
- The Maxtor Central Axis carries a list price of $320, but can be found for as little as $270--a good deal for a network storage device with 1TB of storage. We liked the Central Axis' compact design, fast performance, and that its over-the-Internet access service was easy to set...
- Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), Storage, Microsoft Windows, server, Axis, Maxtor Corp., hard drive, NAS
- Product reviews 2008-08-22
- Sonos Digital Music System BU150
- Sonos has been around since 2005, when the small company introduced its first multiroom digital music system to glowing reviews (including a CNET.com Editors' Choice Award). The product was comprised of two base stations and a unique for the time remote with a full-color screen that allowed you to wirelessly...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Wi-Fi, ZP120, ZonePlayer ZP120, Sonos
- Product reviews 2008-08-05
- HP Media Vault MV2120 (500GB)
- The HP Media Vault MV2120 is a two-bay network-attached-storage device with 500GB of storage and room to expand. It keeps things simple and serves up basic NAS features, including an iTunes server, remote Web access, and scheduled backups. While the device is a snap to set up, we found the...
- Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), Storage, Media Vault, hard drive, MV2120, Media Vault MV2120, NAS, HP Media Vault MV2120, Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Product reviews 2008-06-27
- Synology Disk Station DS-107+
- Up to this point, our network attached storage reviews have focused on consumer-level products that act as simple backup or media-sharing solutions for home users. NAS is but one of the many features found on the Synology Disk Station DS107+, a sophisticated device that holds appeal for home users and...
- Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), Storage, NETWORKING, disk, DS107+, hard drive
- Product reviews 2008-05-08
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