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(@ccorlett7)
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Hi all.

Im currently on my years placement and thinking of ideas for my final year uni project in which we have to create a forensic tool and present it.

My main idea so far that I am going to look into further is with Time Machine and Spotlight on the Mac.
I plan on creating a piece of software that will be able to retrieve keyword searches from spotlight and be able to create a kind of time line/life span of files through examining Time Machine entries.

Would this be possible to do and how would it go down as a project idea?
also, can any of you point me in the right direction as to good sources of research and where to start?
i obviously will need to buy a mac machine so need to know that this is a feasible idea.
Is the programming language cocoa or something like that? what it is like to learn and where should I start looking for books on programming on/with a mac?

I really want to get started on this asap.

Thanks in advance
(sorry for the long post and all the questions but I really want to get this started soon as im planning on spending my summer in the USA)

 
Posted : 19/01/2010 7:50 pm
jaclaz
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Is your request any different from this? ?
http//www.forensicfocus.com/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=5074

It seemed to me a better place than

General Discussion
Computer forensics discussion. Please ensure that your post is not better suited to one of the forums below (if it is, please post it there instead!)

jaclaz

 
Posted : 19/01/2010 9:32 pm
Jamie
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Yeah, I've already moved it once!!

 
Posted : 19/01/2010 9:37 pm
(@ccorlett7)
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yer i know my bad, but only one person replied with anything so thought if i re-wrote it in another forum it might be more beneficial.

i really dont know if this idea is feasible which i need to know before i spend £700+ on a mac laptop in order to carry it out.

 
Posted : 19/01/2010 11:24 pm
Jamie
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yer i know my bad, but only one person replied with anything so thought if i re-wrote it in another forum it might be more beneficial.

It's probably worth mentioning that the original post was moved for a good reason (most members prefer not to have uni project discussions in the general forum). Reposting it here defeats the whole purpose of having a moderated forum, don't you think?

Jamie

 
Posted : 19/01/2010 11:56 pm
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