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    Encrypted e-mail attachments

    In a cyber world constantly becoming less secure, one might expect that security features for e-mailing files might also become more available, easier to use and more secure. My experience is the opposite. With Windows XP, it was possible to password protect a zipped folder of files which could...
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    SD Card Failure: Photo Recovery

    Thanks for the suggestion, but uuurrrgh, what terrible software. The free version tries to install lots of extra unwanted software, menu bars etc. and it is packed full of malware. I had to sanitize my hard drive after deleting everything it installed in spite of my opting out of all the...
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    SD Card Failure: Photo Recovery

    I have a Canon 500D SLR and have been using it in combination with a 16GB SanDisk Extreme SD card. I took the card out of the camera while it was turned off and stored it for my return from a vacation. When I got home, the camera says it cannot read the card and both my 2 laptops do not assign a...
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    Picky Sockets

    Not so simple Unfortunately not as simple as that. The USB socket that rejects one device is OK with other devices. I have experienced this on several computers and I am very careful about e.g. ejecting devices before unplugging them. Is there a log of which device has been installed using...
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    e-SATA to USB3

    Doubtful Thanks for the response. I don't think so, I'm looking for a male micro-B USB3 (to plug into the external hard drive) to a male e-SATA (to plug into my computer). My understanding is that the product you identified connects an e-SATA drive to a standard USB3 socket on the computer. Not...
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    Picky Sockets

    Here is a question that I'm sure someone can easily answer. When you plug a USB device for the first time into a computer USB socket, the device driver is installed and with luck a message pops up to say that it's installed. If unlucky, a message appears saying that the device could not be...
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    e-SATA to USB3

    I have a laptop with an e-SATA socket and an external drive with a micro B USB3 socket. Can I connect the two, and if so, can anyone recommend a source of such a cable? There are plenty of options for e-SATA on the external drive to USB3 on the laptop, but not the other way round. Thanks.
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