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Another common problem you find shopping online on some of the less known websites are that some companies do not publish address and contact details on their website. I personally would never purchase from a company if they did not openly tell me their address and a telephone number. After all how would you contact them if you have a problem?
Yep, same here :cool:BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!
THE KILLERS :cool:
THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:0 -
Spam or not, recommending DBAN for novice users is dangerous - people could easily hose their systems and lose all their valuable data when all they wanted to do was wipe one disk.
- now that, missed by all including myself .. .. .. is [ ref novice user (s) ] good advice !Disclaimer : Everything I write on this forum is my opinion. I try to be an even-handed poster and accept that you at times may not agree with these opinions or how I choose to express them, this is not my problem. The Disabled : If years cannot be added to their lives, at least life can be added to their years - Alf Morris - ℜ0 -
Richie-from-the-Boro wrote: »- now that, missed by all including myself .. .. .. is [ ref novice user (s) ] good advice !
In this context of wiping a machine that you intend to sell or give away...yes, seems reasonable.Apparently I'm 10 years old on MSE. Happy birthday to me...etc0 -
Purchasing on your credit card will give you many more protections. If in doubt and you can (and it doesn't cost more) always choose a credit card over a debit card.
^Yep! :cool:BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!
THE KILLERS :cool:
THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:0 -
Is it not a legal requirement to show contact details?Quote:
Another common problem you find shopping online on some of the less known websites are that some companies do not publish address and contact details on their website. I personally would never purchase from a company if they did not openly tell me their address and a telephone number. After all how would you contact them if you have a problem?
No details then no dealings, to coin a phrase, simples.Move along, nothing to see.0 -
Free software is available where you can boot your old computer to do a throughough wipe of all of your data to help mitigate against data recovery. One of these applications is DBAN.
dban <DOT> org
This is an application which you burn to a CD and then boot from much like you do when you re-install windows. This application will basically destroy all data on your hard drive to make it completely clear as new.
A basic way to explain is that formatting is not always enough. DBAN will for example physically write all 0's (in binary) to the hard disk to make it clear. This can be done in different degrees of depth for extra protection. The downside is that depending on the size of the drive this could take several hours to complete.
Need to ensure you - the user that is - know what you are doing; can be dangerous in the wrong hands :cool:
BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!
THE KILLERS :cool:
THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:0 -
free4440273 wrote: »Need to ensure you - the user that is - know what you are doing; can be dangerous in the wrong hands :cool:
Busenbust I assume? Why do you have different logins?Apparently I'm 10 years old on MSE. Happy birthday to me...etc0
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