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.
We'll be in our bunk.
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Kathy A - Jan 08, 2009 6:59:06 am PST #8703 of 25501
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
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.
Tom Scola - Jan 08, 2009 12:20:37 pm PST #8709 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I think it's an all-or-nothing upgrade, tommyrot.
tommyrot - Jan 08, 2009 12:28:19 pm PST #8710 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.
Huh. Well, the Apple press-release says:
iTunes offers customers a simple, one-click option to easily upgrade their entire library of previously purchased songs to the higher quality DRM-free iTunes Plus format for just 30 cents per song or 30 percent of the album price.
No mention of other options. I hope there will be. Otherwise, phooey on them.
Where is that "one-click option" anyway?
tommyrot - Jan 08, 2009 12:36:40 pm PST #8711 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.
omnis_audis - Jan 08, 2009 1:04:33 pm PST #8712 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
SSD HD 3-story drop test [link] Usually I do the 6 foot drop test. This is awesome! How much will these puppies cost?