http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/tags/data Giveaway of the Day Forums » Tag: DATA - Recent Posts en-US Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:44:50 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10320#post-94330 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:18:41 +0000 hotdoge3 94330@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p><a href="http://news.hitb.org/content/dropbox-cloud-was-haven-data-thieves-researchers-say" rel="nofollow">http://news.hitb.org/content/dropbox-cloud-was-haven-data-thieves-researchers-say</a></p> <p>Dropbox could also be used as a place to store documents clandestinely and retrieve them from any Dropbox account controlled by an attacker. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10032#post-92355 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 05:10:42 +0000 Michelle 92355@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>We just got a new computer about a week ago. The old one went bad and anyway in Windows 7 I learned today it has the ability to make disk images. Start/ control panel/ back up your computer. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10032#post-92348 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 03:06:07 +0000 hotdoge3 92348@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>had 20 gb &amp; 40 gb so got new one 350 gb all I need, how do you full it up I try only got to 9 gb system &amp; backups ? </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10032#post-92320 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 16:27:53 +0000 graylox 92320@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Thank you, MtnVision, for this review.<br /> I hate those big drives! Especially when they are installed as the only drive in the new PC I bought. Now I&#39;m going to install a smaller drive for C and have to partition the mega drive. Okay, no problem thanks to Paragon (again), however, even with partitions it&#39;s still one big drive, and when things happen, you have to deal with the complete drive. It&#39;s always extremely time consuming to back up a full drive or do some maintenance.</p> <p>I have 2 external drives full to bursting - and, like yours, with severe problems. Even though they have &quot;only&quot; 1 TB and 1.5 TB I didn&#39;t dare to take care of them, I fear all the time it takes to copy them :( They are sleeping and waiting to be reactivated. Luckily there are no urgent needed data on them.<br /> Even with <a href="http://www.codesector.com/teracopy.php">TeraCopy</a> (instead of using windows lame explorer) a lot of time is needed for TB drives.</p> <p>Sorry for the rant - but I&#39;m really frustrated by these mega drives - nevertheless I bought a new one - 2 TB.</p> <p>graylox </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10032#post-92316 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 15:12:26 +0000 MtnVision 92316@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I have installed a few Paragon products from GAOTD over the past year or so on my original laptop and also on my newer laptop. Paragon has been very faithful to continue using GAOTD as part of their marketing &amp; testing strategy for which we should all be thankful. Fortunately I read the comments of other GAOTD users which told me I could have both the Home &amp; Pro versions installed simultaneously. </p> <p>Long story short... I have a 1 year old 2TB Western Digital My Book external which contains irreplaceable data. My Vista OS &amp; also other Windows operating systems would not recognize the drive without wanting to format it. I have Hard Disk Sentinel Pro which told me that there ware 541 bad sectors on the drive and another 580ish sectors that will soon go bad but would not browse the drive for data recovery. A scandisk action, by Sentinel, to recover &amp;/or mark bad sectors would take an estimated 490 hours but with Spinrite running from removable media drive was going to take 2 months (1900+ hours)...</p> <p>Obviously these repair options were time consuming beyond my laptop&#39;s capability... and everyone told be to back up my data first but the drive could not be read to do that with Windows. Trying several applications to read the drive I finally used Paragon Drive BackUp Pro which has the volume explorer that the Home version does not. Since I do not have another 2TB drive to do a total back up to with a one click copy process that was impossible. SO it was with great pleasure I discovered that from the volume explorer this drive&#39;s folders and files can be highlighted then exported (copied) to another drive location as individual or multiple selections. In my case I am copying approximately 2 GB at a time using my spare laptop with XP Home to 300 GB externals I am able to free up. This may seem to be a very time consuming manual process but at least I have control of that time!