Comments on: Use a Magnet to protect your PC http://www.ghacks.net/2008/01/23/use-a-magnet-to-protect-your-pc/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:56:55 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: techjam.it » Proteggere il pc con una calamita http://www.ghacks.net/2008/01/23/use-a-magnet-to-protect-your-pc/#comment-254073 techjam.it » Proteggere il pc con una calamita Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:39:23 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/01/23/use-a-magnet-to-protect-your-pc/#comment-254073 [...] vi presento una notizia che mi ha molto incuriosito. Con questo video tutorial potrete eliminare lucchetti, chiavi dal [...] [...] vi presento una notizia che mi ha molto incuriosito. Con questo video tutorial potrete eliminare lucchetti, chiavi dal [...]

]]> By: Proteggi il tuo PC con una calamita http://www.ghacks.net/2008/01/23/use-a-magnet-to-protect-your-pc/#comment-249491 Proteggi il tuo PC con una calamita Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:55:50 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/01/23/use-a-magnet-to-protect-your-pc/#comment-249491 [...] che è necessario posizionare una piccola calamita in una ben precisa posizione del case! Via ghacks google_ad_client = "pub-1585273873606952"; google_alternate_color = "FFFFFF"; google_ad_width = [...] [...] che è necessario posizionare una piccola calamita in una ben precisa posizione del case! Via ghacks google_ad_client = “pub-1585273873606952″; google_alternate_color = “FFFFFF”; google_ad_width = [...]

]]> By: Syahid A. http://www.ghacks.net/2008/01/23/use-a-magnet-to-protect-your-pc/#comment-247010 Syahid A. Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:10:32 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/01/23/use-a-magnet-to-protect-your-pc/#comment-247010 Nice hack! But keep the hard disk a little bit far from the magnet! Nice hack! But keep the hard disk a little bit far from the magnet!

]]> By: Alan http://www.ghacks.net/2008/01/23/use-a-magnet-to-protect-your-pc/#comment-245483 Alan Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:21:11 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/01/23/use-a-magnet-to-protect-your-pc/#comment-245483 How many times has the security of your PC been compromised by somebody pressing the power switch?! Martin.. this is not a "wonderful tip" /fail How many times has the security of your PC been compromised by somebody pressing the power switch?!

Martin.. this is not a “wonderful tip”
/fail

]]> By: jojo http://www.ghacks.net/2008/01/23/use-a-magnet-to-protect-your-pc/#comment-245234 jojo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:59:51 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/01/23/use-a-magnet-to-protect-your-pc/#comment-245234 Better also put a lock on the back of your PC. Most PC's have a reset switch on the mobo that could be used to bypass the front button. See how easy he popped off the PC side in the video? Better also put a lock on the back of your PC. Most PC’s have a reset switch on the mobo that could be used to bypass the front button. See how easy he popped off the PC side in the video?

]]> By: OLIRC http://www.ghacks.net/2008/01/23/use-a-magnet-to-protect-your-pc/#comment-245214 OLIRC Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:09:59 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/01/23/use-a-magnet-to-protect-your-pc/#comment-245214 If you ever have dismantled a hard drive you noticed how strong the neodynium magnet is inside their. I don't think it's a problem with that magnet depicted here that you have to be sleepless for ;). If you ever have dismantled a hard drive you noticed how strong the neodynium magnet is inside their. I don’t think it’s a problem with that magnet depicted here that you have to be sleepless for ;).

]]> By: Nick http://www.ghacks.net/2008/01/23/use-a-magnet-to-protect-your-pc/#comment-245141 Nick Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:10:06 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/01/23/use-a-magnet-to-protect-your-pc/#comment-245141 Today's hard disks are protected against intense magnetic fields. Think about speakers and electromagnetic radiation emmiting from all those cables and procesing units inside. Today’s hard disks are protected against intense magnetic fields. Think about speakers and electromagnetic radiation emmiting from all those cables and procesing units inside.

]]> By: zzzZZZzzz http://www.ghacks.net/2008/01/23/use-a-magnet-to-protect-your-pc/#comment-245111 zzzZZZzzz Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:29:05 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/01/23/use-a-magnet-to-protect-your-pc/#comment-245111 why not just setting a bios password? why not just setting a bios password?

]]> By: Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2008/01/23/use-a-magnet-to-protect-your-pc/#comment-245071 Martin Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:13:41 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/01/23/use-a-magnet-to-protect-your-pc/#comment-245071 Brian the magnet is only used to power the PC, it is not placed there all the time. And it does not have that much power to affect the hard drive I guess. Brian the magnet is only used to power the PC, it is not placed there all the time. And it does not have that much power to affect the hard drive I guess.

]]> By: Brian_K http://www.ghacks.net/2008/01/23/use-a-magnet-to-protect-your-pc/#comment-245065 Brian_K Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:08:56 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/01/23/use-a-magnet-to-protect-your-pc/#comment-245065 When did putting magnets near, let alone INSIDE one's computer become a good idea? How much damage is accidentally wiping your hard drive going to do? Better yet, what happens when a tiny little decimal point gets moved a few places? When did putting magnets near, let alone
INSIDE one’s computer become a good idea?

How much damage is accidentally wiping your hard drive going to do?

Better yet, what happens when a tiny little decimal point gets moved a few places?

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