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Leopard's Time Machine: Consider the 'bad and ugly' side of storage

Leopard's Time Machine: Consider the 'bad and ugly' side of storageApple is PERFECT and has already thought of thisJust format your Time Machine drive to use ZFS. OS X's implementation of ZFS is far superior to Solaris' and will survive even a total physical failure of the disk.You know, the...

Tags: RAID, SILENT DATA CORRUPTION, Apple Mac OS X, hard drive, Time Machine, Apple Inc., storage

Discussion threads 2007-11-23

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

50 ways to lose your data

Apologies to Paul SimonDisk drives are marvelous devices. Especially when they go "clunk" and stop working. I'm not kidding: at least you know your data is hosed. I prefer that to the silent data corruption you don't find out about until you can't access a file or your OS starts...

Tags: Disk, Data, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2007-08-07

Additional Resources

SIMORE dual SIM converter smartchip

Ever wanted to put two SIM cards into your GSM/3G phone so you can have two phone numbers or separate voice and data accounts? Now you can. by Jason Perlow

Tags: SIM Card, Phone, Flash Memory, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow, simore, sim, mobile, 3g, gsm

Image galleries 2008-07-05

Google trying to take privacy seriously

This week was a very interesting week as far as Google and privacy goes. First, a burglary the same on that affected CNET earlier last month was confirmed to have affected all Google employees hired before December 31, 2005. There's nothing Google could have done about it, but it's...

Tags: Google Inc., Privacy, Social Security, Security, Government, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2008-07-05

Stolen: Google employees' personal data

Stolen: Google employees' personal dataCould be worse...Having them stolen isn't as bad for reputation as losing them... yes, I'm looking at you, British Home Office...RE: Stolen: Google employees' personal dataWow, they can't even secure their own data yet they want you to trust them with your email, documents, and health...

Tags: Social Security, Operational accounting, Google Inc., Google Employee, personal data

Discussion threads 2008-07-04

Nikon announces D700: Full-frame dSLR for $2,000 less than flagship D3

Nikon announces D700: Full-frame dSLR for $2,000 less than flagship D3I wonder how much Ms. Chen was paid by Nikon......to conveniently overlook the existance of the Canon [i]5D[/i]?The Canon is a full-frame 12Mp camera that costs several hundred dollars less than the [i]D700[/i]. It's used by a lot of professional...

Tags: Nikon Corp., Canon Inc., D700, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Full-frame dSLR, camera

Discussion threads 2008-07-04

JDAFTS (zip)

JDAFTS, which stands for Jones Dykstra & Associates Forensic Tool Suite, includes case data management applications that extend beyond the capabilities of currently-available forensic software applications. JDAFTS is designed for computer forensics, corporate, government, and law enforcement investigators as well as universities. Easy to use, the tool suite allows forensics...

Tags: Web Browser, Jones Dykstra & Associates, JDAFTS, Data Management, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Web Browsers, Storage, Government, Databases, Management, Internet, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2008-07-04

USB Drive Data Recovery (exe)

USB drive deleted pictures photos mp3 music songs data files recovery software restore accidentally formatted pen drive file folders. Utility undelete unerase unformat lost missing thumb drive audio video office documents word excel access power point outlook backup. Flash drive restoration tool support windows XP 2003 2000 NT ME 98...

Tags: USB Flash Drive, USB, Data Recovery Software, Flash Memory

Software downloads 2008-07-04

Hard Disk Drive Data Recovery (exe)

Recover retrieve formatted fat 32 16 file system files folders corrupted logically damaged bad sector hard disk drive windows XP 2003 2000 me repair deleted master boot record MBR dos boot record DBR root directory software supports crashed IDE EIDE ATA SATA SCSI laptop desktop pc undelete unformat backup overwritten...