</p> <p>I just want to say how very grateful I am for Paragon products and will be recommending this company&#39;s products at every opportunity because of this positive experience in my traumatic situation. Thank you GAOTD for making this possible! </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/9606#post-90839 Tue, 10 May 2011 11:09:43 +0000 hotdoge3 90839@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p><a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/photos/how-google-secures-its-data-centers-photos/6226394?tag=nl.e098" rel="nofollow">http://www.techrepublic.com/photos/how-google-secures-its-data-centers-photos/6226394?tag=nl.e098</a></p> <p>Safe from others<br /> Our data is safe from others, What about google? How it can ensure that GOOGLE wont use/keep/read our pesonal/finance datas?</p> <p><a href="http://300allpctips.blogspot.com/2008/11/information-microsoft-hides-on-your.html" rel="nofollow">http://300allpctips.blogspot.com/2008/11/information-microsoft-hides-on-your.html</a></p> <p>The Information Microsoft Hides on Your Computer<br /> INDEX<br /> 1. DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS<br /> 2. WHY YOU SHOULD ERASE THESE FILES<br /> 3. HOW TO ERASE THE FILES ASAP (Recommended for the non-savvy.)<br /> 3.1) If You Own Microsoft Internet Explorer<br /> 3.2) Clearing Your Registry<br /> 3.3) If You Own Outlook Express<br /> 3.4) Slack files<br /> 3.5) Keeping Microsoft Internet Explorer (Not recommended at all.)<br /> 4. STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE THROUGH YOUR HIDDEN FILES (For the savvy.)<br /> 5. A LOOK AT OUTLOOK<br /> 6. HOW MICROSOFT DOES IT<br /> 7. +S MEANS [S]ECRET NOT [S]YSTEM<br /> 8. THE TRUTH ABOUT FIND FAST<br /> 8.1) Removing Find Fast<br /> 9. HOW HARD MICROSOFT TRIED TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM FINDING ABOUT IT</p> <p>WHY SHOULD I ERASE THESE FILES?<br /> 1) Besides the glaring privacy risks.<br /> 2) Besides the fact that Microsoft is keeping these logs intentionally. (For reasons I can only imagine.)<br /> 3) These files can take up huge amounts of disk space. I&#39;ve personally inspected a computer with almost 200 megs of this stuff, so you can imagine how much this can slow your computer down. After following these instructions you will probably notice a great improvement in performance.</p> <p>then use ccleaner wipe free space </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/9637#post-90577 Mon, 02 May 2011 02:58:36 +0000 hotdoge3 90577@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13192359" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13192359</a> (A lawsuit has been filed in the US against Sony)<br /> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13231307" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13231307</a><br /> PlayStation Network credit card details were encrypted (can unencrypted)<br /> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13206687" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13206687</a><br /> Q&amp;A: How will PlayStation hack affect users?<br /> Sony has not said how many accounts have been compromised. It may only be a handful, it could be all 70m registered users.<br /> Should I change my logon details for the PlayStation Network?<br /> Gamers can not log on to the network at the moment, so are unable to change their details.<br /> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13213632" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13213632</a><br /> &#39;Steal everything&#39; era of hacking.<br /> &quot;Any lock can be picked,&quot; said Blaine Price, senior lecturer in computing at the Open University and an expert in data protection.<br /> &quot;The reason is that there&#39;s always a trade off in security between usability - being able to get at what you want to get at, and making it secure.<br /> A more secure option would seriously hinder this process, Mr Price argues.<br /> &quot;A bank would usually use two-factor authentication, where you&#39;ve not just got a password.<br /> An Xbox controller in a gamer&#39;s hands Other gaming networks, such as Microsoft&#39;s Xbox Live, could be vulnerable, experts claim.<br /> &quot;It would be a real pain if every time you want to start up a game you had to scan your thumb, type in 15 digits and pull out a card reader.<br /> &quot;Any time you&#39;re just using a user ID and password, it&#39;s going to be a risk.&quot;<br /> &quot;It&#39;s a very important data protection principle that you shouldn&#39;t collect excessive information or keep it longer than is necessary.<br /> &quot;The question about, for example, why an organisation asks for a specific date of birth, as opposed to an age band, is at the centre of our work.&quot;<br /> &quot;If you keep it secret, then it only takes one person to know the secret and then you&#39;re in trouble.&quot;<br /> <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20057963-260.html" rel="nofollow">http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20057963-260.html</a> (Five questions for Sony about PSN breach)<br /> <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/4945473/Stolen-info-from-PlayStation-reportedly-up-for-sale" rel="nofollow">http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/4945473/Stolen-info-from-PlayStation-reportedly-up-for-sale</a><br /> The credit card list alone was listed for upwards of $100,000<br /> <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20058617-260.html" rel="nofollow">http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20058617-260.html</a><br /> The committee wants answers no later than May 6.