So how do you really send a file to hell? That is, how do you really delete a file so that there is no trace of the data?
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March 19, 2010Send That File To Hell, Part IIIMarch 17, 2010Send That File To Hell, Part II
March 15, 2010Send That File To Hell, Part I
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March 12, 2010Word’s Multiple Margin MysteriesMaking a page look just write, er, right [Let’s say “correct” – Ed.] in Word can be frustrating. That’s because the Microsoft Word word processor has not one but two sets of margins. Only by knowing how to set both can you get the page to look just correct. I mean, just right.
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March 10, 2010ThreesIn all great competitions, including some riveting drama, there are three forces at work. This goes along with one of my grandmother’s favorite saying, “Things happen in threes.”
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March 8, 2010The Human Flesh Search EngineWelcome to the era of the Human Flesh Search Engine. No, it’s not where you can look for a match after a bad burn, and it has nothing to do with pornography. It’s worse.
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March 5, 2010Don’t Read That Error MessageSomething’s wrong. The error message appears. Odds are good that you don’t read it, and instead just click whichever button you’re used to clicking. O how wrong that is! March 3, 2010I Want An Old Computer! Part IIThe scope of ancient and antqiue computers was broader than what I owned back in the early 1980s. If you want to relive the past, then you’ll have to explore options other than the Radio Shack and IBM computers I used. March 1, 2010I Want An Old Computer! Part IWant to relive digital life when a 180KB floppy disk was the most storage you’d ever need? Why, eBay stands ready and willing to sate your 1980 computer desires. February 26, 2010KB v. Kb and even KibA byte was once a straightforward thing. A KB was 1,024 bytes and the world continued to spin on its access. Not so anymore. |
