From: Ed Kummel (tech_ed_at_yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Jan 16 2004 - 11:26:28 PST
Well. First, the Newt is set to ask for a password on
power-up once a day. The password screen has my name
and number.
I also have ID tags in several places including inside
the PC card slots incase someone finds the ones on the
outside and pulls them off.
As far as the data on the Newt goes, all password and
notes and names are stored internally. All 3rd party
apps are on one card (32mb)and all my books are on a
second card (16mb).
All passwords and secure information is stored in
GeekSafe. Sure, it's not encrypted, but since most
people wouldn't know how to navigate the Newt anyway,
I feel relatively safe with most of my non-secure
data.
So, with all data being stored internally, I have a
series of 4mb cards that I use for backing up the
internal stores. They are dated and color coded. 2-3
times a week I create a backup using the now classic
"grandfather, father, son" format. Plus I have a spare
4mb card at work, and one in my car and one I carry
with me. Additionally, I have a backup on my 16mb book
card (the one I use for Newt books) This way, no
matter where I am, I will have some kind of backup
available to me if there is a problem. Additionally, I
have a spare Newt incase there is a physical issue.
Call me paranoid, but I am a firm believer in backups,
and backing up to a memory card seems to be the safest
method! Although, I have never had a problem with the
Newt's loosing any data ever...The only time I have
had a problem is when I brain-wiped the Newt and
restored it from a backup...all my Dashboard Launcher
shortcuts didn't get restored. Had to manually set
them back after the restore. A pain, but now that I
know, I won't be doing that again any time soon.
Ed
web/gadget guru
--- DJ Vollkasko <DJ_Vollkasko_at_gmx.net> wrote:
>
> > >Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 11:43:08 -0800 (PST)
> > >From: Ed Kummel <tech_ed_at_yahoo.com>
> > >Subject: Re: [NTLK] Newton Geek Factor
> > >
> >[...]
> > >I carry it with me everywhere. I has every
> password
> > >along with a history of every password I have
> ever
> > >setup. It has all notes I've ever written and
> saved
> > >since 1995. And I use it for all lists,
> especially
> > >when grocery shopping. I have a horrible time
> > >remembering things, and this Newton acts as a
> spare
> > >brain!
>
> Ed, how do you secure the data on your Newt?
>
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'Aviel D. Rubin, the
technical director of the Information Security Institute at Johns
Hopkins University on the requirement that GPS location systems be added
to "Fast-pass/EZ-pass" in-car toll devices.
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