Ada Lovelace Day
Ada Lovelace was a 19th century amateur mathematician who is held up as a symbol for women in science. Her tale is a fascinating one and earned her not only acclaim as the ‘first computer programmer’ but a day honouring her and celebrating women in tech.
CBL Pictures: Scraped Away
How do you know you have left that software scan run for too long?
One half DIY, One half modern art, all disaster. This is a typical result of do-it-yourself done wrong.
See the full-size image after the jump…
Study: Wide Array of Private Data on Secondhand Drives, a Reminder to Discard With Discretion
15 October 2019
Researchers at the University of Hertfordshire performed a study examining secondhand hard disk drives and found they often contained data from their previous owners.
Data Prep Tips for Back-to-School/Work
30 August 2019
As temperatures start to slowly drop, students and employees are emerging from a summer daze, hunkering down for the school year and getting get business in shape for the fall season. Here’s 3 ways you can get data-ready for back-to-school & back-to-work.
Outlook for Severe Summer Season a Reminder to be Prepared - Data Recovery Solutions for Wild Weather
13 August 2019
The NOAA recently updated its outlook for annual bouts of bad weather to “above-normal” and that is a reminder to be prepared in a season that is far from over. Here’s some scenarios and data safety tips for wild weather.
Stranger Data – the Stranger Things We See in the Lab for Recovery
26 July 2019
At CBL we’ve seen odd hard drives, and some stranger things, too.
Apollo Moon-Landing Tapes Expected to Fetch Over a Million in Auction
16 July 2019
Three reels of moon-Landing tapes that were bought by an intern 43 years ago for a couple hundred dollars could fetch $1 million at an auction this week.
