This is from journalist Dan Gillmor.
Anyone?
I've made the transition to Linux fairly smoothly, but one of the things I miss
most from the Mac ecosystem is the
ability to create encrypted sparse bundle disk images. This technique breaks up
a large file (or directory or
collections of folders) into a directory of smaller encrypted chunks -- files
-- and it grows as the amount data you put
into it grows.
This is particularly useful for online backup (e.g. Dropbox) for two reasons:
First, the only items that change are
particular files, not the entire thing, so it's bandwidth friendly. Second,
given the relatively poor security record at
Dropbox -- which I like a lot for most purposes -- this is much safer.
I've seen nothing to compare to this on Linux. Does anyone know of anything to
match it? I hope the Linux community is
working on a way to replicate this incredibly useful tool.
--
Michael Rasmussen, Portland Oregon
Be Appropriate && Follow Your Curiosity
Other Adventures: http://www.jamhome.us/ or http://gplus.to/MichaelRpdx
A special random fortune cookie fortune:
You can always piss on them. Though some may consider that a waste of perfectly
good urine.
~ Peter Jon White (No, I won't reveal what component he was talking
about.)
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