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PROJECT OVERVIEW - CleversafeWiki:

The Dispersed Storage Project is the central point of development and idea exchange for developers around the world to contribute to innovative storage solutions leveraging dispersed storage methodology.

The project uses Information Dispersal Algorithms, IDAs, to separate data into unrecognizable DataSlices™ and distribute them, via secure Internet connections, to storage locations throughout the world, creating a storage grid. With dispersed storage, transmission and storage of data is inherently private and secure. No single entire copy of the data is in one location, and only a subset of the nodes need to be available in order to perfectly retrieve the data.

Data on the grid remains private and secure in the face of natural catastrophes, or failures of hardware, connection, facility, or IT management. Moreover, the individual data slices do not carry enough information for an unauthorized viewer to determine the original content.

The Cleversafe Dispersed Storage software includes client software with both a comprehensive command line interface (CLI) as well as a complete programming interface (DSAPI) to support any type of storage application. This software further includes grid server software for creating a dispersed storage grid. The Cleversafe software also manages metadata for file systems stored on a Dispersed Storage grid. In addition, this project includes the multi-terabyte Cleversafe Research Storage Grid at eleven separate hosting facilities.

This feels like RAID on a global scale!

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win-get Repository:

win-get is an automated install system and software repository for Microsoft Windows written in pascal (for the command line client) and php for the online repository. The ideas for its creation come from apt-get and other related tools for the *nix platforms. The system works by connecting to a link repository. Finding an application and downloading it from the stored link using wget.exe . Then performing the installation routine (silent or standard). And finnally deleting the install file.

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Turn Off Unnecessary Windows XP Services | JasonN.com:

Turning off unnecessary services in Windows XP can greatly reduce your exploit risk, while improving system performance. It’s a good time to inject that often there are all sorts of “download optimizers” and other cute programs that vendors like to push on users. Most of the time, installing such things slows your computer down at best. It could subject you to potential security risks. The first rule is “If you don’t know you need it, you probably don’t.”

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Windows SteadyState:

Share computers, not headaches

What state is your shared computer in at the end of the day?

• Hard disk filled with downloaded files?

• Strange options configured?

• Programs installed that you don’t want?

• System infected with viruses and spyware?

• Computer bogged down for unknown reasons?

Windows SteadyState, successor to the Shared Computer Toolkit, is designed to make life easier for people who set up and maintain shared computers.

An easy way to manage multiple users

You can manage whole groups of users as single user accounts. The new Windows SteadyState console makes it easier than ever to create and modify user profiles.

A locked-down platform for stable shared computing

Not every computer user should have access to every software capability. Your system can be more stable and consistent when you limit user access to control panel functions, network resources, and other sensitive areas.

Set it and forget it

Once you have everything set up the way you want it, you can share the computer and rest easy. Any changes a user might make to the configuration or hard disk can be undone by simply restarting the machine.

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Google Cheat Sheet (Version 1.06):

This two page Google Cheat Sheet lists all Google services and tools as well as background information. The Cheat Sheet offers a great reference to grasp of basic to advance Google query building concepts and ideas.

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