Monthly Archives: October 2006
A Faulty Hard drive Can Lead To Data Loss
Despite rapid changes in other computer areas, the technology for hard drives remains the same. Designers still use moving parts to put hard drives together. These parts will eventually wear out, leading to possible mechanical failure. Mechanical failure of your … Continue reading
Get Help From Your Recycle Bin
Sometimes data recovery may be as simple as checking your Recycle bin for the records you lost. Most times we press the delete button without thinking about how it affects our work flow. Of course you don’t need to, because … Continue reading
Losing Precious Memories Sucks
A lightning storm passed through my area a few years ago. Its force zapped my computer and I could not access my hard drives. I lugged the computer to a computer shop just down the street from my house where … Continue reading
When to Call in the Experts
You have tried everything to get access to your data. Nothing works. Well, it’s time to make an executive decision. The more time you spend fiddling with the problem, the more time you chalk up to losing money and other … Continue reading
Same Situation Different Technology
Can you imagine how we got along before computers became a mainstay in our lives? While some of you might have no recollections, others might point to the time when they lost the book that contained their accounting records. Yet … Continue reading
Can my records be restored?
It depends. You would likely be out of luck if there is extensive damage to the platter. Platters are basically disks sittting inside the drive and they function so that you can read information and store information. So if they … Continue reading
Backups Make Good Recovery
On Christmas Day two years ago, I found myself in the wild, wild west of data recovery. My computer attracted a virus worse than the SARS epidemic of two years ago. After several futile hours trying to access the files, … Continue reading
Can You Keep a Secret?
Hi, Welcome! I started this blog because of a bad habit I have. All right, I admit, I have one bad habit. You may ask what is this bad habit? Well, as a further confession, I do not backup my … Continue reading
