Friday, April 30, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010
How to install memory in the Apple MacBook
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zjzv-mJxFY&hl=en
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
4 characters of failure Hard Drive
Know the signs of hard drive failure is important because the computer is the most common cause of data loss. If you know the signs and symptoms early, you can prepare for the inevitable computer crash and get your data before it is too late insured.
Of course, you should start up your computer on a regular basis, but let's face it, very few of us really. The next best is to know the warning signs, you can back upThe data before it is too late. Here are some signs of hard drive failure, which should help to avoid, perhaps catastrophic crashes.
The computer is stuck: the screen is solid, can not give, the mouse does not move, and even the Ctrl-Alt-Del combination blessed is useless. You must, if you manually stop and restart the computer to which, of course, makes you cry does not close properly.
The missing file: always and thencould delete a file and not know you have it, but when the boot files are missing at random, to worry. Next go AWOL may be an integrated system of files that the entire operating system crashes.
Old Man Syndrome: When your computer is slow. Not just a bit 'slower than normal for me incredibly slow, and only when accessing the hard disk. This is a story of things quickly turn to sing in the south. Get someto help.
Stuck Stuck Stuck: If it seems that your computer can not only seem to remind himself to do at first. Sometimes it's a little 'sticks so on, and sometimes it freezes. This is a great time, warning that trouble you go.
A hard disk failed is difficult to truly understand. It 's a bit like a dead machine will not work. Anyone who has worked on a PC long enough to know everything about the blue screen. If youthe blue screen, all bets off, and you lost the game.
Do not worry, even if your hard disk dies, you can still recover some of the time, most of the time. However, the process can be very expensive and there is no guarantee that you get all the data. In fact, in most cases it will be 100% recovery.
The best guide you preventive measures such as using an online backup service or do it with external hard drives. It is worthcosts and save time and money in the long term. Do not wait for signs of failure of the hard disk to be blown disaster for the full implementation, a backup plan now!
Monday, April 26, 2010
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Computer Help - An Easy Explanation of Two Commonly Confused Terms - Memory and Hard Drive
When it comes to a computer, there are so many terms like RAM, megahertz, gigabytes, etc. that people can find confusing. Having a better understanding of some of these terms can help you feel more comfortable using your computer, and ultimately get more out of it.
A lot of people I talk to seem to be apologetic about their lack of knowledge. It's too bad people feel that way; they really shouldn't.
What I tell them is that while they may not know as much as I do about computers, there's nothing wrong with that, and they probably know a lot of other things I don't know much about. All you need is someone who takes the time to explain things to you in a way that makes sense.
One term many people confuse is memory (also known as RAM), and hard drive storage space.
RAM stands for Random Access Memory (don't worry, you don't need to remember that!). It is a temporary working space the computer uses to get work done, which gets emptied when the computer is turned off. Think of it like a work bench or table. You have a project you're working on and you do your project on the bench and when you're done, you clear it off.
The hard drive is the main place your computer uses to store information. It looks like a rectangular metal box about 3.5" wide, which contains a non-removable disk. It is the disk inside the drive which stores everything.
Think of it as a set of shelves where you store the tools or materials for your project -- when you want to work on something you choose the things you need from the shelves, put them on the bench and work on the project. This is like when you run a program; the computer loads the program from the hard drive into memory.
So the larger the shelves, the more you can store -- i.e. the more programs you can have installed, the more songs or pictures or videos you can save on your computer.
Many people accidentally call their computer (the big box-like thing hooked up to the screen) a hard drive, but this is based on a misunderstanding. Both RAM and the hard drive are parts located inside of the computer, and most people never actually see these parts.
Most people with a computer made in the last few years have far bigger hard drives than they'll ever use. Few people ever fill them up, unless they are keeping a lot of large files such as music or pictures, or especially video files. Saving complete movies on your computer can really eat up space very quickly.
If someone tells you need more memory, or your computer gives you an error message about being low on memory, this usually means you don't have enough RAM. This can slow your computer down drastically.
Think of the bench idea again: if your bench is very small, you can't fit everything you need on it to get your work done, so you're constantly wasting time moving stuff off and back onto the bench to get your work done, if you can work at all.
