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Complete Destroyal of data on Hard Drive

I’m looking at selling one of my older laptops (since I upgraded), and want to be sure that all the datan has been removed and can’t be retrieved (my business accounts etc.). Whilst looking for a solution I stumbled across DBAN on the SourceForge. DBAN...

Exim Cheats again!

One of my servers was subjected to a SPAM attack again yesterday (via PHP using an insecure php mail() call I suspect). Thankfully the user was tracked down quickly and suspended. Leaving some 10,000 messages on the queue!! Digging out the Exim Cheatsheet that I...

Netgear SC101 Review

In a previous post I was considering Network Storage – well I’ve bitten the bullett and here is the review of it! The Netgear SC101 is a fantastic piece of kit…. After my initial cock-up ordering a SATA drive instead of an IDE, I now have the toaster...

Network Storage and Disks

I’m concerned about the storage space I have available for the following reasons: a) I only have so much space on my laptop. b) I don’t want to leave the main machine booted all the while c) I don’t want a USB hard drive – as it’s another...

The Bill has a new website!

As a bill addict for the last god knows how many years it’s interesting to see they have a new site – haven’t looked at it yet though, here it is: The Bill

SPV M2000 / XDA IIs / HTC BlueAngel and WM5

My Orange SPV M2000 (XDA IIs or HTC BlueAngel) has a problem – whenever it runs out of juice it wipes itself. This “I think” is down to WM 2003 SE (Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition). As such I’ve been looking at upgrading it to WM5 (Windows...