June 18, 2009
It’s important to make backups, but there aren’t many free services that offer unlimited space for them. Suppose you and a friend simply agree to hold each other’s backups at your homes. You have to backup to DVDs or, worse, CD-Rs, and meet to exchange the disks. In the past, I’ve shown you how to synchronize [...]
June 8, 2009
System Restore tracks changes to critical system files on your computer and creates restore points before significant changes occur. System Restore will automatically backup important system files such as drivers and the registry so that it can roll back to a previous setting. Restore points are usually created by the system before new device drivers, [...]
May 25, 2009
You can tell Windows and Firefox to automatically restore on restart folders and tabs from the last time.
May 20, 2009
It is no secret that I love my Windows Mobile Device and I will be finishing up my eBook on configuring and tweaking your handheld devices soon. I am also insane when it comes to backing up my data. I have used several third party programs before and I have even paid for one in [...]
January 6, 2009
One of the most annoying things about owning a computer is the maintenance. It’s easily neglected. After all you don’t really notice the slow decline of your system’s performance, do you? But then again it’s a delight to work on a freshly installed machine, where everything is smooth and responds quickly. But customization is tedious. [...]
December 7, 2008
We’ve talked about file recovery tools on MakeUseOf before, including one that I discussed last September in How To securely Retrieve and Delete PC files. But several friends have constantly urged me to try out Recuva, which is made and supported by the same people who created CCleaner (another favourite app of mine and MakeUseOf). The [...]
September 10, 2008
Whenever an application stops responding, there are usually three options to get things back on track again. But first, how would you know if an application has hung? The three cardinal symptoms are the spinning beach ball, increased CPU usage and systemic unresponsiveness. If you’re experiencing any one of these, especially the infamous spinning beach [...]
August 22, 2008
Back in January I treated myself to a new laptop, a mobile workstation. Compared to my old laptop, the new machine was operating at the speed of light. However, with all the software that came and went over the months, and despite regular system maintenance, some minor but annoying bugs had crept in along with [...]
August 21, 2008
If computers are an indispensable part of your life then I am sure you understand the value of data and what could be the consequences if you lose it. Whether it’s your picture files, music collection, videos, documents, wordpress blog or any other form of data, you’ll know that if your operating system ditches you [...]
July 22, 2008
Windows Vista has been out for quite a bit and although there has been much dispute on whether or not XP is better, it’s safe to say that there are tons of users who are using Vista, whether they want to or not. One of the problems I had when I was buying Windows Vista [...]
