Protecting Your Computer From a Storm

This article focuses on preparing your computer and more importantly the data it holds for an upcoming event such as a natural disaster.

Data Recovery, Backup, Restoration, and Disaster Recovery – Definitions Merge

Over the past several years there has been a confluence of the definitions of Data Recovery, Data Backup and Restoration, and Disaster Recovery. The merging of these definitions does not serve the industry. It only serves to confuse the consumer, the very people these various industry segments want to reach.

What is Electronic Evidence Discovery?

A brief explanation of what Electronic Evidence Discovery is and why you, or your company, may need it. Electronic Discovery (or E-Discovery) refers to any process in which electronic data is sought, located, secured, and searched with the intent of using it as evidence in a civil or criminal legal case. Electronic Discovery can be carried out offline on a particular computer or it can be done across a network.

Data & Tape Storage & Disaster Recovery – What you need to consider (SME organisations)

You may be in a situation where you know your data is not being backed up correctly – or at all. You know it needs to be looked into………….but you just can’t ‘find the time’ to speak to the other team members about it.

Spybot - You Suspect You have Spyware In Your System

Slow, Slower, Slowest - Your PC or network is slow, and it takes longer to shut down or boot. It takes longer to connect to the Internet and the connection speeds are significantly slower. Just a couple of adware programs can affect your pc drastically. Bandwidth is wasted since spyware is using it to send its own info.

August 24, 1992 - Hurricane Andrew Attacks Florida, Massive Damage Is The Result

On August 24, 1992 hurricane Andrew landed in Homestead, Florida laying a path of destruction as it moved through the state. This was the worst storm to hit the area in over 30 years, and many of the people living in the area were new to the region and never had experienced a storm like this before.

Infrastructure Decimated By Earthquake In Kobe, Japan On January 17, 1995

On January 17th, 1995 a massive earthquake hit the region of Kobe, Japan. This quake was unique in that it occurred at the intersection of three tectonic plates. This resulted in enormous damage to the area. Buildings collapsed, roads were destroyed, and utilities went offline for days.

How Data Is Stored On A Hard Drive

A brief explanation how data is stored on a hard drive and the types of hard disk failure that can occur.

Avoiding Data Recovery On External Hard Disk Drives

With storage capacity running in hundreds of Gigabites, accompanied by high rates of data transfer, in addition to the flexibility to plug the external drive to a Laptop, Desktop, Server, Memory cards, Camera or iPod and sold at reasonable prices have increased their popularity dramatically. However, as the popularity of the external drives containing backups and valuable data are increasingly failing for no apparent reasons. Majority of these failing drives are often of well known commercial brands such as Lacie, Freecom and Omega and with the latest high capacity Maxtor, Seagate or Western Digital hard disk drives models with storage capacity exceeding 320Gb or even 400Gb on a single drive.

Outlook Express or MS Outlook – Which is Best?

Need to select between MS Outlook and Outlook express. First list down your need and requirements from the email client and then select the best option for yourself.

Backups That Cost Almost Nothing

Learn the cheapest and most reliable backup options for your valuable data of your SOHO.

Zip File Recovery

What is WinZip? Why is WinZip used? How the WinZip software proves helpful while transferring data? All these questions are answered in the following article.

Don't Let Hard Drive Failure Be the Cause of Data Loss

Imagine having a hard drive crash unexpectedly. Would you be ready to restore your data? Do you have a computer backup system in place to help you restore your data? These are the things you should think about when you have to protect your data.