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    Faced with the thought of a USB drive, notebook PC or backup tape going missing, most IT managers look to some form of encryption as the first layer of defence. However, according to one storage security expert, that's largely a pointless exercise.

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    Crikey, Calvin, what were you thinking?

    There are lots of fiddly little rules surrounding backup and disaster recovery, but some of them are, to be frank, blindingly obvious. At the top of my personal list would be this one: don't check your notebook PC as hold luggage when you get on a plane.

  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    Laughing your way through data disasters

    Storage is a serious business, but when things screw up in a chronic manner, sometimes all you can do is cackle louder than Jeanne Little and then get on with cleaning up the mess.

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    Apple iBook gets 'hacked' by a pussy cat

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    Hitachi's storage division has made a tiny hard drive faster and more efficient, meaning notebooks will be quicker and use less power.

  • Fujitsu prepares 300GB notebook drive

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  • New notebook drive packs 60GB

    Toshiba unveils a 60GB hard drive for laptops--the first of its kind, according to the company. Could it usher in more storage for all notebooks?

  • ASUS Eee PC 1000

    The wait is finally over for the ASUS Eee PC 1000, a notebook that promises to make a dent in the netbook market. It's the most well-equipped and largest in the Eee series and has cast aside the usability shackles of its diminutive predecessors.

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    The Toshiba Satellite L300 is the perfect budget laptop " simply designed and passable in performance.

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