Both RAM and hard drive space are measured with the same terms: kilobytes (KB), megabytes (MB), and gigabytes (GB). This may be one reason people confuse the two terms.
So why is it that you buy a computer one year that has a lot of RAM, and two or three years go by, why do people tell you it doesn't have enough memory? This is because each year the average size of software, and the amount of memory it needs, gets larger.
It's as if the tools you use on your workbench keep growing every year so you eventually have to get a larger bench.
If your computer seems to be running more slowly recently, or you've been having odd errors, it could be that you need to upgrade your memory, which doesn't cost much to do and can add life to your computer. It's not a cure-all for a slow computer, but it can help.
Another possibility is that you have hidden programs using up memory which can be removed -- some of these programs are actually dangerous. I highly recommend reading my article on adware and spyware to help protect yourself from the malicious programs that may already be lurking on your computer. You can read the article at: http://www.worthgodwin.com/freeinfo/spyware.html And remember, computers don't have to be confusing, as long as the explanation makes sense!
Friday, April 23, 2010
Recover Lost and Deleted Videos From Hard Drive and Memory Cards
Videos and Photos have become the integral part of today's life. You capture every moment of your life with videos and enjoy those moments with your family. With cheap and high quality digital cameras, almost every one can make videos. Also, web cams provides good quality pictures which can be saved and add to a video collection. Every one likes those videos but what happens if they get deleted or corrupted?
Photo Recovery Software is able to recover your lost and deleted video files from digital cameras and camcorders. It does not matter that you have lost your video files either from system corruption, memory card errors or system crash. you are able to recover all those memorable moments.
The Reason for your video lost can be any one but with the advance scanning technology used by the software it can be recovered. The Information of a video is recorded as a complex code on your hard drive. The user see the video icon and play it but when the file is erased, is no longer be accessed.
However the digital information stored on the hard disk is still there. This is how the recovery software is able to bring back your photos. This recovery tool can atomically scan your hard disk or memory card can analyze the data and retrieve it with some minutes.
You should always maintain a back-up of the videos taken. If there is no copy of the files available, then use a Recovery Software to salvage the videos. The software scans the file system and performs Video Recovery for all the lost videos. It can penetrate the formatted file system and recover old data from the deleted partition.
There are some issues to consider when recovering a video, the most important part is the size of the video. The larger the size of the video, there is a greater chance that a small portion of it may be over written and corrupted. So if you have a large size video then corruption can destroy the the files and a larger damage can happen.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Suzuki Samurai (1988) Walk Around (Almost Done With Build)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIAmfSwDIkE&hl=en
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
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Sunday, April 18, 2010
Hard Drive Recovery Equipment
Today the world revolves around the computer. From homes and offices to schools, airports and hospitals, computers have become an integral and indispensable part of our daily lives.
One of the foremost uses of computers is data storage. Data stored on the computer resides on a physical memory disk known as the hard drive that is a layer of magnetic disks. As people become increasingly dependant on computers, the risk of data loss also surfaces.
Hard drive crashes are a common occurrence. They are classified into two categories -- logical and physical. While the logical aspect deals with failure of the file system and software, the physical aspect is related to some sort of electrical or shock damage to the disk. However, modern technology allows us to recover up to 80% of the lost data, thereby allaying some of the fear related to hard drive recovery.
Hard drive recovery, whether physical or logical, is a complex process and requires expert help in most cases. Special equipment and tools are necessary to carry out this process successfully. A functional computer with the necessary software is the primary equipment required for any hard drive recovery process. Data backup devices such as CD recorders, external hard drives and CD and DVD media are also used while recovering data from a damaged hard drive.
If the hard drive has suffered physical failure, proper electronic knowledge and equipment is a must. A soldering iron might prove useful when working on a damaged circuit board. Advanced tools such as magnetometers may also be used to physically extract lost bits from the magnetic media. These bits are used to rebuild a disk image.
