http://www.hardwarecentral.com/ Discuss cool technologies and products or ask fellow members for help with problems. en Sat, 18 May 2013 19:17:41 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.hardwarecentral.com/images/misc/rss.png http://www.hardwarecentral.com/ http://www.hardwarecentral.com/showthread.php?184455-Burned-CD&goto=newpost Sun, 12 May 2013 19:49:32 GMT Windows 7 explorer shows nothing is there but the CD shows & plays in iTunes 11. How do I tell which is correct? ]]> General Tech Talk and Support tigerjeaux http://www.hardwarecentral.com/showthread.php?184455-Burned-CD http://www.hardwarecentral.com/showthread.php?184451-Western-Digital-amp-SanDisk-Team-Up&goto=newpost Thu, 09 May 2013 11:21:31 GMT *WD® AND SANDISK TEAM UP TO CREATE INNOVATIVE SOLID STATE HYBRID DRIVES * SanDisk Brings Fast... WD® AND SANDISK TEAM UP TO CREATE INNOVATIVE SOLID STATE HYBRID DRIVES

SanDisk Brings Fast Flash Memory Technology to the World’s Thinnest 2.5-inch Solid State Hybrid Drives from WD

IRVINE and MILPITAS, Calif., May 7, 2013 – WD®, a Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) company, and SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), a global leader in flash memory storage solutions, today announced that the two companies are collaborating to introduce hybrid storage devices that feature best-in-class flash memory technology from SanDisk and best-in-class hard drive technology from WD.

SanDisk is supplying a SanDisk iSSD™ storage device for the WD Black™ solid state hybrid drive (SSHD), the world’s thinnest 2.5-inch SSHD solution, which utilizes both WD proprietary hybrid technology and industry standard SATA IO technology. The SanDisk iSSD brings an elegant balance of performance, low power consumption, cost, reliability, and a compact form factor to this SSHD, which will offer ample storage to meet consumers’ growing appetite for digital content as well as flash-enabled speed, data throughput and responsiveness – all within ultra-slim form factors.

“I am delighted for SanDisk to team up with WD on these exciting new hybrid products,” said Kevin Conley, senior vice president and general manager of client storage solutions at SanDisk. “By combining SanDisk’s unparalleled flash memory expertise and technology with the hard drive know-how of WD, WD Black SSHDs offer outstanding hard drive-like capacity, and the slim form factor and the level of performance that you will only get with flash memory solutions.”

“Working with SanDisk, WD realized our vision for products that combine the best of both technologies,” said Matt Rutledge, vice president of client computing at WD. “WD’s SSHDs are a significant achievement in the continuing SSHD/flash storage revolution.”
About WD Black Solid State Hybrid Drives

WD Black SSHDs use WD hybrid technology that blends responsive, intelligent flash memory technology from SanDisk with high capacity hard drives from WD. This powerful combination greatly improves the PC user experience, enabling both high capacity and a higher level of performance than traditional hard disk drives, including increased speed, instant-on and faster application launching.

With device volume being a key concern for PC manufacturers who want to design slimmer devices, the WD Black SSHDs are designed to accommodate integration into the market’s thinnest notebooks. The WD Black 5mm SSHD offers 500GB1 of capacity, while utilizing almost 50 percent less volume than current standard notebook hard drives (which are approximately 9.5mm). The low-profile of the solid state hybrid drive is complemented by the extremely small form factor of the SanDisk iSSD, which is built on 19 nanometer (nm) process technology, the world's smallest and most advanced semiconductor manufacturing process. The WD Black 5mm SSHDs are shipping to OEMs. WD is also currently shipping to OEMs ultra-slim, 7mm and 9.5mm SSHDs for portable devices.
About WD

WD, a Western Digital company, is a long-time innovator and storage industry leader. As a storage technology pacesetter, the company produces reliable, high-performance hard disk drives and solid state drives. These drives are deployed by OEMs and integrators in desktop and mobile computers, enterprise computing systems, embedded systems and consumer electronics applications, as well as by the company in providing its own storage products. WD’s leading storage devices and systems, networking products, media players and software solutions empower people around the world to easily save, store, protect, share and experience their content on multiple devices. WD was established in 1970 and is headquartered in Irvine, Calif. For more information, please visit the company’s website at www.wd.com.

Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC), Irvine, Calif., is a global provider of products and services that empower people to create, manage, experience and preserve digital content. Its companies design and manufacture storage devices, networking equipment and home entertainment products under the WD, HGST and G-Technology brands. Visit the Investor section of the company's website (www.westerndigital.com) to access a variety of financial and investor information.
About SanDisk

SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) is a global leader in flash memory storage solutions, from research and development, product design and manufacturing to branding and distribution for commercial and retail channels. Since 1988, SanDisk's innovations in flash memory and storage system technologies have provided customers with new and transformational digital experiences. SanDisk's diverse product portfolio includes flash memory cards and embedded solutions used in smart phones, tablets, digital cameras, camcorders, digital media players and other consumer electronic devices, as well as USB flash drives and solid state drives (SSD) for the computing market. SanDisk's products are used by consumers and enterprise customers around the world.

