How To Speed Up Your Aging PC And Make It Healthier Too by John Deprice
With a little tweaking and with proper tools, you can get a faster, healthier PC, virtually immune to spyware infections and browser hijackers. How is this possible? Find out about the latest tools and how they work. System LifeGuard 2 This simple to use product is designed to be used... You can also optimize the way your disk space is used to store files using the new Disk Defragment. ... With a heavy-duty arsenal of optimization tools, such as RAM recovery, CPU optimization, startup management, and automatic crash recovery, SpeedUpMyPC is THE must-have utility for both beginner and...

Computer Forensics Software by Alison Cole
Computer forensics software programs are used to detect computer frauds, crimes, etc., automatically, without retaining the services of a computer forensic specialist. Software solution processes detect operations done on a computer illegally or without authorization. ... Such software can natively interpret and show the directory structure and mismanagement of the system, with recovery facilities. ... Its flagship product, EnCase, is marketed as a full-service forensic tool. ... These software programs promise to manage everything from copying hard disks to evaluating evidence.

Remote Backup as Part of a Disaster Recovery Strategy by Mike Colesante
New technologies and recent storm reports have forced many companies to review disaster recovery plans and data protection policies. Hurricanes striking the Gulf Coast and Eastern seashore have a significant impact on the businesses operating in their path. ... Recovery Time Objective (RTO) - The time objective to bring the system back on line following a failure Recovery Point Objective (RPO) - The acceptable amount of data loss from the last good backup prior to the point of failure Identify potential data loss events that can happen to your business.

Data Storage Media – A Guide to Selecting Media For Storing and Backing Up Computer Data by David Haysom
Data, or information stored on your computer, can either be held on fixed disk drives inside the computer or on removable media such as CD's that can be inserted and removed. Removable media can be used to transfer files between computers or to backup the data already existing on fixed disk drives. ... They also come in a 250-megabyte size Ideal for… Duplicating your entire disc drive Archiving Storing graphic images or other large files Transferring large files Keeping certain data separate from files on your hard disk The downside… They seem to be a fleeting...

How to Backup Your Computer Files by Christian Carvajal
As I write this, it’s early December, and try as I might, I can’t remember what my new year’s resolution was last time around. One thing I can say with near hundred percent certainty is that whatever it was, I failed to keep it. Maybe you’re the same. ... According to a report from the ONTRACK data recovery service, data loss can be caused by natural disasters (3% of cases), computer viruses (7%), software problems (14%), and plain old user error (a whopping 32%). ... Basically, you’ll save your data on a Zip disk, then transfer it from the disk to the portable drive.

Data Backup - Do You Have A Data Backup And Recovery Plan In Place? by Lee Morrell
Data backup is rarely a part of a home computer user’s or business IT administrator’s plans, we all say it will never happen to me or my company, but in reality we are just mentally preparing for the time we lose our data. Its like trying to stop smoking, we all know we should do it but will... All servers should be given every opportunity to stay alive, running a RAID configuration will help prevent data loss due to hard drive failure. ... Laptops stolen from back seats of cars (data lost), a colleague forgot he left his laptop on the roof of his car; problem is he realized when he was...

Compact Flash Memory and Data Recovery by Bharat Bista
Flash memory gets its name due to its microchip arrangement in such a way, that its section of memory cells gets erased in a single action or "Flash". Both NOR and NAND Flash memory were invented by Dr. Fujio Masuoka from Toshiba in 1984.The name 'Flash' was suggested because the erasure... Flash memory data recovery is a flash memory file recovery service that restores all corrupted and deleted photographs even if a memory card was re-formatted. ... Flash Memory Data Recovery is the process of restoring data from primary storage media when it cannot be accessed normally.

New Computer? Steps to Protect Your Computer Before Connecting to the Internet by Steve Freedman
Getting a new computer should be an exciting and gratifying experience. After all, you’ll be able to do things faster, safer and without having to worry that your old hard drive is so full that one more file will “break the camel’s back.” However, there are dangers out there that probably... There are free programs that will do an adequate job of wiping a hard drive clean – although the data may still be recoverable by professionals with very expensive programs, and there are inexpensive programs that will make the data completely unrecoverable.

List with all Windows NT/XP text commands by Apostol Lucian
ADDUSERS Add or list users to/from a CSV file ARP Address Resolution Protocol ASSOC Change file extension associations ASSOCIAT One step file association AT Schedule a command to run at a later time ATTRIB Change file attributes BOOTCFG Edit Windows boot settings BROWSTAT Get domain,... COPY Copy one or more files to another location CSVDE Import or Export Active Directory data DATE Display or set the date Dcomcnfg DCOM Configuration Utility DEFRAG Defragment hard drive DEL Delete one or more files DELPROF Delete NT user profiles DELTREE Delete a folder and all subfolders...

How Tenebril GhostSurf Works by Ben Sikes
For the security conscious web surfer, Tenebril's GhostSurf provides complete anonymity and privacy, keeping the computer invisible online and removing all traces of Internet activity from the PC. GhostSurf is a proxy - that is, it is a program that lives between the computer's operation and the... Using GhostSurf can: • allow anonymous web surfing • encrypt connections to the Internet • erase all traces of online activity • prevent identity theft • work with most all web browsers • Low system requirements: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP; Pentium 350MHz or better; 64 MB RAM; 16 MB hard...