Ok, so i have an idea. The idea is for everbody that got pissed about apple's firmware update for the iPhone to sign my petition. If I get a lot of signatures, i will send everybodys name in a e-mail to everybody i can find at Apple. You, the customers deserve better!! You did by a $500 phone. Stop this Bricking crap once and for all.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Leave your name, and a brief comment on how you fell about Apple's firmware update for the iPhone. WE WILL FIGHT BACK AND WIN!!
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Sunday, September 23, 2007
What would you do if you were CEO of Apple Inc.?
We all know the real CEO of Apple is Steve Jobs. He is rich, powerful (within Apple) and helps make great products that we could only dream of. But, do you ever wish you could be in Steve Jobs's shoes?? If you were CEO what would do differently or better with the iPhone, iPod, and the computers? Leave a comment and tell everybody what you would do!
Monday, September 17, 2007
Beatles to be released onto iTunes at the Europe keynote?
tomorrow Apple is holding a special event that will mainly involve the release of the iPhone in Europe. But, there are small rumors floating around the internet that say all the Beatles albums WILL be released onto iTunes, and will be available world wide for people to purchase. In my opinion it really does makes sense for apple to release the albums, because they are in Shag City; right??
~Sam Jenkins
~Sam Jenkins
Sunday, September 9, 2007
How should I erase my hard drive before I give it away?
Conventional wisdom is that reformatting your disk is the right thing to do. And, in fact, I agree with that, if done properly.
What do I mean by "properly"?
Windows (all versions), and even MS-DOS before it, has the option to perform what's called a "quick format". In reality, a quick format does very little except create an empty root directory on the hard disk, and possibly add a label. The rest of the disk is actually assumed to be properly formatted already, and left alone. That's why it's quick.
And that's why it's insecure. Since the rest of the disk is left untouched, any data that may already have been there will remain. Many commonly available disk recovery tools will be able to recover data from a "quick" formatted disk.
So the basic, and common answer is to reformat the disk, making sure to specify "unconditional" format. Depending on the version of Windows or MS-DOS you have, that's typically a "FORMAT /U" at the command line, or making sure that "Perform a Quick Format" is not checked when using disk management tools.
And that's my general recommendation.
But... here's where paranoia sets in.
It's theoretically possible to recover data even after a disk has been unconditionally formatted. It's not easy, and may require special tools (both hardware and software). In general it's a very expensive process. But it may be possible.
It's a common recommendation to use a big heavy magnet to really erase a hard disk. My advice: forget it. Any magnets you're likely to have around the house, even your big speaker magnets, are unlikely to affect your hard disk in any significant way.
An alternate approach is to do that unconditional format several times. Not a bad idea, and if you can, I'd also alternate filesystem types, allocation sizes, and whatever other parameters you have control over, between successive formats. It's not bullet-proof, but it will make that difficult potential recovery even more difficult.
But to really, positively and permanently destroy your data, you need to physically destroy the disk. Personally, if I care enough to go this far, I use a drill press and drill a few holes all the way through the hard drive casing, through the disk platters and out the other side. (OK, ok ... even then it's possible for some data recovery by a seriously dedicated, and seriously well financed, expert ... but it's very much like taking a bucket of shredded documents and trying to put them back together - one heck of a lot of work.)
Unfortunately, that level of destruction also makes your gift significantly less useful.
I'd stick with reformatting.
What do I mean by "properly"?
Windows (all versions), and even MS-DOS before it, has the option to perform what's called a "quick format". In reality, a quick format does very little except create an empty root directory on the hard disk, and possibly add a label. The rest of the disk is actually assumed to be properly formatted already, and left alone. That's why it's quick.
And that's why it's insecure. Since the rest of the disk is left untouched, any data that may already have been there will remain. Many commonly available disk recovery tools will be able to recover data from a "quick" formatted disk.
So the basic, and common answer is to reformat the disk, making sure to specify "unconditional" format. Depending on the version of Windows or MS-DOS you have, that's typically a "FORMAT /U" at the command line, or making sure that "Perform a Quick Format" is not checked when using disk management tools.
And that's my general recommendation.
But... here's where paranoia sets in.
It's theoretically possible to recover data even after a disk has been unconditionally formatted. It's not easy, and may require special tools (both hardware and software). In general it's a very expensive process. But it may be possible.
It's a common recommendation to use a big heavy magnet to really erase a hard disk. My advice: forget it. Any magnets you're likely to have around the house, even your big speaker magnets, are unlikely to affect your hard disk in any significant way.
An alternate approach is to do that unconditional format several times. Not a bad idea, and if you can, I'd also alternate filesystem types, allocation sizes, and whatever other parameters you have control over, between successive formats. It's not bullet-proof, but it will make that difficult potential recovery even more difficult.
But to really, positively and permanently destroy your data, you need to physically destroy the disk. Personally, if I care enough to go this far, I use a drill press and drill a few holes all the way through the hard drive casing, through the disk platters and out the other side. (OK, ok ... even then it's possible for some data recovery by a seriously dedicated, and seriously well financed, expert ... but it's very much like taking a bucket of shredded documents and trying to put them back together - one heck of a lot of work.)
Unfortunately, that level of destruction also makes your gift significantly less useful.
I'd stick with reformatting.
Saturday, September 8, 2007
16 Gig. 3G...iPhone coming to Europe in November, They get all the fun
A leaked advert suspected to be from T-Mobile Germany, indicates a 16GB iPhone with 3G support (HSDPA and UMTS), shall be making its way to German shores for 12th November 2007.
The advertisement goes onto to stipulate possible download speeds of 3.6Mbps and a $687 price tag. The purchase of the phone would also come with an iTunes voucher, various call plans will be on offer, but unlimited data plans will apparently make their way into Germany. The call plans will range from $69-$96/month, with more inclusive minutes and text messages being the reason for the price gap. European carriers have not as yet been officially announced, but unofficially the Financial Times listed T-Mobile as the selected carrier for the device within Germany. Obviously, this must be taken with a huge mountain of salt, but the information for the best part does corroborate with well with what is to be expected, with a few surprises chucked in for good measure. If this is V2, expect the US model to follow within a similar time frame. Until any official announcement, we are calling this nothing more than a note worthy rumour, but be aware; note worthy it is nonetheless. [Electronista
The advertisement goes onto to stipulate possible download speeds of 3.6Mbps and a $687 price tag. The purchase of the phone would also come with an iTunes voucher, various call plans will be on offer, but unlimited data plans will apparently make their way into Germany. The call plans will range from $69-$96/month, with more inclusive minutes and text messages being the reason for the price gap. European carriers have not as yet been officially announced, but unofficially the Financial Times listed T-Mobile as the selected carrier for the device within Germany. Obviously, this must be taken with a huge mountain of salt, but the information for the best part does corroborate with well with what is to be expected, with a few surprises chucked in for good measure. If this is V2, expect the US model to follow within a similar time frame. Until any official announcement, we are calling this nothing more than a note worthy rumour, but be aware; note worthy it is nonetheless. [Electronista
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