Encryption and data

Protect important data with free unbreakable encryption software

he stereotypical movie hero visits his stereotypical hacker friend. The room is poorly lit, but the audience can still see many cans of a popular soft drink. Oddly, all product labels are rotated towards the camera. Our hero whips out a floppy disk and tosses it to the hacker. “I’ve got this file, but it’s […]

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Use secure file deletion software before donating or selling computers

You’re driving your car, and an oncoming vehicle splashes mud on your windshield. The glop of mud looks remarkably like Abe Lincoln. (Lincoln with mud all over his face, of course.) You run the wipers and see you’re out of washer fluid. Mud smears. Honest Abe is almost unrecognizable. You see a little remaining of […]

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How to format unrecognized drives in Windows

Gregg has a problem: My current BACK UP HARD DRIVE dilemma: Despite the fact I had no trouble installing an internal Seagate back-up drive there is a problem with TWO new Western Digitals when I have tried internal (IDE cable) and external (IDE to USB conversion) hook ups. I suspect this problem could be due […]

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What is the i386 folder? What is the Windows folder?

Ella asks: The eclean software has a selection for finding duplicate files so you can delete one to save space. However, I haven’t been able to find out which ones of the duplicates can be deleted. For example, the file may beC:\i386\abcd and the duplicate may be C:\windows\i386\abcd. Both have the same bytes and date. So […]

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Help, I’ve deleted and I don’t back up! How to recover deleted files

Today is Opposite Day. Instead of saving important programs, we’re deleting them. Your spreadsheet with tax information is gone. The photo archive from the New Year’s Eve party is toast. There goes the document you’ve been typing for the last few days. All our important files, mercilessly flushed down an uncaring electronic drain. There’s a […]

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