In addition to the hands-on equipment required, certain other precautions must be taken. The hard drive, when removed, should be wrapped in anti-static material. The drive should be well cushioned to prevent further damage. Finally, the recovery process should take place in a ?Class 100 Clean Room? to avoid any contamination by dust.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Sony VAIO NW unboxing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1Mb87uWUt8&hl=en
Friday, April 16, 2010
How to choose a portable hard drive and an internal hard drive
If you used a computer for a long time, you probably noticed that the computer files appear to have larger and larger. It is not uncommon when you're little space and runs under, to delete files. The other option, of course, there is another disc to add it.
When it comes to buying a new computer disk drive that you can choose to get one that fits inside a computer, or that used an external cable to connect up. Theis best depends on several factors:
Speed. An internal hard drive is much faster, probably because the connectors used. This does not mean that external hard drives is always a decent USB 2.0, fast enough for most people.
Size. Internal drives are available in much larger: it is easy to go to a 2 TB hard disk. Disk external at the moment, max 1TB.
Power. Drives Internal receive theirElectricity directly from the power of the computer. External drives vary - some require a separate power connection to others is sufficient to use the power available USB port.
Portability. A hard disk that the computer is fixed inside is obviously not very portable! If you want, then use the drive with multiple computers to an external hard drive is the only option.
Connection. There are different types of some of the indoor unitavailable as: IDE, SATA and SCSI. What you use depends leave the computer's motherboard. Most external hard drives these days, a standard USB port that can be used with most computers.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
My Apple iMac Unboxing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85fhan4HEzc&hl=en
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Will Go Green goes the distance?
As Joel Hruska Ars Technica says, green is the new black in the IT industry. Everything is green, data center hard drives and IT companies do their best not be seen as part of the environment and a solution of the problem. Hard disk manufacturer Western Digital, went into the game some time ago with its line of efficient GreenPower drives. They have their short-range with the launch of the new company expanded fromStorage Department: RE2-GP. RE2-GP drives in three sizes: 500 GB, 750 GB and 1 TB.
that go with all the hype and all the green activities quickly, Hruska asked if any developments have been effective and kept their promises, or if the company has simply jumped on the train climbing sticks and a green label on their products. Fortunately, Western Digital case, it seems as if the Real Deal.
Western Digital's new drives use three differentSystems that work with the RE2-GP up to 40% more efficient than their competitors do, without sacrificing performance or reliability. They also claim that the use, RE2-GP used during the 4 to 5W less power than 'competing units.
The three systems comprising the RE2-GP: IntelliPower, which controls the transfer rate, speed and caching algorithms; IntelliPark, which controls the unit heads and reduced air resistance by the disk whilethe entire system is idle, and IntelliSeek that calculates precisely how fast the drive heads must move continuously to the system function. The drive heads are moving then the optimal speed and no faster, which reduces energy consumption.
Western Digital estimates that the energy seen bigger centers, data can be installed in companies where they are expected to save $ 10 (R70-80) to guide RE2 GP. In short, large firms take advantage of multiple disksUnit can save tens of thousands of dollars a year (or hundreds of thousands of rand).
Western Digital GreenPower drives, and RE2-GP systems were from The Tech Report, which are as power efficient as they claim to be reviewed reported. This is good news for efforts to deliver green as a whole, as the efforts various companies' techniques are justified and proven to work just like conventional calculation methods. It also encourages other companies to give a green testwhat is essential in driving competition and technology development. Only time will tell whether these efforts meet the demands of consumers in the long term, but the important thing is that for the moment, were taken to solve urgent environmental problems.
Recommended page:
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071125-western-digital-bills-its-new-re2-gp- drive-in-the-green-ever.html
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Sonic Heroes - Super Hard Mode - Mystic Mansion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX1y3WLGPfY&hl=en
Monday, April 12, 2010
How, when and why the removal of a disk
Many computer owners and users are not safe when they go to remove hard-to-one, and can go about equally confused, as when necessary. In fact, there are many reasons, a hard drive erase, and it is important to know what methods work best, for what reasons.
