Nov

30

Simple Backup Strategies

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November 30, 2006 | Leave a Comment

I know, backing up your computer is # 1,387 on your list of to do items.  I can understand that, I really can.  But trust me, you want to back up your computer.  I had a friend lose 3 years of digital family photographs when his laptop died.  That was really painful.  Yeah, he looked [...]

Nov

28

My Hard Drive is Clicking

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November 28, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Your hard drive is a precision instrument. Not only that, but it’s a precision instrument that is mechanical. That means that there are plenty of ways for it to fail. That is why I harp on backup strategies. And it doesn’t matter whether it’s a personal computer, small business, or corporate [...]

Nov

27

Unmountable Boot Volume

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November 27, 2006 | 2 Comments

We all have it happen. We walk into the office on a Monday morning. We grab our coffee and head over to our desk. We sort through the mail and then we noticed that our computer screen is black. It says something about unmountable boot volume. Great, just what you [...]

Nov

15

InPhase Tapestry Holographic Backup

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November 15, 2006 | 1 Comment

Today InPhase starts a demo of their prototype holographic backup device. This device is one of the most exciting developments in backup media that I have seen in a long time. The reasons are multifaceted. First, holographic storage is intrinsically different from other storage mediums out there. It can read and [...]

Nov

14

Understanding a Hard Drive Partition

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November 14, 2006 | Leave a Comment

People have a hard time understanding what a hard drive partition is. They think that it’s some type of technical voodoo. But understanding hard drive partitions isn’t hard if you make real world analogies. This is a strategy that I use whenever I talk to a non-technical user. And I especially [...]

Nov

13

Backup or Lose Your Shirt

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November 13, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Here is the scenario. You manage a small office of 100 employees. And business is booming. You are writing sales contracts like they are shopping lists. It’s just going really well. And then life happens. Suddenly everyone loses their connection to the server. “Don’t Panic,” you keep telling [...]

Nov

9

Why You Should Erase Your Hard Drive

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November 9, 2006 | 1 Comment

In 2003, Simson L Garfinkel and Abhi Shelat published a document entitled “Remembrance of Data Passed: A Study of Disk Sanitization Practices.” The study looked at hard drive sanitization practices, or lack thereof, and what the consequences could be. Disk Sanitization just means that private data on the drive has been removed. Can you imagine [...]

Nov

9

Flash Drive Problems

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November 9, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Flash drives are ingenious little devices.  Most people are catching on to the incredible ease of use of flash drives.  Heck, I have one that boots up to my favorite linux security distribution.  This allows me to run an entire operating system via USB.  So, even if you had Windows on your computer, I could [...]

Nov

8

Can Formatted Disks Be Snooped?

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November 8, 2006 | 1 Comment

One of the worst things you can do is get rid of your hard drive on the open market. What I mean is that you don’t want to sell your hard drive on ebay. I will post on some horror stories around that issue later. But I’m often asked if formatted disks [...]

Nov

7

Backup Data Avoids Data Recovery

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November 7, 2006 | Leave a Comment

The best prevention medicine for data recovery is backing up your data - period. Most people don’t back up. I talk to countless people every week and I can tell you from experience that this is true. Backing up data can range from very easy to incredibly complex. It all depends [...]

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