Appeals court adjusts privacy-at-work ruling Nov 20, 2009
That night, the administrator and his assistant got a key to Ziegler's office, entered and made a copy of the computer hard drive, which they turned over to the FBI. Ziegler later pleaded guilty to receiving obscene material and was fined $1,000 and placed on probation. E-mail Bob Egelko at. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Christmas Gift Guide - Mobiles Beat the lines this Christmas and save money. Nov 20, 2009
Mobile Phone Christmas Gift Guide - SMH. The Sydney Morning Herald - Business News, Breaking News and World News. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Google targets Chrome OS for 2010 holidays Nov 20, 2009
None of the so-called "netbooks" running Google's operating system will have a hard drive, and they will need Internet access to run applications ... Still, Google views the Chrome OS netbooks as a supplement to fully loaded computers that run applications on a hard drive ... Underscoring Google's commitment to cloud computing, the Chrome OS machines won't even have a hard drive. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Deal Alert Save on iPhone! Hot new offer hits the market. $50 off the iPhone with 3 Mobile. Nov 20, 2009
160GB Hard Drive storage. Windows 7 Starter Operating System. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Google previews operating system Nov 20, 2009
" He said they wanted it to be like a television, where a computer could be switched on and instantly running and connected to the web. Google has been able to boost the speed of the system by designing it for specific hardware. The firm said that it would only run on computers using "solid state drives" instead of traditional hard drives. In addition, the firm has been talking to hardware manufacturers to specify which components to include on finished machines. This means that the company... (BBC News -- Technology)
Identity crisis: The threat of bulk thefts Nov 20, 2009
The breaches run the gamut from lost laptop PCs and hard drives to systematic intrusions for the purpose of stealing data. Many breaches exposed only a handful of records, but some exposed hundreds of thousands, and a few whoppers involved tens of millions or hundreds of millions. (FCW.com)
Walmart Day after Thanksgiving Sale... Nov 20, 2009
6 Notebook with Intel Processor, 3GB Memory, and 250GB Hard Drive $298 ... HP Pavilion Desktop with AMD Processor, 3GB Memory, 320GB Hard Drive, and 20 Monitor $398. (Suite101.com)
Nokia Netbook's Beauty Proves Only Skin-Deep Nov 20, 2009
6 GHz Atom processor, made by , is at the low end of acceptable for a premium netbook, especially when coupled with a hard drive that, with a capacity of 120 gigabytes and a speed of 4,200 revolutions per minute, is both small and slow ... I was also disconcerted a couple times when the Booklet was placed on a hard surface -- not roughly -- by on-screen warnings that the hard drive had been automatically parked to prevent damage ... For half the Booklets price, Verizon and HP were giving... (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
G51J 3D Gaming notebook Nov 20, 2009
Experience the reality in 3D Gaming. Recommended Retail Price. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Google Chrome OS Detailed Nov 20, 2009
Google will not support standard hard drive technology with the Chrome OS, but rather will integrate solely with solid state storage (solid state drives, flash memory, etc. . (IGN Gear)
Google gives preview of Chrome operating system Nov 20, 2009
According to Google, the netbooks or mini-laptop computers will have specified hardware components such as solid-state hard drives to create the fastest experience for the new operating system. The company also announced that it is open-sourcing the code of Chrome OS from Thursday, saying "the code is free, accessible to anyone and open for contributions.". (Xinhuanet, China)
Gamecocks Suffer Double OT Loss at Clemson Nov 20, 2009
Clemson's Shaniqu Pauldo hit from the right block, but Sutton had the Gameoccks back in front with a hard drive to the basket and a free throw. Bone hit a pair of free throws for a 68-64 margin at the 2:36 mark. (Uscsports.com)
Coming today: the wide-screen, touch-controlled iPod? Nov 20, 2009
The beat goes on: reports suggest a full-screen, 120GB hard drive, wi-fi enabled, internet-radio-equipped iPod is on the way ... Other reports suggest the new device will have a massive 120GB of storage in a built in hard drive. (Yahoo News -- Apple Computer)
3 Months Free Virgin Mobile! A great direct deal which saves you over 12%! Nov 20, 2009