<br /> The letter was sent Wednesday and Sony has 10 days to respond before incurring a fine from the commission of between NT$30,000 (U.S. $1,041) and NT$300,000 (U.S. $10,408) for violating the city&#39;s consumer protection laws.<br /> Sony has said it contacted law enforcement and is working with a private security firm to investigate the intrusion on its network. Reuters reports the company is working with the FBI.<br /> Sony has also said it plans to compensate customers for the incident, though it hasn&#39;t revealed when or how.<br /> <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20058067-245.html" rel="nofollow">http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20058067-245.html</a><br /> Here&#39;s what people have reported:<br /> An employee of GameFly Media tweeted that a colleague&#39;s card was used to buy $1,500 worth of goods at a grocery store in Germany.<br /> A reader of gaming site VGN365 said his bank had informed him of a fraudulent $300 debit card withdrawal this weekend. And another person reported on video game forum site Neogaf.com $600 in fraudulent withdrawals.<br /> Ars Technica reports hearing from about two dozen people complaining about fraudulent charges, including one who said $600 was used to pay for a ticket on a German airline and another who said $8,000 from his account was spent at a Japanese store.<br /> <a href="http://pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/pcw.nsf/news/playstation-hacker-sony-has-only-itself-to-blame-for-breach" rel="nofollow">http://pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/pcw.nsf/news/playstation-hacker-sony-has-only-itself-to-blame-for-breach</a><br /> The hacker who has received widespread grassroots support after being sued by Sony for posting code that can jailbreak Sony PlayStation consoles blamed the company&#39;s recent data breach on executive-level arrogance.<br /> Hotz hacked the PlayStation so that it could run the Linux OS. Sony claimed that his software violated the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which prohibits the reverse-engineering of encryption protections.<br /> <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/226672/taipei_demands_answers_from_sony_threatens_fines.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/226672/taipei_demands_answers_from_sony_threatens_fines.html</a> </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/9637#post-90463 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:26:02 +0000 hotdoge3 90463@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p><a href="http://i.imgur.com/gyqHh.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i.imgur.com/gyqHh.jpg</a></p> <p><a href="http://blogs.forbes.com/andygreenberg/2011/04/28/sony-encrypted-playstation-users-credit-cards-left-other-data-vulnerable/" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.forbes.com/andygreenberg/2011/04/28/sony-encrypted-playstation-users-credit-cards-left-other-data-vulnerable/</a></p> <p>Sony Encrypted Playstation Users’ Credit Cards, Left Other Data Vulnerable.<br /> Sony has some good news and some bad news.</p> <p>The good news first: In the massive breach of its Playstation Network that exposed as many as 77 million users’ data, those users’ credit cards remained encrypted, and so likely weren’t readable for whoever broke into the network.</p> <p>And the bad news? All the rest of the breached data, including phone numbers, passwords, email addresses, usernames, birth dates and account histories, was left unencrypted and vulnerable.</p> <p>Stories emerged like this one, of an Australian who saw fraudulent transactions appear on his credit account after his data was exposed by Sony’s breach. But given how tough it would be for Sony’s attackers to decrypt and use victims’ credit card data, that story and others may simply be run-of-the-mill fraud coinciding with news of the intrusion.</p> <p><a href="http://venturebeat.com/2011/04/27/surprise-sony-faces-class-action-lawsuit-on-playstation-network-breach/" rel="nofollow">http://venturebeat.com/2011/04/27/surprise-sony-faces-class-action-lawsuit-on-playstation-network-breach/</a></p> <p>Surprise: Sony faces class action lawsuit on PlayStation Network breach. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/9637#post-90429 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 07:18:01 +0000 hotdoge3 90429@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p><a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/4931460/PlayStation-privacy-breach-77m-accounts-exposed" rel="nofollow">http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/4931460/PlayStation-privacy-breach-77m-accounts-exposed</a></p> <p>An unauthorised person stole names, addresses and other personal data including potentially credit card details belonging to about 77 million people who have accounts on Sony Electronics&#39; PlayStation Network, Sony said.