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Zen and the Art of Hard Drive Failure Part 2: Life in the Cloud

By Matt | Published: February 28, 2009
When my hard drive bit the dust, my immediate worry for was my data. I knew how difficulty and expense of data recovery. With this in mind, I approached my Apple Genius Bar with little hope. After talking with Carl the Genius, I had two options: data recovery or complete hard drive replacement. I went [...]
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Zen and the Art of Hard Drive Failure

By Matt | Published: October 31, 2008
Last week I heard a violent clicking noise coming from my laptop. When I rebooted and saw folder with question mark emblazoned on it, I immediately knew my hard drive was screwed. I powered down my MacBook Pro hoping in my heart that the next restart would bring it back to life. My colleagues watch at an [...]
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