Today was a sad day for Nan and I. This morning we had to have our cat Mr. B put to sleep. We often thought of him as our first child and it was extremely hard to have to make that choice. We both know it was the right thing to do, but that hasn’t made it any easier. I always had cats growing up, but Mr. B was probably the most unique one I’ve ever known. He will be missed to say the least.
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Research reveals HDD encryption not strong enough
Freedom to Tinker » Blog Archive » New Research Result: Cold Boot Attacks on Disk EncryptionEd Felten and other researchers have discovered an interesting way to defeat a number of current hard disk encryption methods. What it boils down to is that the keys required to decrypt the data are stored in main memory where Felten and team have focused their attack. Apparently if you’re fast enough, or use a refrigerant, you can recover data stored in memory by removing power from the system and rebooting with a specially crafted OS.
Toshiba drives final nail in HD DVD coffin
Toshiba to give up on HD DVD, end format war: source | Reuters
It’s official, Toshiba is throwing in the towel in the HD format war. I can only hope this will mean lower prices on Blu-Ray gear in the near future.
Update: Toshiba officially confirms discontinuation of HD DVD