A group of Pennsylvania technology students has taken Halloween to a new level by creating a computer out of a pumpkin. The challenge for the students, who are from the Clearfield County Career and Technology Center, was to build a functional computer using traditional hardware fitted into a big orange…
Last month was a big month for hackers who hit several big companies whose servers–holding sensitive personal information–were breached. Outsiders hacked data for 2.9 million Adobe customers and stole source code for several different Adobe products, according to a news report. Company officials recently told the website Mashable that the information…
You’ve got a friend in the data storage business. That’s the word from a new trade group formed to spread the word about conventional hard disk drive storage and newer devices employing solid state storage technology. The Storage Products Association (SPA), a non-profit trade group consisting of Hitachi GST, Seagate, Toshiba and Western…
DriveSavers Data Recovery, Inc. is the worldwide leader in certified secure data recovery services offering data recovery and data risk management solutions to financial, government and healthcare industries. Established in 1985, DriveSavers is a privately held company that employs over 80 professionals and supports over 9,000 business partners worldwide. Most…
Comparing a new solid state drive (SSD) to a more traditional electro-mechanical drive is like comparing an internal combustion engine to an electric motor. Both devices provide power, but in different ways. The engine is more complex, has many more moving parts and takes up more space than the motor,…
The Penguin, The Riddler, and The Joker. Q: What is something that everyone should know but never tell anyone else? A: Your password. Passwords should be an important part of your digital experience. With password protection comes security and the peace of mind that our private stuff stays private. We…
Hard drive manufacturers are becoming more of an endangered species every day. Of the 200+ different makers of electro-mechanical hard drives that emerged over the past 57 years – from Advanced Storage Technologies to Zentek Storage – only three remain viable in the same industry today. The big three are…
After a recent visit to our lab, PC World produced an insightful video and story about the intricacies of data recovery and how the process works at DriveSavers, where damaged hard drives and other equipment can be used to bring dead data back to life and criminals to justice. Click…
As if we needed another reason to believe flash memory is the future of large data storage systems, along comes IBM with a plan to spend $1 billion in R&D to address this rapidly growing area. The pace of adoption of storage devices using flash technology is quickening as users…
Don’t assume data on damaged computers is gone forever NOVATO, Calif., MAY 23, 2013 — DriveSavers Data Recovery, the worldwide leader in data recovery services, announces today that it is offering assistance to Oklahoma tornado victims by providing $500 off its data recovery services. Irreplaceable photos, financial records, videos, tax forms, contact lists,…
