a glitch in Google’s cloud computing service

Google has made much of its cloud computing or software as a service (SaaS) offerings, hyping them as the new, efficient and cost-effective way to do business.  This blog post from Wired shows Google may still have some SaaS glitches to be ironed out.

It also shows that people’s nervousness about putting confidential documents in the cloud may be around for some time.

computer security can be a smashing good time

All your confidential business information is stored on your computer and now you need a new machine – what’s the best way to protect your data? The only foolproof way may be to smash the old hard-drive to smithereens with a hammer, according to a consumer group!

A British data back-up firm, though, says the destruction is not environmentally friendly and secure solutions do exist.