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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 information is maintained in a directory so your operating system...
- Tags: Uncategorized
- Blog posts 2007-05-01
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- 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
- CleanMyMac 1.5 (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 2009-06-12
- Gili Privacy Protector 3.1 (Windows)
- Gili Privacy Protector is industry-leading privacy protection software designed for individual users. It effectively prevents most illegal operations such as Hackers, Virus, Trojan and Spyware that damage or steal data from your computer.It can safely clean up all traces of your computer activity.It allows you to completely remove sensitive data...
- Tags: Password, Microsoft Windows, Computer, Gili Soft, Gili Privacy Protector, Productivity
- Software downloads 2009-06-07
- WinUtilities 7.0 (Windows)
- WinUtilities is an award winning 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...
- Tags: Disk, Disk Drive, YL Software, WinUtilities, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2009-06-03
- 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
- XP Tools Pro 9.98 (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 2009-05-27
- 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
- GhostSurf Platinum 5.5 (Windows)
- GhostSurf Platinum makes you invisible on the Internet and ensures a secure surfing experience. GhostSurf enables even novice PC users to erase all traces of their online activity, encrypt their Internet connection and remove aggressive spyware automatically. Additional features provide a secure location to store confidential files and eliminate online...
- Tags: Tenebril Inc., Microsoft Windows, GhostSurf, Internet, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, E-mail, Viruses And Worms, Security, Online Communications
- Software downloads 2009-04-30
- New Apple ads ignore Microsoft assault, stick to own message
- Hey, what do you know: a new crop of Apple vs. PC ads, and this "Get a Mac" series just plain ignores Microsoft's "PC Hunter" claims and fights on its own terms: ...
- Tags: Software, Registry, Hard Drive, Advertisement, Disk, PC, Malware, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Virus, Desktops, Viruses And Worms, Hardware, Security, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-04-20
- New UI rumours for Windows 7; I doubt it
- New UI rumours for Windows 7; I doubt itWill Windows 7 eat your children when it comes out?How can you guys possibly feel good putting out this type of unsubstantiated FUD? Disgusting.Eh, I kind of think of Windows XPTo be honest, I'd wonder how they'd change it radically, though they...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), FUD, Microsoft Windows 7, New UI rumour, New UI, Microsoft Windows, rumour
- Discussion threads 2009-04-15
- Researchers demo BIOS attack that survives hard-disk wipe
- Researchers demo BIOS attack that survives hard-disk wipeI wonder if EFI can be infected?This sounds like a pretty nasty problemlet's hope antivirus vendors find a way to defend bios.RE: Researchers demo BIOS attack that survives hard-disk wipeThe BIOS can be flasheddoes that fix it?Abut Linux is secureThey could not infect...
- Tags: BIOS, BIOS attack, hard drive, attack
- Discussion threads 2009-03-23
- Sakina Privacy Protector 2.9 (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, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2009-03-18
- R-Wipe & Clean 8.5 (Windows)
- R-Wipe & Clean is a complete solution to wipe useless files and keep your computer privacy. Irretrievably deletes private records of your on- and off-line activities, such as temporary internet files, history, cookies, autocomplete forms and passwords, swap files, recently opened documents list, Explorer MRUs, temporary files, etc., traces from...
- Tags: Google Inc., R-tools Technology, Microsoft Windows, Google Chrome, Mozilla Corp., R-Wipe & Clean, Irretrievably, Productivity, Web Browsers, Internet
- Software downloads 2009-03-11
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