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Macs cost less than PCs - if you erase the disks

From the why-didn't-I-think-of-that? department Over on Salon, Farhad Manjoo connected the dots between purchase price and resale value of Macs and PCs. He compared a bunch of systems and here's what he found: If you used your HP for a year and then sold...

Tags: Hard Drive, Apple Macintosh, Disk, PC, Salon, Elegance, Secure Erase, Desktops, Hardware, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2007-11-08

How to REALLY erase a hard drive - Update

A new version of HDerase.exe has been releasedGo direct to UCSD's Center for Magnetic Recording Research website to download version 3.2.HDerase.exe accesses an ATA disk drive's internal Secure Erase commands to wipe a disk clean. Merely deleting a file doesn't delete your data: the data is still on the disk...

Tags: Disk drives, Security

Blog posts 2007-06-15

Erasing hard drives

Having read How to REALLY erase a hard drive by my ZDNet blogging colleague Robin Harris, I though Id share my views about erasing hard drives.When getting rid of old PCs or hard drives, people tend to fall into one of three categories:Just chuck it outThese folks just throw out...

Tags: Thoughts, Security, Hardware

Blog posts 2007-05-03

How to REALLY erase a hard drive

You may already know that "deleting" a file does nothing of the sort. But did you know that your disk drive has a built-in system for the secure erasure of data? No? Then read on. What do you mean "delete" doesn't delete? File...

Tags: Floppy Disk, IDE, Hard Drive, Disk, Disk Drive, Secure Erase, UCSD, BIOS, Serial ATA, Hardware, Components, Storage, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2007-05-01

Additional Resources

Advanced Encryption Package Professional 5.1.8 (Windows)

AEP PRO provides secure way to protect sensitive files and send them via internet. With AEP PRO it is possible to encrypt, decrypt and securely erase files. There are several methods to perform operations: process files from main program, from Windows Explorer (AEP PRO integrates nicely with Windows 7, Vista,...

Tags: Password, USB Flash Drive, Encryption, File, InterCrypto, AEP PRO, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Flash Memory, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-07

Sakina Privacy Protector 3.2 (Windows)

Sakina Privacy Protector is an easy and secure program to clean activity and history traces, and securely delete online Internet tracks stored in your browser and in hidden files. Sakina Privacy Protector can delete cookies, clean index .dat files, clean the cache, erase the recent documents history, remove temporary files,...

Tags: Best Security Tips, Sakina Privacy Protector, Internet, Microsoft Windows, Performance Management, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management

Software downloads 2009-10-23

WinUtilities 9.1 (Windows)

WinUtilities is a collection of tools to optimize and speedup your system performance. this suite contains utilities to clean registry, temporary files on your disks, erase your application and internet browser history, cache and cookies. it also supports to defragment your disk drives and improve computer performance and stability. built-in...

Tags: Disk, Performance, Microsoft Windows, Web Browser, YL Software, WinUtilities, Performance Management, Web Browsers, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Internet

Software downloads 2009-10-13

CleanMyMac 1.6.1 (Mac)

CleanMyMac represents sophisticated all-in-one-suite utility that helps keep your Mac clean and healthy. With just two simple clicks you can delete useless files that basically pile up and waste your valuable disk space. CleanMyMac allows enjoying smooth system performance combining such vital features as Slim Universal Binaries, Clean Unneeded Languages,...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Disk, MacPaw, CleanMyMac, Desktops, Productivity, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-10-02

Moving your iTunes library the right way

stop messing with iTunesand get a real MP3 player. You mess with your itunes 5 times and your profile is gone.Restricting your data to a single program to manage is a bad idea. Working with programs and music directly is a much better solution. You know where...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, I-Tunes, Apple iTunes, music

Discussion threads 2009-09-21

XP Tools Pro 9.98.18 (Windows)

XP Tools is a totally integrated suite of powerful PC Utilities to fix, speed up, maintain, and protect your computer. With only a few minutes of tweaking, XP Tools will optimize the performance of your computer, corrects problems and helps you to customize your system to suit your needs. XP...

Tags: Tool, XPTools, XP Tools, Productivity, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software

Software downloads 2009-09-16

Paragon Disk Wiper 10 (32-bit) Personal (Windows)

Make sure that no-one can recover sensitive data you thought was deleted. Securely erase your data held on your hard disk with Paragon Disk Wiper Personal. This is essential for any disk, as data is too easily recovered if you rely on the standard delete function or formatting your hard...