Perhaps the most common reason for a disk drive is deleted when the computer is off the top of a new owner. If you have a computer they selldo not need computer or for a good cause, it is essential that the computer is to remove any personal information. Even if you sell your computer or to someone you trust, you do not know where the computer and may contain personal data is in order. If you do not trust that every friend and associate of the person who will give you the computer, as anyone can make, it is important to completely remove the hard drive of apersonal information.
At least this means the elimination of document files, spreadsheet files, databases, programs and other financial and personal information. Once this information has been removed, is a good idea to follow up any type of file to delete software that overwrites the space previously these files. This is because the files are not really gone, after the files are deleted, hard enough to eliminate the computer communicatethat disk space is available. An experienced user of computers can still restore the deleted data of the real physical space on your hard disk has been overwritten with the first, and that's what these programs do.
Obviously a computer can not be at home on the road to a new drive to benefit from the cancellation of the hard disk, in some cases. The computer to become unstable, easily distracted, under the weight ofMany software programs, too many viruses and spyware. In order to bring the state back to his new PC running, users can delete the drive, the hard and want to restore the original software. If your computer to a specific restore CD, you can simply this CD and follow the instructions step by step how to erase the hard drive and restore the original software.
If your computer comes with a recovery CD, you might want toContact the manufacturer and request one. After restoring order the CD before using it, you get real peace of mind, and in many cases, the computer manufacturer will require the restoration of the CD for free or a nominal fee.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
The steps on formatting a hard disk
Formatting a hard drive is not difficult as long as you follow these steps accordingly. It 'important to know how to format a hard disk, since it can remove a good one for all computers infected, the virus may have. It 'can also remove a lot of files that are no longer needed.
The 1st step on how to format a hard drive to store all your important files you have on this. You can store files on a disk. Formattinga hard drive also means you have to install all applications on your computer.
2nd The second step on how to format a hard disk, right-click the My Computer icon on the desktop or Start menu. Select the Manager tab, and then it will be another window called "Computer Management". Select the memory card and click it. Select "Disk Management" can be on the right side and click twice to see.
3rd The third step, asFormatting a hard disk is the design of the most important right of the screen, so do you drive a good view of the disc. All boxes are placed on each line. The lines are the bars at the top of color. It also shows the disk size in MB, this is the drive partition. A partition is what capacity 'drive separates. If you are not very active, and better one partition.
4th The fourth step, asTo format a hard drive is to remove the partitions that existed before. You can do this step, double clicking on the box with the partition. Select the tab for "delete partition" because you know that all the help files are deleted. You should first save all your important files onto a CD. Then you should also click Yes to any warning pop-ups you see.
5th The fifth step on how to format a hard drive is the findingbar that is colored black top spot. The bar should say "Unallocated" under the size. Click it and select the new option of partition. Then it will be installed until the next.
6 The sixth step on how to format a hard disk wizard will guide you to the first partition on the partition. Then the next step is to change the size. You should have the same size as what you have inserted the largest gap. The next thing that happens is that the computer pickingnew letter for the drive. You can also include the name of the letter by clicking on the menu, and click Next.
7th The second last step to format a hard drive is selecting the NTFS partition created for the latest format. NTFS is more secure against viruses. Do not write anything about the space program and leave it as is. The last thing to do is enter a name for the volume label.
8th The eight step is to let the wizard, or judgesFormatting. It takes more time for old records. Make sure not to leave the tab "Computer Management until it is done with the formatting. The process ends when the unit health status appears immediately below the part with an indication of file size.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Encrypting the hard diamond ever! - Hak5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kxok3uZDb_c&hl=en
Friday, April 9, 2010
Laptop Hard Drive Recovery
Our society is now faster and manage people feel the need, and then the popularity of laptops. These machines allow people to fulfill their daily tasks, even if not at home or office. Most companies nowadays allow their employees to telework or take their work home. However, because laptops are mobile, the risk of lost information is higher than desktop PCs.
To avoid paying a lot to save money and the difficulties to loseall important data, backing up files is recommended once a week. Save the file via CD-RW or DVD-RW, or you can backup your files online.
But when this happens is even worse than yours and you already have lost files because you accidentally dropped your laptop because the hard drive failure, accidental deletion, virus attacks and corruption or physical damage Caused by fire or other disaster, I suggest professional help immediately.
