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The multiple overwrites myth

In a recent Computer Shopper feature (in issue 278, but sadly not online) I investigated a few computer facts and fictions. One that came under the spotlight was the myth that it took multiple passes to overwrite a hard disk so that it couldn’t be read. In response to a brief Twitter discussion today, here’s [...]

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Not waving

I’m lucky enough to have a regular freelance gig, explaining to the good readers of Computer Shopper ‘how it works’. The only problem is that I generally don’t know how it works, and it can be extremely hard to learn enough about a topic to write it up quickly and competently, and to do so [...]

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