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WhatsApp tests encrypted cloud backups on Android

The Verge

When you’re using WhatsApp your messages are encrypted end-to-end, which means prying eyes can’t easily see what’s in them as they travel back and forth. However, if you keep a backup stored in the cloud, then the authorities can use a search warrant to have Google Drive or iCloud hand over access to the data.

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This Wireless Backup Battery Is Only Worth It If You're All in on Apple

Gizmodo

It’s not a bad idea to keep a tiny backup battery in your bag for dead smartphone emergencies, but Satechi’s new Quatro is a little big for your every day carry. As a travel accessory, however, it could conveniently replace a rat’s nest of charging cables and wall warts if you’re an iPhone user with an Apple Watch on… Read more.

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Technology and Travel

Scott Lowe

Cody Bunch recently posted a quick round-up of what he carries when traveling, and just for fun I thought I’d do the same. Like Cody, I don’t know that I would consider myself a road warrior, but I have traveled a pretty fair amount. Backup battery: I’m carrying the NewTrent PowerPak 10.0 Technology and Travel.

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8 big IT failures of 2023

CIO Business Intelligence

Both United Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines saw service outages in 2023 resulting from wonky software upgrades, and Southwest ended the previous year with a Christmas travel meltdown blamed on outdated systems. And arise it did on January 24, when a Chicago employee failed to turn the backup server off at the appropriate time.

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Travel Fun Crossword Puzzle For VMworld 2017 Las Vegas

Storage IO Blog

Some of you may be traveling to VMworld 2017 in Las Vegas next week to sharpen, expand, refresh or share your VMware and data infrastructure tradecraft (skills, experiences, expertise, knowledge). Here is something fun to sharpen your VMware skills while traveling. However if you need the answers they are below.

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Is Computer Data Storage Complex? It Depends

Storage IO Blog

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StorageIO Out and About Update – VMworld 2014

Storage IO Blog

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