4" 320 x 240 pixel TFT colour screen 3.2 megapixel camera with secondary video call camera Full QWERTY keyboard 50MB internal memory and up to 16GB microSD Rollover Cap 29 $29 per month Minimum total cost: $696.00 (24 months) Included value: $150 Included data: 20 MB Contract options: 24 months Data plans: 50MB, 300MB, 1GB Call Virgin Mobile: 1300 761 068 What's Popular this Christmas Dell Inspiron Mini 10v Netbook 160GB Hard Drive storageWindows 7 Starter Operating System10.1" Widescreen... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Electronic Privacy Information Center: Privacy Nov 20, 2009
What *are* those nasty little things, and who's been putting them on your hard drive. Check our cookies page for a list of good resources. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Auburn man gets 17 years for child porn Nov 20, 2009
At the time of his arrest authorities found yet a third computer with child pornography on its hard drive. Officials with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children have identified at least three dozen children from the seized material, many known child victims from other states or countries. (WSJA.com, AL)
1.5 Million Medical Files At Risk In Health Net Data Breach Nov 20, 2009
A hard drive with seven years of personal and medical information on about 1 ... A portable, external hard drive with Social Security numbers and medical records "disappeared" and is still missing from the insurer's Northeast headquarters in Shelton, a Health Net spokeswoman said Wednesday ... The hard drive contains Social Security numbers, medical records and health information dating to 2002 for 1. (FOX61, CT)
Google PC will start in seven seconds or less Nov 20, 2009
Google said the software will initially be available by the holiday season of 2010 on low-cost netbooks that use memory chips to store data instead of slower hard drives, the current standard. Sundar Pichai, vice-president of product management for Google's Chrome OS, said that computers running Chrome OS will be able to start in less than seven seconds. (India Times)
Is the NSA spying on U.S. Internet traffic? Nov 19, 2009
" These two orders set the stage for some of the most bizarre experiences of my 29-year legal career. Judge King suspended further proceedings on the standing issue until the pending 9th Circuit appeal was decided. That took nearly a year, during which time all of the four dozen cases nationwide challenging various aspects of the warrantless surveillance program were consolidated and transferred to the federal District Court in San Francisco for decision by a single judge, Vaughn Walker.... (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Letters to the editor (11/19/09) Nov 19, 2009
A "hard drive" was from Cantwell to Paxton; a "floppy disc" was gramma's Sunday go-to-meeting hat, and a "download" was a trip to the outhouse. A "tweet" was a bird sound, or a stop at Elmer Fudd's house on Halloween night. (Anchorage Daily News)
Privacy Debacle Hall of Fame Nov 19, 2009
Discovery of data on used hard drives for sale: In 2003, security geek and MIT grad student Simson Garfinkel bought a batch of 20 used hard drives to test out some forensic data recovery techniques ... He bought several dozen more used hard drives, and found that overall only about 10 percent had had their memories adequately wiped. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Ruling in BofA Class Action Opens Treasure Trove of Documents Nov 19, 2009
Let's hope the plaintiffs lawyers in the Bank of America securities class action suit have some big wheelbarrows, or at least terabytes of computer hard drive space. On Tuesday, in a huge win for shareholders, Manhattan federal district court Judge Denny Chin took the unusual step of in the securities fraud case. (Law.com)
Black Market Gear Nov 19, 2009
3GHz processor, 2GB DDR2 memory, 250GB hard drive, Windows Vista and a 11. 6" HD display. Ideal for both the college student and the consumer looking for a mildly powerful on-the-go PC, the Inspiron 11z is great for when you want to keep your porn mobile and not locked down on a desktop. Threads Flood Insurance Tee - $10.00 (Normally: $19.99) Get it at: Out of the gate let us say that is shirt is designed specifically for female gamers, or for dudes with manboobs and sexual preference confusion.... (IGN Gear)
Facebook in the workplace: Take care on both sides Nov 19, 2009
The pictures and movies in the internet are there forever, and hackers can steal pictures on your hard drive. Elizabeth. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Coming today: the wide-screen, touch-controlled iPod? Nov 19, 2009
The beat goes on: reports suggest a full-screen, 120GB hard drive, wi-fi enabled, internet-radio-equipped iPod is on the way ... Other reports suggest the new device will have a massive 120GB of storage in a built in hard drive. (Yahoo News -- Apple Computer)
Olive Creates New Audio Category, the HD Hi-Fi Music Server Nov 19, 2009
A two terabyte hard drive stores up to 6,000 CDs, or 20,000 high resolution 24-bit tracks. Music can easily be copied to the Olive 4HD via the built-in CD mechanism, or from a PC or Mac through its wireless or wired network connection. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Report slams Google Apps' enterprise prospects, Google says: just you wait Nov 19, 2009
