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[Discuss] Full disk encryption, why bother?



On 1/3/2012 11:56 PM, Bill Bogstad wrote:
> I just heard about a company selling
> a product to maintain power on seized computers while you transport
> them:
>
> http://www.wiebetech.com/products/HotPlug.php
>
> It came up in the context of moving servers from one power jack to
> another one due to data center power changes.  (Someone wanted to
> avoid downtime.)
>
>

Anyone buying this device would do well to have paid-up life insurance: 
the company is selling a UPS, but they're also selling "cheater" cords 
that allow their UPS to power a "live" outlet with a double-male 
connection cord, and that's flat-out dangerous.

Bill

-- 
Bill Horne
339-364-8487




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