Is there a reason hard links from /proc/$PID/fd/$NUM are disallowed?

I was trying to save a large file that was in mid-download that I had accidentally deleted (as part of making space in /tmp to hold the file!). Since it was being held open by the download process, I tried ln /proc/$PID/fd/$FD /tmp/bigfile.mp4 ...

Message posted on the December 4th, 2011 - 3:50 PM ET

Disable the hard drive counter in Windows XP

Disable the hard drive counter in Windows XP.

Tips & Tricks published on the July 9th, 2004 - 6:00 PM ET

Comparison of System Backup solutions

Your Windows restore system doesn’t work, your PC will no longer boot and there is nothing you can do to fix the problem meaning that the only solution is to reinstall the system and there is no guarantee that your data will be safe. Such problems ...

Review published on the March 25th, 2007 - 6:00 PM ET

Rimage Study: Executives Want to Store Data Longer, Both at Work and at Home

98.4% of business executives say there are consequences when data is improperly archived; 1 in 3 (33.1%) executives report having to keep certain types of data archived for 20 to 50 years; Nearly 9 in 10 (89.5%) of ...

Press published on the November 13th, 2012 - 8:06 AM ET

Test Windows Vista pre RC1 - First part

When it was released, GNT tested the Windows Vista intermediate build to see what the final version could perhaps look like. The Pre-Release Candidate 1 is now out and we will look at what changes have been made since the last time we reviewed it, ...

Review published on the August 30th, 2006 - 6:00 PM ET

Security on the Internet: problems and solutions

The Internet is become more and more accessible, but there are a number of dangers that are often ignored by internet users. The object of this tutorial is not to lecture you on security, but to share experiences and to help you to better secure ...

Review published on the August 31st, 2004 - 6:00 PM ET

Acronis Disk Director Suite test

While Windows does have an integrated partition manager which allows you to organise your data, it nevertheless has quite a few limitations that restrict the user. Why not then opt for a third party solution that offers greater flexibility? For this ...

Review published on the January 28th, 2007 - 6:00 PM ET

Edmunds.com Offers Five Tips for Choosing the Right Auto Body Shop

Finding an honest auto body shop can be a scary experience for consumers who don’t know the difference between a fender and a bumper. Edmunds.com seeks to save drivers some angst — and even some hard-earned money ...

Press published on the March 16th, 2011 - 7:15 AM ET

Hard drive running for no reason

Is there something that displays what is accessing my hard drive resources that is similar to Task Manager displaying the CPU usage percentage column? I would like to know what is using my hard drive. My hard drive seems to be working very ...

Message posted on the May 13th, 2010 - 11:56 PM ET

System crashes for no apparent reason

I am running a reasonably up-to-date Squeeze box (it has been a few days since I did an aptitude update and safe-upgrade). This problem has actually been occurring sporadically for a few weeks now. The system will simply die. I leave the computer ...

Message posted on the June 6th, 2012 - 1:20 AM ET

Why is troubleshooting Linux so hard?

Good morning, I'm going to list some of the frustrations I've been having with troubleshooting Linux's quirks, crashes and problems in hopes that someone may be able to help me (and the community) become better bug reporters and troubleshooters. ...

Message posted on the August 15th, 2010 - 2:20 AM ET

8KB in bad sectors in hard drive 4 months old.

Hello All, I use Windows XP SP 3. System information is as follows: - OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600 OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation System Name HOME System Manufacturer ECS System ...

Message posted on the June 22nd, 2009 - 9:41 PM ET

best way to access files on second hard drive

Hi all. I'm just looking for some general advice. I have two hard drives on my computer, and I'm trying to figure out the best way to access some of the folders on the second hard drive in one step, instead of opening the drive first, then locating ...

Message posted on the May 28th, 2009 - 4:51 PM ET

Installing two mdv releases on same hard drive

Is there a howto somewhere that will talk me through installing a second Mandriva release on a hard disk that already has one? I'm sure this must be fully discussed somewhere, but I haven't found the magic keywords Google wants to find this ...

Message posted on the May 10th, 2009 - 2:02 PM ET

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