Koozie Notes

Did You Wipe the Drive on that Recycled Computer?

This morning I read an article by Denise Dubie promoting corporate data protection when it comes to recycling or disposing of old computers. 

Getting rid of obsolete IT gear isn’t as simple as it used to be. The threat of data loss, coupled with increasingly stringent environmental regulations, has IT pros rethinking their disposal methods.

When people ask me for my preferred tool for drive wiping, I still point them over to Darik's Boot & Nuke "DBAN", which is a great utility for wiping drives.  They have bootable versions available for floppy, USB thumb drives, and the popular CD/DVD iso formats.

-Chris

Harry Potter Book 7 Release Date Announced

JK Rowling's publisher has announced a release date of July 17, 2007 July 21, 2007 for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", which is the seventh and last installment in the Harry Potter series.  Looks like Rowling will be setting us up for a doubleheader in July, when you consider that Warner Brothers should be releasing "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" a few days earlier on July 13, 2007.

- Chris

UPDATE  15 JULY 2007

The release date is set for July 21st and not the 17th.  Sorry.