drccsc wrote:
I think the big misconception is that "tricks" exist. By and large there are no "tricks", there are well-thought out and documented solutions to specific problems. First Also, I
With great respect, but I disagree.
I wasn't necessarily talking about data recovery. For example, I consider it a trick that you can, without buying any piece of equipment, simply use MHDD and reset the password on a hard drive. I think that is awesome; but what else would you call it than a trick? What of the 'trick' with the Seagate 7200.11s? Schematics and howtos are online, and yet some charge still around $400 now for it?
Perhaps I'm confused. I have seen many here act like it's an exclusive club, and like they don't want to share their ball. That's okay. That sort of attitude eventually finds people like that playing by themselves.
I find it funny some people get so threatened by n00bs who want just to learn. After all, perhaps some day they can contribute, give back?
This isn't directed at drccsc, I got off tangent. But my point is that there certainly seem to me to be 'tricks' as such. At least, one isn't absolutely required, on a hobbyist level, to go and spend the money for a SalvationData hardware or whatever.
So, me, I still consider it a trick that I can hook up a hardware and access a special area I'm not supposed to, even if in the grand scheme of things and especially data recovery it means nothing.