Re: [CGUYS] A MAC hard drive question -
On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Tom Chambers wrote: > List members ; >A friend wants to dispose of two old MACs , but is > worried about information which may still > be on the hard drives . Is there a way to wipe or overwrite the drives > before dumping the machines ? Why not just remove the drives? The older Macs, OS 9 machines, were quite easy to get into. It would take less time to take those drives out than to zero them out. Steve Tom I just did that. Removed drives from two old PowerMacs and put a hammer to them after leaving them outside in the 12 degree cold overnight. Didn't bother to open the case. The way it rattles, there's a few pieces inside. Now I can take them to the local recycle center as soon as it warms up to freezing. A disk recovery company can still retrieve data from a broken disk [very difficult and time consuming], but is it likely they'd want your friend's data? Probably not unless they're gummint computers. BTW: *Mac* = Apple Macintosh computer *MAC* = Media Access Control, the lower sublayer of the OSI data link layer, the interface between a node's Logical Link Control and the network's physical layer. The MAC differs for various physical media. [acronym] Get out your ball peen hammer and whack away at the disk! A maul might work better, but ball peen hammer is more fun. Betty *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
Re: [CGUYS] LG ALLY
The older Droid may ship with 2.1 but it updates itself to 2.2.1 All of Verizon's line should be updating themselves to 2.2.1 as I was told that Ally would not ever get it. They no longer sell the Devour which shipped with 1.6 Stewart At 01:06 PM 1/23/2011, you wrote: Samsung galaxy on sprint is shipping with 2.1, this is the high water maker for android phones across all carriers. The lower end hero is also shipping with 2.1, also currently available. These are just two I know off the top of my head...I'm sure other carriers are shipping 2.1 as well. *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
Re: [CGUYS] LG ALLY
Samsung galaxy on sprint is shipping with 2.1, this is the high water maker for android phones across all carriers. The lower end hero is also shipping with 2.1, also currently available. These are just two I know off the top of my head...I'm sure other carriers are shipping 2.1 as well. On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 11:57 AM, Stewart Marshall < revsamarsh...@earthlink.net> wrote: > That is possible, but there is not a phone being marketed right now that > still uses 1.6 or 2.1 > > They are all being updated or pulled from the marker so it may be mutual. > > I know it is much simpler to be supporting only one level of OS on > different platforms that a multiple levels of an OS over a bunch of > platforms. > > Stewart > > > At 12:53 PM 1/23/2011, you wrote: > >> It's not Google..it's LG and Verizon. Unless Google is putting presure on >> Verizon/LG that we don't know about. I view Google as creating the base >> OS >> and putting it outside their garage in whatever builds there are and phone >> manufacturers driving by and picking up what they want. Some 1.6, some >> 2.2..some 2.1. I don't think Google gives a you know what which OS these >> vendors are using. The two phones that of course bypass that scenario are >> the nexus phones. >> >> I'm still looking into rooting my EVO running 2.2. It is slightly more >> difficult than the literal one click root my hero had available. >> > > > *** > ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** > ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** > ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > *** > *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
Re: [CGUYS] LG ALLY
That is possible, but there is not a phone being marketed right now that still uses 1.6 or 2.1 They are all being updated or pulled from the marker so it may be mutual. I know it is much simpler to be supporting only one level of OS on different platforms that a multiple levels of an OS over a bunch of platforms. Stewart At 12:53 PM 1/23/2011, you wrote: It's not Google..it's LG and Verizon. Unless Google is putting presure on Verizon/LG that we don't know about. I view Google as creating the base OS and putting it outside their garage in whatever builds there are and phone manufacturers driving by and picking up what they want. Some 1.6, some 2.2..some 2.1. I don't think Google gives a you know what which OS these vendors are using. The two phones that of course bypass that scenario are the nexus phones. I'm still looking into rooting my EVO running 2.2. It is slightly more difficult than the literal one click root my hero had available. *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
Re: [CGUYS] LG ALLY
It's not Google..it's LG and Verizon. Unless Google is putting presure on Verizon/LG that we don't know about. I view Google as creating the base OS and putting it outside their garage in whatever builds there are and phone manufacturers driving by and picking up what they want. Some 1.6, some 2.2..some 2.1. I don't think Google gives a you know what which OS these vendors are using. The two phones that of course bypass that scenario are the nexus phones. I'm still looking into rooting my EVO running 2.2. It is slightly more difficult than the literal one click root my hero had available. On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 11:18 AM, Rev. Stewart Marshall < popoz...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Well shiver me timbers, call me Ishmael. > > Last night during our sleeping hours, my wife's phone received an update. > > When my wife checked her version number it said 2.2.1. I checked and sure > enough the Hot spot icon is in her apps. > > So it looks like Google has heard the calls and is trying to get all the > current crop of phones on the same version of OS. (My Droid 2 came with > 2.2.1) > > So thank you Verizon and Google for listening. > > Stewart > > > Rev. Stewart A. Marshall > mailto:popoz...@earthlink.net > Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org > Ozark, AL SL 82 > > > *** > ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** > ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** > ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > *** > *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
[CGUYS] LG ALLY
Well shiver me timbers, call me Ishmael. Last night during our sleeping hours, my wife's phone received an update. When my wife checked her version number it said 2.2.1. I checked and sure enough the Hot spot icon is in her apps. So it looks like Google has heard the calls and is trying to get all the current crop of phones on the same version of OS. (My Droid 2 came with 2.2.1) So thank you Verizon and Google for listening. Stewart Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:popoz...@earthlink.net Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org Ozark, AL SL 82 *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
Re: [CGUYS] A MAC hard drive question -
On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Tom Chambers wrote: > List members ; > A friend wants to dispose of two old MACs , but is > worried about information which may still > be on the hard drives . Is there a way to wipe or overwrite the drives > before dumping the machines ? Why not just remove the drives? The older Macs, OS 9 machines, were quite easy to get into. It would take less time to take those drives out than to zero them out. Steve *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
[CGUYS] A MAC hard drive question -
List members ; A friend wants to dispose of two old MACs , but is worried about information which may still be on the hard drives . Is there a way to wipe or overwrite the drives before dumping the machines ? Many thanks , Tom *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