<br /> The &quot;illegal and unauthorised person&quot; got access to people&#39;s names, addresses, email address, birthdates, usernames, passwords, logins, security questions and more, Sony said on its US PlayStation blog. </p> <p><a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/04/26/update-on-playstation-network-and-qriocity/" rel="nofollow">http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/04/26/update-on-playstation-network-and-qriocity/</a></p> <p>U.S. residents are entitled under U.S. law to one free credit report annually from each of the three major credit bureaus. To order your free credit report, visit <a href="http://www.annualcreditreport.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.annualcreditreport.com</a> or call toll-free (877) 322-8228.</p> <p>You may wish to visit the web site of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission at <a href="http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft" rel="nofollow">http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft</a><br /> See Also</p> <p><a href="http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/</a> (pdf&#39;s) &amp; Watch the video.</p> <p>To Buy or Not To Buy: Identity Theft Spawns New Products and Services To Help Minimize Risk (PDF 229KB) just some.</p> <p><a href="http://www.idtheft.gov/" rel="nofollow">http://www.idtheft.gov/</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.onguardonline.gov/games/id-theft-faceoff.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.onguardonline.gov/games/id-theft-faceoff.aspx</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/become-a-partner.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/become-a-partner.html</a> (PDF&#39;s &amp; Download Windows Media)</p> <p> * Low Resolution English - 320 x 240 (36 MB)<br /> * High Resolution English - 640 x 480 (95.6 MB)</p> <p> * Low Resolution Spanish - 320 x 240 (35.6 MB)<br /> * High Resolution Spanish - 640 x 480 (94.5 MB) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/9606#post-90405 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 07:01:43 +0000 hotdoge3 90405@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>drill it as well to be safe </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/9606#post-90341 Sun, 24 Apr 2011 15:23:53 +0000 Buzz 90341@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I actually got rid of a HD a while ago and used a hammer. The deformed platters not concentric anymore should be fine I think. (hope, anyway) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/9606#post-90325 Sun, 24 Apr 2011 07:03:36 +0000 Deserthead47 90325@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Unfortunatly,this side of the pond,we&#39;re not allowed the tools to use the method that sounds the most fun.<br /> Cutting torches sounds good though,molten metal spraying everywhere is nice and colourful.<br /> My preferred method is undoubtably hammer and anvil,just like being back at work..... </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/9606#post-90324 Sun, 24 Apr 2011 05:15:30 +0000 goodgotd 90324@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>betcha bullets, blowtorch *or* thermite would be pretty darned certain of removing all sensitive data quite permanently.</p> <p>resale or reuse value of the drive would suffer, but secure, it should be.</p> <p>using a torch for data erasure without proper safety gear and procedures can also be quite an adrenaline rush, too. Right exciting, oh, my, yes. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/9606#post-90321 Sun, 24 Apr 2011 02:41:18 +0000 hotdoge3 90321@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p><a href="http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/hightech-criminals-outsmarting-the-law-20110308-1bltt.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/hightech-criminals-outsmarting-the-law-20110308-1bltt.html</a></p> <p>The new drives found in many of the latest desktop and laptop computers make it virtually impossible to recover files that criminals have deleted, which forensic experts say will cause serious issues when it comes to presenting evidence in court.</p> <p><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/01/self_destructing_flash_drives/" rel="nofollow">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/01/self_destructing_flash_drives/</a></p> <p>Self-erasing flash drives destroy court evidence</p> <p><a href="http://www.techradar.com/news/computing-components/storage/solid-state-drives-all-you-need-to-know-641692?artc_pg=1" rel="nofollow">http://www.techradar.com/news/computing-components/storage/solid-state-drives-all-you-need-to-know-641692?artc_pg=1</a></p> <p>Solid state drives: all you need to know<br /> In Depth: Don&#39;t waste cash on an SSD that doesn&#39;t live up to its hype</p> <p><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/storage/ssd-security-the-worst-of-all-worlds/1326?tag=nl.e019" rel="nofollow">http://www.zdnet.com/blog/storage/ssd-security-the-worst-of-all-worlds/1326?tag=nl.e019</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/five-tips/five-tips-for-securely-destroying-data/773?tag=nl.e101" rel="nofollow">http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/five-tips/five-tips-for-securely-destroying-data/773?tag=nl.e101</a></p> <p>When the time comes to dispose of data — securely and permanently — you need to use the right destruction methods.