Burton even praises Google Apps for being easy to use, requiring minimal training, and for not requiring software installation, power-user licenses, and not leaving documents scattered all over people's hard drives. But Burton also claims that anyone whose needs extend beyond "rudimentary" uses of the apps would need something more powerful. (Yahoo News -- Internet Portals & Search Engines)
Hasan Epitomizes U.S. "Self-Radicalizing" Nov 19, 2009
Aulaqi's incendiary rhetoric has been captured in witness statements and on computer hard drives of terrorism suspects in Toronto, New Jersey and Minneapolis in recent years. But current and former U.S. officials say the New Mexico-born imam has between advocating violent extremism and committing a crime that would land him in the U.S. legal system. (CBS News -- US)
Life-Logging and the Generation Gap over Privacy Nov 19, 2009
Unlike what's going on here, essentially this life-logging that's going on, I tend to keep things on my hard drive and then, depending on how things are going, will share or not share that in various forums. This is probably just - you know, in one way I relate to people under 20 wanting to have really good productions, video productions or whatever, and that takes a lot of work. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
CasaTunes Introduces New Low Profile Music Server Nov 19, 2009
7 high, ship with a 1TB hard drive and are equipped with an eSata connection, for adding additional hard drive capacity, if needed. Multiple USB connectors can be used for adding the optional CasaTunes Keypads and Keypad Hubs, as well as for USB-to-Serial adapters for controlling the external tuners. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Vast Data Breach Of Health Net Information Includes Patients' Records Nov 19, 2009
A hard drive with personal, financial and health information for about 446,000 Health Net customers in Connecticut was lost six months ago and first reported today, state officials said ... A portable, exte 00004000 rnal hard drive with Social Security numbers, bank account details and health information for patients "disappeared" from the insurer's Northeast headquarters in Shelton ... The company didn't know what information was on the hard drive, which is why the information wasn't reported... (FOX61, CT)
Council sets public hearing for police equipment,Approves a number of equipment appropriations Nov 19, 2009
"Our participation in the task force is beneficial in the planning of medium to large sweeps, but a hindrance to the normal function of the Detective Division, because we have to transport all the computers and hard drives to Waterbury for forensic processing," wrote Chief Gavallas in a letter to Town Manager Chuck Frigon. "By having our own equipment on site at Watertown Police Headquarters, we can make more effective use of our officers' time.". (Town Times, CT)
Brains: Bigger Not Necessarily Better Nov 18, 2009
Chittka says: "In bigger brains we often don't find more complexity, just an endless repetition of the same neural circuits over and over. This might add detail to remembered images or sounds, but not add any degree of complexity. To use a computer analogy, bigger brains might in many cases be bigger hard drives, not necessarily better processors.". This must mean that much 'advanced' thinking can actually be done with very limited neuron numbers. (Science Daily)
Social media like Twitter change customer service Nov 18, 2009
Instead of looking for a rep after her PC's hard drive died, Black got the rep to come to her. After Black griped on Twitter, a blogger friend put Black in touch with a Dell expert. (USA Today -- Tech)
House pushes ban on peer-to-peer software Nov 18, 2009
A House ethics committee report outlining inquiries involving dozens of members of Congress leaked onto the Internet after a junior committee staff member saved it on the hard drive of a home computer. The staff member, who had peer-to-peer software, didn't realize the file was unprotected but was subsequently fired anyway. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Top Backup Solutions for Linux Nov 18, 2009
External hard drive and a command line. While there is likely a cleaner syntax to copying directories such as the Home directory, I have found that a simple cp -r can do wonders when coupled with an external hard drive. (IntranetJournal)
Toshiba MK Series HDD Storage Device Nov 18, 2009
8-inch hard drives, and the company's latest announcement shows you why ... To ensure smooth operation, both series have, of course, completed strenuous verification testing by SATA, which is the industry-designated labs for assessing whether hard drives are capable of being used or operated reciprocally by various components from other manufacturers ... 8 hard drives alone in the third quarter of 2009, it's likely we'll have our wish sooner than later. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
