Aesthetically, your MacBook Pro probably still looks great – there are minimal scratches, no wear and tear, and (unless you’ve decorated it on your own) it could probably pass as a much newer model. That is, until you open it and you try to do any kind of work. MacBook Pros are made to be … Read more
We use SD cards everywhere. In our phones, tablets, digital cameras, Raspberry Pi and other devices with expandable memory. They are cheap, easy to use and can be swapped out in seconds. But can you recover data from one if you accidentally delete or erase it? Yes we can. This is another common issue we … Read more
That unfortunate moment when you got your reliable computer broken, your partner for all your work responsibilities day & night. Of course, you’ll start to panic & worry how you can deliver your output on time. Then you realized you need to move & find solutions, you mentally recall the giant repairing services like Staples … Read more
With all the talk around data security and encryption, an intriguing question has arisen around data recovery. If you have an encrypted drive that fails, does data recovery work? Can you recover files that have been encrypted by a third party program? The short answer is yes we can. Dave’s Computers in New Jersey does … Read more
Here at Dave’s Computers in New Jersey, we have an excellent success rate for our data recovery service. We recover the vast majority of files from the majority or drives and causes of data loss. But we can never guarantee recovery until we get a good look at the storage in question. Why not? There … Read more
It isn’t just enterprise that uses SQL servers. Small to medium-sized businesses use them too. As do web developers, web hosts, eCommerce stores and anyone who wants to store lots of data in an organized way. If your server goes down but you have a backup, how can you restore it? I’ll use SQL Server … Read more
Delivering a Personal Touch Your small business can’t risk relying on a fly-by-night IT team that always seems to shunt your call to the nearest available voicemail account. When your company demands an IT solution, you don’t want to be kept waiting days, or even hours, for a call back. As such, when you call … Read more
New Jersey has a few reseller stores that offer to sell your devices on for cash. They either sell them in their own store or sell them on eBay or other outlet and offer cash on the day for your device. Some of these stores promise to securely wipe the device before selling it on, … Read more
We are used to prices increasing, food, gas, utilities and so on all go up steadily over time. Some things buck that trend, one of which is computer storage. A 2TB backup drive that used to cost $250 a couple of years ago can now be had for less than a quarter of that. So … Read more
Most instances of ransomware target small businesses but many target home users too. We all have credit cards, bank accounts, retail accounts and data we would rather not share. All of this is prime fodder for ransomware. Yet, with a backup, the threat of having all your data deleted is made worthless. All of us … Read more