May 26, 2011
What happens if you accidentally delete a file in Dropbox? Will it be gone forever once the changes are synced? Yes, the file will disappear but it won’t be entirely gone just yet. So is there a way to recover a lost file after it was deleted? This being the super smart Dropbox, there certainly is! This feature makes Dropbox a life saver and in this article I will show you how to use it.
March 17, 2011
Linux users love to brag about their awesome live CDs, talking about how every Windows user should have an Ubuntu live CD. They make a good point: these CDs allow you to access your computer even when you’re having serious system errors. Some Windows users, however, aren’t entirely comfortable with learning to use Linux to [...]
July 21, 2010
Think Ubuntu is useless? Think again. Ubuntu can be an extremely effective tool for repairing and working on computers, even if you consider yourself a Windows purist. This is because Ubuntu is capable of loading completely from a Ubuntu Live CD, giving you access to your computer in ways Windows can’t – or when Windows [...]
May 18, 2010
Having to re-install your Windows operating system is nothing unheard of. Unfortunately, it has to be done at regular intervals. Before you start however, not only make sure all your data is backed up, but also that you have all the serial numbers of programs you would like to reinstall. Should you find that you [...]
January 10, 2010
Have you forgotten a password or username that you have stored in an application a long time ago? If you need this very information for another application, browser or for use on a different computer; you have to find a way to either reset or change it first. However, it’s much easier to simply recover [...]
November 5, 2009
Have you lost your Windows Administrator Password? There are lots of options to recover it nowadays but almost all of them require a third party piece of software. What if I tell you that you can recover your windows administrator password with your install disk? All you need is your install key (hint: this does [...]
October 31, 2009
Within my last post I mentioned that deleted eMails can be recovered in Thunderbird, even if the Trash can was emptied. The only prerequisite is, that the incoming folder was not compacted. Here is the post that will shed light on how to recover deleted emails in Thunderbird. So if you have recently deleted an [...]
September 24, 2009
I rely on my Windows Mobile device on a daily basis (make that hourly) and this morning when I was not able to access my 8 gigabyte Micro SD card I was almost dead in the water. All my email attachments, work files and even the storage for all my applications including photos, music and [...]
July 5, 2009
We come from dust, we return to dust. Thankfully, it’s for us living beings and not for digital data. A slew of software makes it possible to recover files which have been lost. Where would digital forensics be without them? Well, I am not getting into the criminal underbelly, but just jabbering about a long [...]
March 31, 2009
Laptops are great systems if you’re on the move; to work in the back of the car, or watch a movie under a tree in the back garden. Though however great this portability is, it also brings some disadvantages. The biggest one, ironically, is that same portability. When walking around with a laptop, you need [...]
