Why USB Protection Is Essential

by Rod Dunne May 23, 2011

Failing to use USB protection software or devices as cost of many government employees who have lost their USB memory drives only for them to be found and read by the media. This is embarrassing for the employees and their departments and raises the potential of legal action as well as data protection issues. Here (more)

Tips For Using USB Protection Software

by Rod Dunne April 22, 2011

USB protection software from the likes of BitLocker To Go and True Crypt can effectively password protect the contents of your USB drives and are in widespread use. In this article I’ll show you some of the key things to keep in mind when using these products to best protect your critical data. Before choosing (more)

Why My Computer Keeps Restarting

by Rod Dunne April 9, 2011

Anytime I find myself wondering why my computer keeps restarting and two key areas to check our hardware faults and software corruption. In this post I’ll show you my checklist of items to check for and ways to workaround or resolve the issue. Hardware checks Begin by making sure the system is not overheating. Check (more)

My Computer Keeps Restarting Over and Over: Critical Software Checks to Do

by Rod Dunne March 10, 2011

If my computer keeps restarting over and over then there are a number of different checks and ways to analyze the issue. Here I’ll show you how to trying to back into the PC in order to analyze the fault. You should start by checking the BIOS menu. Make sure that the system is not (more)

Finding A Good HDD Repair Tool

by Rod Dunne March 4, 2011

Picking the right HDD repair tool involves deciding between using the operating system available tools, commercial options or a manufacturer’s choice. In this post I’ll cover the three options and how each can help with your repairs. Before using any of these products you should make sure to backup all of your data for safekeeping. (more)

Recover Data From Crashed Hard Drive Partitions Using Linux

by Rod Dunne March 2, 2011

When trying to recover data from crashed hard drive partitions few people would think of using Linux to boot up a Windows PC. Here I’ll show you how a Linux live CD can be used to boot the system from off of a disk, with affecting Windows, in order to be able to view disk (more)

External Hard Drive Repair: Hardware Checks That Can Help You Fix a HDD

by Rod Dunne February 23, 2011

It is essential when doing any external hard drive repair work to ensure from the start that no hardware faults or mechanical damage is causing problems. If you ignore these types of faults then they could lead to data loss. Here I’ll show you some of the hardware checks you can try for yourself. Sounds (more)

Server Preventive Maintenance Checklist

by Rod Dunne February 22, 2011

Using a server preventive maintenance checklist can help safeguard your systems from viruses, software faults and performance degradation. Here I’ll show you some of the most basic checks you can do a regular basis for your servers for. If you do not already have a backup for your servers then you should consider installing one. (more)

Bad Sector Repair Utility Guide

by Rod Dunne February 22, 2011

There are a few recommended bad sector repair utility choices worth considering if you experience disk partition problems. Here I’ll show you which software tools you can use for free (i.e. Windows own products) and mention some of the commercial tools that are capable of more in-depth analysis. There are two key points about using (more)

How To Fix A Broken Hard Drive

by Rod Dunne February 22, 2011

Understanding how to fix a broken hard drive boils down to working out whether there are mechanical issues or simply software faults with the hard disk. Here I’ll show you some of the checks you can do and Windows instances should weekly contact data recovery expert instead of attempting any repairs yourself. 1. Hardware The (more)

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