SanDisk is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 and Fortune 500 company, with more than half its sales outside the United States. For more information, visit www.sandisk.com. ]]> General Tech Talk and Support Shinma http://www.hardwarecentral.com/showthread.php?184451-Western-Digital-amp-SanDisk-Team-Up http://www.hardwarecentral.com/showthread.php?184443-Internet-sales-tax&goto=newpost Tue, 07 May 2013 04:55:37 GMT *Senate passes Internet sales tax bill by 2-to-1 margin* Marketplace Fairness Act, which would... Senate passes Internet sales tax bill by 2-to-1 margin

Marketplace Fairness Act, which would allow states to levy taxes on Internet purchases, now moves on to the House of Representatives for consideration.

The U.S. Senate on Monday approved a controversial bill by more than a 2-to-1 margin that would allow states to levy taxes on Internet purchases.

The Marketplace Fairness Act, which would allow states to require online vendors to collect sales and use tax on certain out-of-state purchases, was approved in a bipartisan vote of 69 to 27. The bill, which already has the support of President Obama, will now move on to the House of Representatives.

If approved, the bill would overturn a 1992 Supreme Court ruling that found out-of-state retailers generally don't have to collect taxes unless they have a sufficient business presence. The bill, officially known as S.743, does include an exception for businesses that make under $1 million a year in revenue.

Backers of the bill, including Walmart, Macy's, and Best Buy...

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Click HERE ]]> General Tech Talk and Support Shinma http://www.hardwarecentral.com/showthread.php?184443-Internet-sales-tax http://www.hardwarecentral.com/showthread.php?184441-Pentagon-accuses-China...&goto=newpost Tue, 07 May 2013 04:52:12 GMT Pentagon accuses China government, military of cyberattacks

China's government and military appear to be directly involved in cyberattacks against the U.S., according to a report released Monday by the U.S. Department of Defense.

The conclusion, contained in an annual report evaluating China's military capabilities, marked another pointed claim by the U.S. government amid rising tensions between the two nations over cyberspace...

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Months-old attacks apparently targeted workers in Aerospace, defense, labor.

Attacks exploiting a previously unknown and currently unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser have spread to at least nine other websites, including those run by a big European company operating in the aerospace, defense, and security industries as well as non-profit groups and institutes, security researchers said...

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Decoy passwords would trigger alarms that account credentials are compromised.

Security experts have proposed a simple way for websites to better secure highly sensitive databases used to store user passwords: the creation of false "honeyword" passcodes that when entered would trigger alarms that account hijacking attacks are underway...

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Click HERE ]]> General Tech Talk and Support Shinma http://www.hardwarecentral.com/showthread.php?184437-Honeywords http://www.hardwarecentral.com/showthread.php?184425-RESOLVED-CD-DVD-Drive-Stops-Working-after-Installation-of-Nero-InCD&goto=newpost Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:32:03 GMT After I installed Nero InCD in a computer with windows xp, the CD/DVD Drived stopped working. When... After I installed Nero InCD in a computer with windows xp, the CD/DVD Drived stopped working. When I go to Device Manager, it shows the DVD/CD-Rom drives "Optiac DVD RW AD-7190A" with a black exclamation in yellow circle.

I tried unistalling it, then scan for hardware changes. The computer finds the new hardware. But then I get the following statement "A problem occuring during hardware installation, your new hardware might not be working properly."

I also right click on the drive and select "update driver". I choose for windows to connect to Windows Update to search for software. I get the message that the wizard could not find a better match for your hardware than the software you currently have installed.

Do you guys know what else I might be able to do, to make this CD/DVD drive to work properly?

Thanks ]]> General Tech Talk and Support ggalv http://www.hardwarecentral.com/showthread.php?184425-RESOLVED-CD-DVD-Drive-Stops-Working-after-Installation-of-Nero-InCD http://www.hardwarecentral.com/showthread.php?184419-Copyright-troll-Prenda-loses&goto=newpost Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:14:40 GMT Thought the following was worth a chuckle, *Copyright troll Prenda loses SF case, must show... Thought the following was worth a chuckle,

Copyright troll Prenda loses SF case, must show “Salt Marsh” signature

Judge blows off spoliation argument, invites motion for attorney's fees.

Prenda Law is an organization that has sued thousands for allegedly downloading porn from BitTorrent over the past few years. But since one of their cases fell apart and a federal judge began asking tough questions, the organization has been in collapse. Instead of prosecuting their copyright cases, Prenda lawyers are dismissing the cases and have been reduced to comparing EFF to terrorists and pleading the Fifth when asked about their own litigation tactics...

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