Contact with a databaseRecovery service as soon as possible, it is the most logical thing to do. Trying to recover data even more damage than good.
data recovery services are fast, reliable and secure. You can your neighborhood for data recovery services company specializing in search of laptop data recovery.
If you can not, laptop data recovery companies in your area you can always search on the Internet. There are many large companies, recovery services for laptopsand allow the transit of your laptop in its laboratories, and once you have your data, your laptop and retrieve files sent.
In general, the data recovery process for a desktop hard drive is more or less the same compared to laptops. The only difference is fairly obvious, a laptop hard drive is usually smaller and more difficult to manage. Engineers should be careful because one wrong move can bring all the key datadown the drain.
Once you select a data recovery service that your files, engineers or technicians to support you want and you get a series of questions concerning the contact problem. Then you send your laptop to their laboratories, or choose one on-site, are those who will come to your home or office, you could do, but as is usually for a fee. They then consider if your laptop and suggest the type ofThe recovery of necessary data.
Laptop Data recovery service usually will cost you 'nothing if you try to retrieve data failed. Evaluation of your laptop is free of charge, as a rule, and if they believe they have to retrieve data, they will give you an estimate as to how you pay.
In urgent cases, even these companies are portable emergency data recovery data recovery for your laptop. This process usually takes between 24-48Hours.
Data recovery for your laptop can be very expensive. Companies charge on how much damage your laptop is an employee or how long it will take to recover your files.
However, the amount that goes, it is worth paying if the data are stored in your Notebook important, especially if these data are associated with the work.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
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Saturday, April 3, 2010
Jackson Browne - Take It Easy Acoustic Live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1PtuwU8wVE&hl=en
Friday, April 2, 2010
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Erase Hard Drive Software is the safest bet when trying to delete data
Your hard drive stores data very personal, which is cut at risk. Most people are unaware that their personal information private on their computer stores on a daily basis. If you are surfing the net with regularity, occasionally tackle shop and online finances, then you are in danger. It is not difficult to erase and software based on the button 'Delete is a big mistake. Everything from your birth date, financial documents, PIN numbers andSocial Security Number The disk may also be stored on your disk.
Formatting the hard disk or delete files is not enough to make sure you have a safe driving hard. Erase hard disk software is one of the only effective solutions (that does not require the physical destruction out) to remove any sensitive data you do not want the First Place hard disk stored in the file.
Of course there are other options that the otherErase hard drive with software. As you probably guessed less subtle ways, as they physically destroy your computer. Of course, the job needs to fund to ensure that the mechanical treatment are blurred. Smashing the PC to pieces with a hammer or a drill hole with heavy exploitation outside could do the job of destroying the hard disk, but are not practical possibilities (especially if you intend to keep yourPC).
If you intend to pass a new computer or sell it are two very good options, assuming they drive safely. Carefully Removal of sensitive information before passing it. You make the environment a favor, not for e-landfill.
Not only format the hard drive and pass. This makes it difficult for the operating system to retrieve data - does not delete files permanently. This means thatthat anyone can experience and know-how may be to affect the computer and retrieve your personal information
It is not difficult to understand why people use software erase hard drive. It 's the easiest way to help erase a disc sure to pieces without a computer. It also protects from hackers and identity theft both online and offline and retrieval of personal data.
Erase hard drive softwareworks quite simply by sensitive files unreadable and unrecoverable. What's more, it makes the job done, so much easier and faster. You can delete your settings automatically cancel at any time and select only certain files and folders. Cleaning can start with a simple mouse click on the one hand, and can be deleted, which guarantees that at the end of the process, then proceed to ensure erection.
How secure will the hard drive? Is enough, therecommended standard set by the UP Department of Defense requires that the process involves overwriting the data with a minimum of seven steps. For more shots each round 3 overwrites the data!
If you want to maintain the security of personal information both online and offline, should be a breeze. In selecting the method of backup hard drive, is also a breeze. Smashing your computer might be fun, but difficult to erase drive software to do minimal work withensure that the effort (and that you can actually use the computer again).