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Your Hard Drive Has Failed – Now What?

Consider this scenario for a moment: you are using your computer as you normally would, and in an instant, your computer suddenly shuts off. You attempt to boot your computer back up (again, as you normally would), only to discover that your computer is not booting up at all. In fact, your operating system will … Read more

Tips to Avoid Facebook Viruses

It’s no surprise to find that 50% of the world’s internet users can be found on Facebook, with over 5 million people from New Jersey alone. Some say that Facebook is the new MySpace, though we’ve seen in recent years that Facebook is more successful and popular than MySpace could have ever been. We’ve also … Read more

Local Computer Repair VS Geek Squad at Best Buy

No electronic device lasts forever. Every computer, smart phone, iPod, or TV will eventually break down or crash and will need some sort of repair expert to service the product. How do you decide where to have the repair done? Do you want to go to that mom’n’pop shop down the road? Or do you … Read more

What is Full Disk Encryption?

If you own your own business, then you need to know how to properly secure your data. One of the methods you can use to secure your data is by using an encryption technique known as full-disk encryption (FDE). Here’s how it works:   FDE automatically converts data stored on a hard drive into a … Read more

Warning Signs Your Hard Drive May Die Soon

Whether you choose to believe it or not, one day, your hard drive is going to crash. The data will disappear, the hard drive will be unusable, and will be forced to purchase another hard drive. Hopefully, you will have already backed up your data before this happens, but most of the time, this isn’t … Read more

The True Value of Your Data

Take a moment to pause and think about your businesses’ important data. If your data disappeared tomorrow, would you be willing to pay someone to retrieve it? Your quick answer may be, “of course not, I can reproduce the data myself,” but can you really? Do you possess data that can be easily replicated, or … Read more

The Best Remote Control Software

  Have you ever gotten stuck in a bind where you forgot your flash drive at home, or a CD containing all of the files you need so urgently that day? Or, have you ever had to help a friend, relative, or coworker with some sort of computer help, but you have to do it … Read more

Computer Flu Shot or Data Recovery?

If you spend any amount of time on the internet, and aren’t cautious, you could easy get some sort of malware that can’t wait to take apart your computer. Trojans, worms, viruses, spyware, crimeware, you name it, it’s gunning for your computer. Oftentimes people aren’t careful and get malware that eats up their computer. Then … Read more

What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You

Everyone considers privacy to be an important quality in life. No one likes to see people peeping in the windows, or that weird kid from next door with his telescope out. Those people seem terrible and obnoxious, but what about the ones you don’t see, the ones you don’t know about? Who has access to your … Read more

Use a Windows 7 System Image for Data Recovery

There are numerous ways that you can back up your computer data to avoid the need for professional data recovery. The tough part is deciding which methods and storage media to use for your backups, especially as it’s advisable to use more than one method. If your computer runs Windows 7 and you have a … Read more