@zachleat I use that exact config and find it the least confusing.
I occasionally ask how to completely wipe a hard drive. Usually someone is selling their PC, giving their old one away, etc., and know all the risks of leaving bits of their identity on their hard disk. I have been telling people where to get a basic security CD that runs Linux and run scrub, but that can take a long time (someone told me it took the better part of a weekend on their old laptop!). I ran into Darik’s Boot And Nuke... Read More
A older friend of mine stopped me in church a few weeks ago. He said their granddaughter’s laptop was broken. It starts up and it just beeps. The laptop isn’t a big deal, but the files on there are — it’s all of her files for her graduate degree.
I know these people well, and I [...]
Some thoughts on how to completely erase a hard disk and then a simple recommendation on something that does it.
I found this post at LifeHacker to be a good list of stabilizing Windows. I knew somethings already, but some of the items were surprising to me. The list tries to prove, or disprove, any misconceptions you may have. Some of my thoughts:
Who knew that Microsoft Security Essentials was really that good? I would [...]