<br /> Encrypting from the beginning<br /> While this method isn’t purely destructive in nature, encrypting the contents of your storage as a routine practice can help you protect against prying eyes when it comes time to dispose of the media, particularly if you store the decryption key away from the media. The downside to this method is that it’s not 100% foolproof and can be subverted by someone who really wants the data. The upside is that the attacker needs physical access to the computer’s operating system.</p> <p><a href="http://gizmodo.com/?_escaped_fragment_=5489933/leave-no-trace-how-to-completely-erase-your-hard-drives-ssds-and-thumb-drives#" rel="nofollow">http://gizmodo.com/?_escaped_fragment_=5489933/leave-no-trace-how-to-completely-erase-your-hard-drives-ssds-and-thumb-drives#</a>!5489933/leave-no-trace-how-to-completely-erase-your-hard-drives-ssds-and-thumb-drives</p> <p>Wiping Flash Memory Cards with Roadkil&#39;s DiskWipe</p> <p><a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/the-security-limitations-of-solid-state-drives/5154" rel="nofollow">http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/the-security-limitations-of-solid-state-drives/5154</a></p> <p>The security limitations of SSDs </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/9606#post-90219 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 08:24:47 +0000 goodgotd 90219@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>If you&#39;ll pardon the pun, it&#39;s a blast. quite a few of them, in fact. </p> <p>I used to use my AK variant and SKS as well, but the docs put a stop to that after my cervical fusions, the spoilsports. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/9606#post-90202 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:28:24 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 90202@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>That sounds like fun Goodgotd </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/9606#post-90201 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 08:33:36 +0000 goodgotd 90201@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>personally I prefer [not, mind you, as certain a guarantee of complete impossibility of *any* data recovery- though after multiple overwrites it&#39;s reasonably good] is to strip off the board, then take an errant drive to my out-in-the-woods range and put 30 rounds of 9mm from my Browning BDM and 300 rounds of .22 Long Rifle from my Ruger 10-22&#39;s through it at various angles. minimum.</p> <p>spreads the fun out longer, y&#39;see.</p> <p>if I&#39;m in a hurry or the woods are closed to shooting, putting the cutting head on the welding tanks and applying assiduously works well too... </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/9606#post-90200 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 04:24:12 +0000 BuBBy 90200@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Ummm... Sir, Of course the drive manufacturers are probably aware this can happen occasionally - but they don&#39;t consider it a defect with the drive...</p> <p>You did remember to make a backup before you had this accident? :\ </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/9606#post-90198 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 03:33:10 +0000 Buzz 90198@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>How true. A half pound of Thermite works very well. (for outdoor use only)<br /> Recover this:<br /> <img src="http://i52.tinypic.com/2co22bc.jpg"> </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/9606#post-90196 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 03:13:49 +0000 hotdoge3 90196@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p><a href="http://eecue.com/c/driveslag/index.php?artid=1" rel="nofollow">http://eecue.com/c/driveslag/index.php?artid=1</a></p> <p>DriveSlag - Complete Hard Drive Data Destruction<br /> Recover This!<br /> Due to the recent MIT study concerning data recovery from old hard drives, we decided that the only fool proof means of data removal was complete destruction of the disk platters. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7871#post-81266 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 09:18:10 +0000 hotdoge3 81266@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Android wallpaper apps could be stealing data</p> <p><a href="http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2267333/black-hat-android-wallpaper" rel="nofollow">http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2267333/black-hat-android-wallpaper</a></p> <p><a href="http://blog.mylookout.com/2010/07/mobile-application-analysis-blackhat/" rel="nofollow">http://blog.mylookout.com/2010/07/mobile-application-analysis-blackhat/</a> </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6878#post-70924 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:35:31 +0000 Frique 70924@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>If you are quick, Moxxey posted a link (<a href="http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6891" rel="nofollow">http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6891</a>) to get Paragon Back-up and Recovery 10 compact for free (until Jan 19). They also have a free version on their website, but I like to have the full version whenever possible. You can back-up to an additional/external HD or split it into a bunch of DVDs. It also can compress the back-up, but it sounds like you will still need additional storage. Just remember to check the MBR box when making your back-up. Also, with this program you can create your bootable CD. It uses WinPE and is pretty easy to work with. I hope this helps. