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Thursday, November 30, 2006
Storage expert warns of short life span for burned CDs
And don't count on hard disk drives for long-term storage, either
(No, the dateline makes it not-exactly-breaking-news, but it sure is bad news, all the same!)
January 10, 2006 (Computerworld) -- Although opinions vary on how to preserve data on digital storage media, such as optical CDs and DVDs, Kurt Gerecke, a physicist and storage expert at IBM Deutschland GmbH, takes this view: If you want to avoid having to burn new CDs every few years, use magnetic tapes to store all your pictures, videos and songs for a lifetime.
"Unlike pressed original CDs, burned CDs have a relatively short life span of between two to five years, depending on the quality of the CD," Gerecke said in an interview this week. "There are a few things you can do to extend the life of a burned CD, like keeping the disc in a cool, dark space, but not a whole lot more."
Friday, November 10, 2006
Florida e-voting: 18,000 'missing' votes in close race | IDGNS | News | November 10, 2006 | By Grant Gross, IDG News Service
Sounds like some cheater got careless and dumped 1 out of 7 votes in Sarasota.
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