Thanks for that link, Jon! I'm just hoping it'll work for me--my computer dates back before 2001, so it might not even have Secure Erase.
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Kathy A - Jan 08, 2009 6:29:58 am PST #8699 of 25501
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
tommyrot - Jan 08, 2009 6:36:15 am PST #8700 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
So Jon, why do you need to know? Are you interrogating an iPod Touch that claims to be 2nd Gen?
BTW, for the iPod Touch 5th Gen or higher, you'll just need to ask it what version it it. And for the 9th Gen or higher, it'll implant the information direction into your brain when you need it. And for the 17th Gen and higher, all your needs will be automatically tended to, so you'll never "need" to know what version it is, or anything else for that matter....
Jon B. - Jan 08, 2009 6:52:45 am PST #8701 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Are you interrogating an iPod Touch that claims to be 2nd Gen?
Basically, yeah. I ordered a refurbished one from the Apple store. I got it because I noticed that it did NOT say that it was first gen. (the refurbished ones are usually labelled clearly as first generation on the website and in the shopping cart). It arrived yesterday and -- surprise! -- it's a first gen. I called Apple, and they said I wasn't the only person that had happened to. They're letting me return it for a full refund including free return shipping.
Still, between that and my monitor problems yesterday, what was supposed to be a day of geektastic excitement turned out to be a day of techno-annoyance!
Jon B. - Jan 08, 2009 6:53:50 am PST #8702 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I'm just hoping it'll work for me--my computer dates back before 2001, so it might not even have Secure Erase.
Not sure what you mean. Isn't that a utility you need to download?
Kathy A - Jan 08, 2009 6:59:06 am PST #8703 of 25501
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Maybe I misread it--I thought it said that most hard drives had it built in from 2001 on. There was a different thing to download (for free--yay!) that would do the same thing as the Secure Erase, but it's not as sure-fire as SE, according to that post. I might just go ahead and download that if I don't have SE on my computer.
Jon B. - Jan 08, 2009 7:05:19 am PST #8704 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Sorry, Kathy, I had skimmed that article. You're probably right.
omnis_audis - Jan 08, 2009 7:48:27 am PST #8705 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
I love how after reading the article about all these hoops to jump through, the very end has:
PS. Mac users already have a similar option under the Finder: “Secure Empty Trash”. And with Disk Utility you can perform a secure erase of all drive free space.
Kathy A - Jan 08, 2009 7:53:57 am PST #8706 of 25501
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I went back and reread that link--you do have to download something, as well as creating boot discs, etc., so I think I'll download that free open source software, Boot and Nuke, instead. I don't think I have any sensitive info on my hard drive, just photos and a few Word documents that are mostly recipes and writing attempts, so even a mostly-purging program will be sufficient.
Tom Scola - Jan 08, 2009 11:56:35 am PST #8707 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Palm's new phone (and OS) look pretty nice: [link]
tommyrot - Jan 08, 2009 12:19:01 pm PST #8708 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
We've talked about this after the keynote....
Removing DRM from an iTunes Purchase Costs 30 Cents
Any track bought prior to today from iTunes' store can upgrade to a 256-kbps, DRM-free version for 30 cents. Once in your library, it's also a right-click to convert to MP3. [via]
Update: According to Apple's press release, entire albums can also be upgraded for 30 percent of the album cost (usually $3.00).
Cool. There are some albums I bought from iTunes that I think I'll do that just to get the 256-kbps versions. But most of my stuff I probably won't.