data backup

How To Recover From Data Disaster

Recovering from a natural disaster can be extremely difficult on all fronts – both on the physical and emotional side. What can be even more difficult, however, for most businesses, is a data disaster. It is likely that you have prepared your business for disasters of all kinds. You have emergency kits to sustain the … Read more

Do you really need to backup your data?

Dave’s Computer Repair Blog – Do you really need to backup your data? I was asked this question last week and it got me thinking. A client came into the store and asked about data recovery and how effective it was. We discussed hard drive reliability, MTBF (mean time before failure) and a range of … Read more

Securely deleting files from a solid state drive

Dave’s Computer Repair Blog – Securely deleting files from a solid state drive You may remember back in a previous data recovery post ‘How to securely delete files from your hard drive’, I mentioned that SSDs (Solid State Drives) work differently to platter-based hard drives and that the usual techniques of wiping data do not … Read more

Why You Should Use a Hard Drive Data Recovery Service

If you’re hard drive has died and you’re trying to recover deleted files, you’ve probably thought about performing a hard disk drive data recovery using some of the popular software available on the internet. Sometimes that software works fine and you’re able to recover files from the disk. However, problems arise when that software doesn’t work. In … Read more

Network Security: Top Tips To Protect Your Business Network From Cyber Criminals

Running a business takes a lot of time, money, and effort, so be sure you protect your investment from hackers and thieves. Network security helps protect your business against cyber attacks. Implement these network security tips into your routine business operations and with routine systems checks and updates from Dave’s Computer! 1. Backup Files Often to … Read more

Computer Maintenance w/ Carbonite Cloud Backup

Has your computer been running slowly or have you run virus scanners only to suspect that something is still ‘off’ on your computer? It can be extremely frustrating and time consuming to run scan time consuming to run scans after scan and not find the answer…That’s why we have the perfect plan for you. With … Read more