China tourists rave about Chamber trip Nov 18, 2009
HARD DRIVE: COMMUTER BLOG. By Joseph Rose, The Oregonian. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
TiVo Gets Huge Horsepower Boost Nov 17, 2009
04 The 250-GB hard drive of DirectTV's HD DVR can store about 30 hours of high-definition programming or 200 hours of standard-definition programming. Courtesy of DirecTV. (Yahoo News -- Digital and Interactive TV)
Australia's new supercomputer outflops the lot Nov 17, 2009
"The storage system is around 500-600 terabytes once formatted, but is more like a petabyte (one petabyte 1000 terabytes) 00004000 in its raw state, so you might see that as around 4000 home PC hard drives.". Professor Botten says that means the Vayu is capable of operating at 140 teraflops, which relates to the speed at which it makes so-called "floating point" calculations. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Restoring e-mail access after Windows 7 upgrade Nov 17, 2009
Almost every new PC comes with recovery software already loaded on the hard drive that lets you do that ... Backing up is pretty easy, however, thanks to today's inexpensive hard drives and backup programs. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Corcoran Group Sanctioned for Failure to Preserve E-Mail for Discovery Nov 17, 2009
On Dec. 10, 2008, Justice Ramos ordered the individual brokers to "produce their respective hard drives to a non-affiliated vendor ... for inspection and deleted file recovery." ... Corcoran responded with an affidavit from Terence Thomas, director of information technology for Corcoran, who testified that "all Corcoran e-mails, outgoing and incoming, are forwarded to a central server. As e-mails are sent and received, an exact replica of the central server is recorded on the hard drives of... (Law.com)
The Audio Book Club on Raymond Carver Nov 17, 2009
To download the MP3 file, right-click (Windows) or hold down the Control key while you click (Mac), and then use the "save" or "download" command to save the audio file to your hard drive. Questions. (Slate)
U2 eclipse Mariah Carey at Grammys Nov 17, 2009
A stand alone turntable with built in speakers and an RCA lead so you can copy your vinyl records to your hard drive. With 33, 45 and 78 rpms. (Yahoo News -- Grammy Awards)
Electronic Privacy Information Center: Privacy Nov 16, 2009
What *are* those nasty little things, and who's been putting them on your hard drive. Check our cookies page for a list of good resources. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Appeals court adjusts privacy-at-work ruling Nov 16, 2009
That night, the administrator and his assistant got a key to Ziegler's office, entered and made a copy of the computer hard drive, which they turned over to the FBI. Ziegler later pleaded guilty to receiving obscene material and was fined $1,000 and placed on probation. E-mail Bob Egelko at. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
New smaller, portable high-tech enhances front-line troop strategy Nov 16, 2009
Elsewhere at Milcom, Inc., based in Chelmsford, showed off a powerful ultra-portable computer, about the size of an external hard drive, that allows troops to crunch radar and video data in the field. Raytheon s BBN Technologies has also created a number of products, including the Boomerang Warrior, which can be seamlessly integrated into a uniform. (Boston Globe)
Hamlet Goes Digital as Producers Bet Millions on Making Plays Online Hits Nov 16, 2009
7 million) on the growl of the hard drive and the scent of the terminal. is a new online service that offers exclusive high-definition recordings of recent British theater productions in downloadable form. (Bloomberg -- UK)
Small digital recorders hot holiday gifts Nov 16, 2009
"Most older people coming in to purchase a camcorder are looking at hard drives and flash memory cameras.". Although many of the current mini-models feature image stabilization, the shooter must hold steady or the video will wind up looking like something from "The Blair Witch Project.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Sabrent TV-USB20 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 TV Tuner Review | Affordable Video Capture Box & Remote Control Nov 15, 2009
This will use your PC s own hard drive so how many hours of TV you can record depends on how big your PC s hard drive is. Typically 80GB of free space will hold about 80 hours of TV, depending on your compression settings. (Multichannel News)
The latest tuners bring digital, high-definition TV to your PC Nov 15, 2009
It can even record shows and store them on an external hard drive for later watching. All four products will work with digital antennas or your cable TV service. (Boston Globe)
