Organize IT

Organize IT recap for 08th April 2007.

• If your computer is on the way out and you want to get rid of it, then you should give careful thought to properly wiping your hard-drive because a format simply won’t cut it. In case you didn’t know, when you delete a file it’s not really deleted. You are simply removing any link to it so that your computer can install something else over it in the future. With the right software it’s possible to view these files. The Washington Post has a detailed guide to make sure you really protect your privacy.
• In the near future offline software will become defunct and you will do everything online, from saving your files to doing office work. While we are some way off having a online app with the depth of Microsoft Word, there are plenty of options out there for creating a basic setup. Lifehack.org has a great guide on how to create an operating system within a browser (Firefox OS?) using Google apps to do all your work online.

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