Archive for May, 2007

HOW TO: REALLY erase a hard drive

You may already know that “deleting” a file does nothing of the sort. But did you know that your disk drive has a built-in system for the secure erasure of data? No? Then read on. What do you mean “delete” doesn’t delete?
File information is maintained in a directory so your operating system can find it. […]

HOW TO: Using Google as a Proxy

Normally when you view a web page, your computer’s browsing software makes a connection to the destination server, downloads the page’s data, and displays it for you. This would normally be the preferred way of doing things, but occasionally you’ll find yourself on a work or school connection that disallows you from connecting to certain […]