Archive for March, 2009

Repair XLS

Monday, March 30th, 2009

Feel free to download Recovery Toolbox for Excel, if your worksheets in Microsoft Excel format are in danger. Besides such threats, like viruses or unauthorized access to your personal information, worksheets can be damaged during their download. In some cases, it is rather difficult to redownload such files, the size of Microsoft Excel workbooks can [...]

How on Earth do Companies and Organisations lose Data?

Saturday, March 28th, 2009

Browsing the web I became engrossed with the concept of data backup and data loss. There is almost an almost unlimited amount of information covering subjects such as how to keep computer and server data secure, how to back-up data, how to restore data, how to replicate data, who will remove your backup tapes to [...]

Data Recovery Tips

Friday, March 27th, 2009

Data recovery becomes necessary when your hard drive, memory card or USB flash card fail, and you have no backup available. This article gives an idea on the necessary steps and precautions during the data recovery process.
Before attempting the recovery, you must be aware that the data cannot always be retrieved. In case of a [...]

Companies must be prepared for data storage and backup compliance

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

Companies must account and deal for new legislation governing how information is stored on IT systems.
The EU is shortly to adopt many of the recommendations on corporate governance set out by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in the US, UK firms are to be expected to deal with and manage explicit guidelines on how to store email [...]

Data Recovery and Your Computer

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

Have you ever wondered if what you know about data recovery is accurate? Consider the following paragraphs and compare what you know to the latest info on data recovery.
Sooner or later your company could become the victim of a natural disaster, or something much more common like a lightning storm or downed power lines.
Just because [...]

Search and Recover Lost Microsoft Word Documents

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

If you type a lot and are using Microsoft Word as your text processor, you've made the right choice. Microsoft Word is arguably the most powerful, feature-rich and handy to use by complete beginners and advanced professionals altogether. It has unparalleled strengths in creating, formatting and modifying all types of documents, from simple memos to [...]

PC Crash! How To Find The Best Data Recovery Consultant

Friday, March 20th, 2009

Everyone’s PC crashes now and again. So what can you do after that dreaded crash? Hire a Data Recovery Consultant.
You wouldn’t let somebody throw away important documents or files of yours, would you? Well, don’t let your computer get away with that either. Even if your business has backup files, your data is still at [...]

Virtual Private Network in Banking

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

How does Virtual Private Network service work in banking?
Whenever you use the internet through an Internet Service Provider (ISP) or at another site, your computer is given an address on that provider's network. While you can reach your bank from the Internet, you will normally be denied access to services that are restricted to bank [...]

Data Backup - Do you have a backup and data recovery plan in place

Monday, March 16th, 2009

Data backup is rarely a part of a home computer user’s or business IT administrator’s plans, we all say it will never happen to me or my company, but in reality we are just mentally preparing for the time we lose our data. Its like trying to stop smoking, we all know we [...]

Little-known Strategies to Maximize the Life of Your Hard Drive

Saturday, March 14th, 2009

Maximizing the life of your hard drive

If I asked you the question: which part of your computer is the most fragile, what would you say? What if I asked: which part is most important to you?
Often, the answer to both of these questions is your Hard Drive.
Your hard drive is likely one the most important [...]