Mike,
I will put locks on internal partition doors. My study will have a
reinforced door with security locks, maybe with an electric opener
and hidden magnetic switch. It must be easy to live with, otherwise
it is not used.
Setting up computers are very time consuming. Now, when I have a
decent mail backup installed, I can start to recuperate all the
download licences and write suppliers. They stole a case with the
backup CDs, so it will take a lot of time to recuperate and it cannot
be fully done. My habit to have copies in different places, will
however pay off in a situation like this. Many people do not
understand why I spend so much time on having duplicate and
triplicate files on different disks and computers, but I learned the
hard way, during more than 40 years of IT experience. If I had my
backup CDs, I would be fully recuperated by now.
Hakan
At 14:23 11/08/2005, you wrote:
Hakan,
Sorry to hear about your experience. It made me think about how I
can secure my home - so at least one person will benefit from your
sharing it with us.
Good luck with your servers. I'm in the computer business too - I
know what a hassle it is.
-Mike
Keith Addison wrote:
Dear Hakan
I'm so sorry to hear this bad news. That is a severe violation, and
it can take a little time to get over it. I'm sure I can say you
have everybody's sympathy and support at the Biofuel list, if
that's of any use to you. Please let us know if there's something
we can do to help. Backup disks gone, aarghhh!! But well done Foxy!
You're so right about "winning hearts and minds". I lived under
just those conditions for years on end, and in more than one
country. The SS is never loved, no matter what uniform they might
be wearing, if any. It's the way bullies think, unable to tell the
difference between respect and fear: if they abuse you and frighten
you then you'll respect them, right. Most people grow out of it by
the time they leave primary school, except the arrested development cases.
Take care of yourself Hakan - I hope you're having a good sleep right now!
Regards
Keith
26 hours ago, I woke up to the sound of our dogs barking. I slept
hard, so she probably gone on for a while. When she would not
stop, I went up to tell her of. She was standing in the front door
that was open, just as much as she could not get out. After
looking in my office, I discovered that my computer (a notebook)
was gone and so was my wife's, further checking proved that some
more valuables was gone. If it wasn't for Foxy, probably or lot
more would have been gone.
It was an enormous feeling of violation and I spent the whole day
with the police and to sort things out. Discovered also that my CD
case with the normal and recent back ups was gone. Maybe it was
good that I did not wake up a few minutes earlier, because it
would probably led to that ether myself or others would have been
hurt. I was in a mood that I easily could have picked a fight.
It has taken me 26 hours without sleep, to get that far that I can
send this letter. I also had to secure the remote servers and
change a lot of passwords. Not that anyone, including me, belive
that they would be able or want to connect and do anything. Only
the risk, means that I must work hard and fast in the right order
to minimize the possibilities.
It is places where normal honest people, suddenly and without any
obvious reason can get their front door knocked down. They will be
searched and the intruders will claim whatever they like to label
as illegal, without proper definitions, and arrest normal people
like yourself and members of your family. It is worse and even
more humiliating. How can any sane person even expect or at least
say that this would lead to "winning the hearts and minds", the
one who says so, must be pretty stupid or lying. The people that
belive them must be even more stupid, or be without the slightest
capacity of imagination and understanding.
Hakan
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