Tags: Hard Drive, Data Recovery, Data Recovery Software, Storage Management, Databases, Storage, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2008-07-04

MS Word Split, Divide and Save Pages into Separate (exe)

If you want to know how to split apart multiple pages from one, several, or multple microsoft word documents (i.e., MS WORD 2000, 2007, etc), then this software is for you. With this software, you can easily select a number of ms word files to extract pages from, by selecting...

Tags: Page, Microsoft Corp., File Splitter, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Tools & Techniques, Office Suites, Software, Management

Software downloads 2008-07-04

Extract Data and Text from Multiple Text and HTML (exe)

If you want to know how to extract data from text or HTML files, then this software is for you. With this software, you can: Select a number of files to get data from, by selecting individual files for data extraction or recursively selecting them; The software will automatically parse...

Tags: Software, HTML, Data, File Splitter, Tools & Techniques, Management

Software downloads 2008-07-04

FolderMatch (exe)

FolderMatch compares and synchronizes any two folder trees or two files. Winner at the 2002,2003 and 2004 Shareware Industry Awards, it's a MUST-HAVE tool for keeping files and folders in sync as well as powerful insurance against loss of valuable data. Who can benefit from FolderMatch?Everyone who maintains multiple copies...

Tags: File, Salty Brine Software, FolderMatch, Productivity, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Insurance, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance

Software downloads 2008-07-04

MS Word Extract Data and Text from Multiple Word D (exe)

If you want to know how to extract data and text from multiple MS word documents, then this software is for you (i.e., MS WORD 2000, 2007). With this software, you can Easily select a number of ms word documents that you wish to extract various data and text from....

Tags: Microsoft Corp., File Splitter, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2008-07-04

HP Pavilion dv6915nr

We've long been fans of HP's Pavilion line of laptops, which combine an attractive design with media-friendly features at a fair price. By those criteria the Pavilion dv6915nr, a configuration available only in retail stores, is a no exception. It features the familiar glossy black case, light-touch media controls, and...

Tags: Desktops, HP Pavilion, dv6915nr, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Product reviews 2008-07-03

Das Professional Keyboard

Anyone who remembers when a "laptop" computer looked more like a suitcase-size nuclear weapon may recall the old IBM Model M-style keyboard. With its distinct "clacky" sound and the amazing responsiveness of its buckling spring keys, many typists, gamers, and enthusiasts lament that that old design has become more-or-less instinct....

Tags: Keyboards, Games, Das Professional, keyboard

Product reviews 2008-07-03

Dell 1525-122B

Note: This review is part of our Back to School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.As middle-of-the-road as a laptop gets, Dell's Inspiron 1525 is an excellent go-to choice for basic computing, especially if you take the time to configure a...

Tags: Notebooks, Processors, Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp., Intel Core 2 Duo, laptop computer

Product reviews 2008-07-03

Dell 1420-123B

Note: This review is part of our Back to School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.We were very fond of Dell's 14-inch Inspiron 1420 laptop when Dell launched it in the spring of 2007, as we find that 14-inch models offer...

Tags: Notebooks, Dell Computer Corp., Dell Inspiron, laptop computer

Product reviews 2008-07-03

Samsung SGH-T339 (T-Mobile)

Photo gallery:Samsung SGH-T339Several months after it came out with its HotSpot @Home service, T-Mobile introduced two new Wi-Fi-equipped cell phone, the Nokia 6301 and the Samsung SGH-T339. Though the features between the two phones are largely similar, the SGH-T339's red flip design calls more attention to itself. Call quality...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, WIRELESS, T339, Samsung SGH-T339, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., T-Mobile, phone

Product reviews 2008-07-03

Stolen: Google employees' personal data

Names, addresses, and Social Security numbers of pre-2006 staffers were taken from offices of Colt Express Outsourcing Services. Google has confirmed that personal data of U.S. employees hired prior to 2006 have been stolen in a recent burglary. Records kept at Colt Express Outsourcing Services, an external...

Tags: Google Inc., Social Security, Sales Channel, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Government, Sales, Finance, ZDNet Australia, Privacy & data protection

News items 2008-07-03