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As demonstrated in a series of articles published earlier in this blog, solid-state disks (SSD) tend to wipe deleted information on their own pace due to the way their garbage collection mechanism is designed. Wiped information cannot be recovered by any means, not even with expensive hardware, and not even by pulling flash memory chips out. It’s gone forever.
I'll be the first to admit that I've been slacking on keeping members up-to-date here the last couple of years, as I was traveling extensively to do what I love; teaching & sharing information with other DME professionals around the world, among other life changes/challenges. One thing the pandemic has facilitated for me is the opportunity to be more active here again, and I've been doing my best to take advantage of that time.
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From day one I have sought to provide a secure online platform for Digital & Multimedia Evidence (DME) professionals to connect and share information. For several years now, I have considered hosting an annual DME Resources Peer Networking & Training Event.
Of course, one of the many challenges is location. Our members are from all over the world, not just the U.S. and Canada. Naturally, this lends to "Regional" annual events, which in turn leads to Regional Coordinators, etc.
Several balls in the air and many exciting DME projects in the works that have been keeping me busy lately. Here's what I'll be working on for the DME Resources site over the holiday weekend:
I know, a little marketing, but this is important. I also get zero for sharing it, as always.
You should definitely read this.
Release date: September 9. 2025
Click the hyper-linked headline below to be taken to the book's official site, where you'll find more info about the book, about Tim, as well as convenient links to purchase on a multitude of platforms.
Happy reading. Cheers, my friends. 😎
A brief video discussing the basics of multimedia metadata analysis & some of the Open Source and/or Freeware solutions that can help. Solutions discussed include:
Time flies when you're having fun helping your peers and colleagues solve technical problems. Thank you to all who have shared their knowledge & expertise to-date!
I know I don't post to our LinkedIn group much, but I do post regularly to our site, Facebook page & my related Twitter account (@audiovideogeek). I plan to try to sharing on our LinkedIn group more often as well.
We've been expediting digital & multimedia investigations together as a community for over 5 years now. I'm really proud to be a part of that process, and you should be too. On behalf of our entire community, thanks for your valuable time and participation! All the best! - LC
The Western New York RCFL, US Attorney's Office, NY Attorney General and various other entities are sponsoring a one-day seminar entitled "Search & Seizure of Digital Evidence", to be held on March 31, 2009 at the SUNY Buffalo North Campus Center for Tomorrow. See attached PDF for details.
One thing I really stress when training video evidence Technicians & Analysts is to stay in your lane. Don't go beyond your training & experience levels on any topic/tool/etc., no matter who is asking you to.
A related one is that an expert's job at trial is to leverage their expertise to make sure the Trier of Fact has accurate evidence & information, not to be an advocate for one party or the other.
I've had several students over the years tell me that my passionate articulation of one or the other has saved their case or even their career. Two rather recently.
Honored & proud, of course, but I always like to point out to them that they are the ones that did all the hard work and stood their ground.
Keep being great & doing great things my friends! 😎
Zdenek Kalal’s Predator object-tracking software is almost uncanny. Show anything to its all-seeing camera eye, and it will quickly learn to recognize it and then track it, whether it fades into the distance, hides amongst other similar objects or — in the case of faces turns sideways.
Prototype stealth device can detect movement behind a thick brick wall. U.K. military is looking into whether it can be used in "urban warfare" for scanning buildings.
Over 20 proprietary DVR players were added to our downloads area this week, along with a few proprietary codecs and other resources. The DVR file extension listing was updated to include nearly two dozen additional listings as well.
We hope you find these updated resources helpful. Next time you come across a proprietary codec or player that's not listed on Media-Geek be sure to take a minute when time permits to share it with us. Thanks for participating! All the best - LC
A recent headline in the news: “Crime laboratory manager resigns; two others resign after accusations of cheating on a proficiency exam.” This incident will probably have far ranging consequences in the forensic community. It also raises some very difficult questions that will have to be addressed by the agency, the examiners, subjects and victims, prosecutors, and the court.
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