Urban planning debate sticks on funding beef Commissioners don't want to leave county's financial buns in a pinch Nov 15, 2009
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Drive keeps hazards out of landfill Nov 15, 2009
The back seat of Wayne Wolfgang's car was scattered with cardboard he intended to recycle, but Saturday he came to the landfill with a particular earth-friendly mission: To recycle an old television, a computer keyboard and two hard drives ... By 8:15 a.m. Saturday, just 15 minutes after the drop-off opened, 35 people had already passed through, leaving behind stacks of televisions and computer monitors, boxes of cables, cords and hard drives. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
4 Why You'll Buy a Netbook On Black Friday Nov 15, 2009
Why You'll Buy a Netbook On Black Friday Datamation. November 15, 2009 Hot topics. (Datamation)
Report slams Google Apps' enterprise prospects, Google says: just you wait Nov 15, 2009
Burton even praises Google Apps for being easy to use, requiring minimal training, and for not requiring software installation, power-user licenses, and not leaving documents scattered all over people's hard drives. But Burton also claims that anyone whose needs extend beyond "rudimentary" uses of the apps would need something more powerful. (Yahoo News -- Internet Portals & Search Engines)
Coming today: the wide-screen, touch-controlled iPod? Nov 15, 2009
The beat goes on: reports suggest a full-screen, 120GB hard drive, wi-fi enabled, internet-radio-equipped iPod is on the way ... Other reports suggest the new device will have a massive 120GB of storage in a built in hard drive. (Yahoo News -- Apple Computer)
Rep. Steve King: Bauer was hired to 'erase tracks' between Obama, ACORN Nov 14, 2009
"Bauers hiring appears to be a tactical maneuver to strategically defend the White House exactly one week after Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell raided ACORN's national headquarters in New Orleans and seized paper records and computer hard drives that may lead to the White House.However, the link between Bauer, the president and ACORN's Louisiana office is long, winding and confusing, at best. According to King, Bauer -- who worked for Obama during his 2008 presidential campaign... (TheHill.com)
Modded Xbox 360s Jailbroken With 'Un-Ban' Hack? Nov 14, 2009
DailyTech's sources claim the ban blocks game installations to the hard drive and the Windows Media Player extender, corrupts save games and Gamertags, and disallows the console from accessing Xbox LIVE.. Is it really just a matter of time before someone comes up with a workaround. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Review Nov 14, 2009
0c Hard Drive: 12GB of free hard drive space Sound: 100% DirectX 9. 0c compatible sound card Internet: Broadband connection required for Multiplayer Connectivity. (IGN PC Games)
Best Buy Black Friday Deals Leaked Nov 14, 2009
99, and a eMachines Desktop with AMD Athlon Processor, 3GB memory, 320GB hard drive and 18 ... 26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB DDRS memory and a $250GB hard drive for $999. (IGN Gear)
Top 7 reasons to consider a netbook this holiday season Nov 14, 2009
Most have smaller displays, and typically have solid-state storage in place of hard drives. Because of this, a netbook uses less electricity than its laptop cousins. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Life-Logging and the Generation Gap over Privacy Nov 14, 2009
Unlike what's going on here, essentially this life-logging that's going on, I tend to keep things on my hard drive and then, depending on how things are going, will share or not share that in various forums. This is probably just - you know, in one way I relate to people under 20 wanting to have really good productions, video productions or whatever, and that takes a lot of work. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Privacy Debacle Hall of Fame Nov 14, 2009
Discovery of data on used hard drives for sale: In 2003, security geek and MIT grad student Simson Garfinkel bought a batch of 20 used hard drives to test out some forensic data recovery techniques ... He bought several dozen more used hard drives, and found that overall only about 10 percent had had their memories adequately wiped. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
How the Pennsylvania Legislature bonus scandal unfolded Nov 13, 2009
Other sources told the newspaper that employees were told to drill holes through computer hard drives to destroy traces of data tracking employee hours ... June 3, 2009 The Post-Gazette reports that a former intern for the House Democratic caucus erased computer hard drives and destroyed e-mail backup tapes that later were sought as part of the attorney general's investigation. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