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6878#post-70852 Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:23:36 +0000 john connor 70852@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>ok thanks ,I DL the free version at cnet, but I cant make a winpe bootable cd, I read a little and I dont have the aik or opk .<br /> so would I need to have the win pe disk? and is it only necessary if computer wont start windows at all?<br /> I understand the how to make a backup image, but not how to use it to restore. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6878#post-70836 Sat, 16 Jan 2010 09:25:25 +0000 Packett 70836@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I agree with GMMan ... I&#39;ve used DriveImage XML for a number of years. I&#39;ve never had a problem with it. Best of all it&#39;s free for personal use. You can get more information and/or download DriveImage XML at this link: <a href="http://www.runtime.org/driveimage-xml.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.runtime.org/driveimage-xml.htm</a>. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6878#post-70787 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:57:43 +0000 GMMan, A+, Game Modder 70787@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Try DriveImageXML (or similarly spelled). Check it out. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6878#post-70779 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:05:52 +0000 john connor 70779@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Ok I have 200 gig C: drive, it has 1 partition D: for restore function which is 8 gb.<br /> the rest is C: with 178 total space . I have used 168 Gb of that space.<br /> now I want to back up the c drive , mainly the system files or windows, and the apps I have installed.<br /> so what is the best free software to make a image file to external HD.?<br /> or what is the best way to back up my main drive?<br /> I would need to compress it? or would I need 168 gb of hd space on ext drive to bck this up?<br /> I want to back it up and then add another partition to it, so that windows will be on 1st partition, tehn rest for storage, and still keep the d drive for restore as is 8 gb or maybe change that to 10 gb.<br /> also what would be a good amount for the windows partition 1?<br /> I have recently got the partition software, but need to back up before I attempt to add a partition.<br /> also I have no back up now except for the restore on D drive, so I would like to have a backup, and am also curious how would you use a backup if say windows did crash where it wouldnt come on or boot at all? I dont have a windows disk ,I use XP professional ed and I have tried to make rescue disks [thru windows] , but always get a error at end of process.<br /> so I need some type of rescue disk for my system too.<br /> never had any problems for 5 years, but would like to be ready if something did happen to system.<br /> If I could do the back up, and then have smaller c drive with just windows on it I could then make a smaller image of just that for bkup which is sort of the goal.<br /> so any advice is welcome. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6875#post-70744 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:04:55 +0000 Inas 70744@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p><a href="http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-date-fruit.htm">DATE - FRUIT</a> </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6875#post-70739 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:55:40 +0000 notblocklox 70739@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>LOL - that&#39;s still a dream :) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6875#post-70737 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:36:27 +0000 Paul F. Quantum AKA "The Dragon" 70737@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>By the title, I thought you were going to tell us about your first date with that actor from Star Trek.</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_%28Star_Trek%29">Data (Star Trek)</a> </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6875#post-70736 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:02:08 +0000 notblocklox 70736@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>It seems that there are some untold stories about our first steps into the digital world, our first wondering and tentative attempt to understand a new technology.<br /> Or just a way back on Memory Lane... </p>