http://www.miaowthecat.com/archives/2007/02/05/life-for-sale-on-ebay/ You know you knead it. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:33:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://www.miaowthecat.com/archives/2007/02/05/life-for-sale-on-ebay/#comment-72331 AdriftAtSea Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:51:51 +0000 http://www.miaowthecat.com/archives/2007/02/05/life-for-sale-on-ebay/#comment-72331 If you're selling Macbook1...boot off the installation dvd, by inserting the DVD and turning on the macbook while holding down the "C" key. Then use the disk utility program, in the utilities menu, to do a secure erase of the hard drive. This will prevent whoever buys the machine from retrieving your personal data off the machine after you sell it. A seven-pass wipe is considered secure by the US government, and should be more than adequate for your use. If you're truly paranoid, do a 35-pass wipe...and expect to spend a few day waiting for it it finish running. If you’re selling Macbook1…boot off the installation dvd, by inserting the DVD and turning on the macbook while holding down the “C” key. Then use the disk utility program, in the utilities menu, to do a secure erase of the hard drive. This will prevent whoever buys the machine from retrieving your personal data off the machine after you sell it. A seven-pass wipe is considered secure by the US government, and should be more than adequate for your use. If you’re truly paranoid, do a 35-pass wipe…and expect to spend a few day waiting for it it finish running.

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