Tags: Hard Drive, 32-bit, Microsoft Windows

Software downloads 2009-09-09

Review: Snow Leopard ramps up performance and business-readiness of Mac OS X

Graphic Artists on MacDo Graphic Artists really have a compelling reason to use Macs anymore? Adobe CS3 isn't supported on Snow Leopard. If you want to use 64bit versions of Adobe CS4, you have to use Windows. And even on the same hardware, programs like After Effects and Photoshop...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, ZBrush, performance, Upgrading Windows, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, clean install, CS4, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-08

CleanMyMac 1.5.3 (Mac)

CleanMyMac represents sophisticated all-in-one-suite utility that helps keep your Mac clean and healthy. With just two simple clicks you can delete useless files that basically pile up and waste your valuable disk space. CleanMyMac allows enjoying smooth system performance combining such vital features as Slim Universal Binaries, Clean Unneeded Languages,...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Disk, MacPaw, CleanMyMac, Desktops, Productivity, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-08-21

Paragon Disk Wiper 10 (64-bit) Personal (Windows)

Make sure that no-one can recover sensitive data you thought was deleted. Securely erase your data held on your hard disk with Paragon Disk Wiper Personal. This is essential for any disk, as data is too easily recovered if you rely on the standard delete function or formatting your hard...

Tags: Hard Drive, 64-bit, Microsoft Windows

Software downloads 2009-08-17

10 ways to secure the Apple iPhone

Guest post: TechRepublic's Michael Kassner highlights 10 ways to secure an iPhone. For more posts like this see TechRepublic's 10 Things blog. The Center for Internet Security CIS is well -known for developing security benchmarks for operating systems, applications, network devices, and now the Apple iPhone. I’ve read...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Step, Apple Inc., Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Wireless And Mobility, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-12

U.S. Army servers breached by Turkish hackers

U.S. Army servers breached by Turkish hackers A question that puzzles meWhy on Earth is an US Army's Ammunition Plant and an US Army Corps of Engineers running insecure software from M$, more precisely Microsoft SQL Server?Presumably there are many other critical US institutions running dangerous software from M$. The...

Tags: Databases, SECURITY, Servers, server, SQL injection, Turkish Hackers, SQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Corp., vulnerability, U.S. Army

Discussion threads 2009-06-01

Bodrag Utilities 2009 1.0 (Windows)

With Bodrag Utilities 2009 your system will run faster, without errors and more secure. It replaces dozens of less powerful utilities, offering all the need tools for your PC in a single package. Bodrag Utilities 2009 combines 23 powerful tools that eliminate errors and optimize your computer. By using the...

Tags: Registry, Disk, Tool, Computer, Bodrag, Productivity, Microsoft Windows, Internet, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-05-24

Secure Evidence Scrubber 1.1 (Windows)

Secure Evidence Scrubber is an easy-to-use and flexible tool which is designed to protect you by cleaning up all the unwanted history data on your computer. With simply one click, Secure Evidence Scrubber allows you to erase the cache, cookies, history, typed URLs, autocomplete memory, index.dat from your browsers, and...

Tags: Job, History, Recycle Bin, ArzooSoft Solutions, Recruitment & Selection, Microsoft Windows, Construction, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-05-20

SystemUp Eraser 2009 1.0.4.15 (Windows)

Secure deletion of files, directories or whole data mediums. SystemUp Eraser erases sensitive data quickly and reliably in accordance with international security standards. Modern deletion procedures guarantee erasing your data without a trace. As a result, data recovery is not even possible in the laboratory. Signed deletion logs are used...

Tags: zoneLink Software, SystemUp Eraser, Data Medium, Deletion Method, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Security, Software

Software downloads 2009-05-06

PixFix 3.5 build 8078 (Windows)

PixFix--free photo recovery software (for images up to 1mb) will recover lost corrupted or deleted photos from hard disks, cameras, USB memory sticks and media cards, even when they've been reformatted or corrupted. A low cost upgrade ($9.95) is available to recover the largest of photos and also unlocks the...

Tags: Memory Stick, Microsoft Windows, Photograph, Notso Software, PixFix 3.5, PixFix Technology

Software downloads 2009-05-04