There are all sorts of ways to delete files off your hard drive. You can simply put stuff in your Windows Recycle Bin and empty it, or you can even hire companies to make sure that your data cannot be recovered no matter what kind of technological voodoo someone tries use on it.
Then, there’s the old fashioned way: wrecking things with a good ol’ hammer.
Using a hammer, employees of the Broward Sheriff’s office destroyed the hard drive of the previous Sheriff, Al Lamberti, before his successor, Scott Israel, assumed the same position. According to this report from the Sun Sentinel, a publication based in southern Florida, Israel and Lamberti are political rivals.
The people involved in the incident are reportedly unaware of what was on the hard drive, did not view its contents, and claimed that the hard drive wiping software they were trying to use with this device was unreliable, and not working.
Anthony Petruzzi, a Broward Sheriff’s Office website developer, informed investigators that he “was not instructed to destroy the drive in that manner, but he advised that he wanted to make sure he completed the task.” Omar Battista, a senior technical analyst with the office, offered some help, destroying the hard drive with a hammer, and cutting his hand in the process.
Though state laws indicate that public records need to be maintained, an investigation into this matter revealed that no laws were broken, and that former Broward Sheriff Lamberti did not order the destruction of any such documents.
At this point, the status of this case is deemed “pending inactive.”
Apple is less than a day away from launching its highly anticipated OLED MacBook Pro with a touch-sensitive screen. But it appears that the upgrade is going to cost a pretty penny. According to a report by Bloomberg, Apple is reportedly eyeing a starting price of $2,899 for the 14-inch MacBook Pro, while the 16-inch version could start at $3,399 in the US.
"At $2,899, the 14-inch model would mark the highest starting price for a new MacBook Pro model, surpassing the $2,799 Apple charged for a 17-inch version introduced in 2006," says the report. The report claims that Apple is targeting a minimum price hike of $400 for its upcoming redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models.
I've spent a good amount of time digging into the spec sheet of the new M6 MacBook Pro (14-inch), and for all intents and purposes, this is a classic Apple "chip and connectivity" refresh. It's not a full redesign. The chassis, Liquid Retina XDR panel, speakers, ports, and battery, all of them carry over unchanged.
However, the M6 brings more cores, stronger on-device AI, higher memory bandwidth on the larger configs, and modern wireless. Here’s the practical rundown of what actually improved, and whether those gains are worth your money.
Two new highly requested iCloud plugins just got added to ChatGPT, giving people who rely on Apple’s Mail and Calendar services a way to search emails, check appointments, and manage their schedules directly through the chatbot.
The integration is rolling out to all ChatGPT plans, including the free tier. You can access it on the web, desktop, and iOS.