Category: Windows

Macally Aluminum USB 3.0 External 2.5″ SATA Hard Drive Enclosure – Review

Adapter, Hard Drive, Macintosh, Review, Windows 0

That would be the Macally Aluminum USB 3.0 External 2.5” SATA Hard Drive Enclosure. This tiny enclosure packs some serious speed. The enclosure comes as an empty shell. All it has in the box is the USB 3.0 cable and the lightweight aluminum shell. The enclosure is held together with four screws, two on each end. You can take off either end to insert your 2.5-inch drive, but the end with the pretty blue light has the control electronics, so it would be best to take off this end for ease of installation.

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Parallels 8 desktop for the Mac & iOS Application – Review

Apps, Features, Mac OS X, Review, Windows 0

I had heard a lot about running virtual machines for years but had never thought to do it. I would think, what’s the point? But then I got the chance to review Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac and its iOS application companion. It was a new experience for me to use a technology I was not familiar with, which is rare, so I grabbed the chance with both hands.

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Passware Password Kit Forensic 11.5 – Review

Review, Security, Windows 0

This month, I obtained a review copy of Passware’s “Passware Password Kit Forensic 11.5”. For brevity’s sake, I’ll refer to it as “Passware” for the rest of this review. Passware is a password recovery/cracking system which has the ability to work on multiple file types. The Forensic Kit version adds more features, such as cracking of filesystem passwords and resetting Windows user account passwords.

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