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5th May 2007 Archive

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  • Google's country-fried data center

    Rack's lack of a ponytail of transparency

    Google confirmed the deaths of more penguins this week by admitting to a mega data center in Oklahoma. The ad broker will build a $600m server plant at MidAmerica Industrial Park in Pryor, Oklahoma. A grand total of 200 workers will enjoy the Okie version of the Google lifestyle and earn $48,000 on average. So, when Google …

    Enterprise 5 May 2007, 01:30

  • Clearing swap and hibernation files properly

    Privacy workshop Two neglected open books

    Most privacy-conscious users are familiar with deleting files securely, that is, destructively with overwriting and with wiping free space on their disks. But two items that often get overlooked are the swap file (or swap partition), and the hibernation file. Let's start with the swap file. This is an area of your hard disk …

    Software & Security 5 May 2007, 06:02

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