Removable memory cards are becoming increasing popular.  And with that popularity comes the unwanted data loss on those drives.  PC Inspector’s Smart Recovery allows you to reclaim those videos, photos, or audio files with ease.

Undelete Plus Free File Recovery

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July 3, 2008 | 2 Comments

Have you ever accidentally deleted a file that you needed?  Man, that’s painful.  And it always seems to be that document that you need in 10 minutes for a meeting.  You know, the power point presentation that took you a week to compile.  Undelete Plus can help you recover that deleted file, even if it’s […]

Macrium Reflect Free Imaging Software

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June 19, 2008 | 1 Comment

Here’s another free disk imaging software alternative.  Macrium Reflect is a slick Windows application to create backup images for your XP or Vista machine.  Now, this runs in Windows so the user interface is nice and easy to use.  And it also includes scheduled backups to local, network, or optical drives.

The Ultimate Boot CD for Windows

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May 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

From time to time I have need to work with some clients remotely on some data issues. I won’t go into it, but we simply couldn’t boot one client’s machine. So, I headed over to the Ultimate Boot CD for Windows to test drive it. Now, mind you, I had never used […]

Free Mac Backup

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October 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I have numerous friends who are Mac addicts (sorry, couldn’t resist the pic!). Yep, they’ve gulped down the Apple juice. But one consistent feature of most computer users is that they do not backup their data. There’s no shame in it - just pain. Think about the pain of losing all […]

Clone Genius Vies for Ghost Replacement

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October 16, 2007 | 3 Comments

I recently came across an interesting site called Clone Genius.  The software features a Live CD.  A Live CD is just a CD that will boot your computer.  But to get the Live CD, you have to burn an .iso file.  An .iso file is simply an image file.  But many folks have no idea […]

Linbox Rescue Server

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October 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The Linbox Rescue Server is a really neat linux application that could save your tail.  This package is similar to another product that I posted about on my PaulTech called SpiceWorks.  SpiceWorks is a Windows based product while Linbox only runs on linux.  Linbox can monitor your various assets on the network, perform full system […]

Fixing Scratched CDs and DVDs Cheaply

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October 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment

They should employ kids to test any kind of software or hardware in my humble opinion. They should have them working at NASA, the FBI, Microsoft, Apple, etc. That’s because if ever there was a way to break something, kids will find it. Take optical disks for instance. It seems that […]