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Month: November 2014

Data recovery tools that could save the day

Data recovery tools that could save the day

There are a lot of ways to lose critical data — like hardware failure, an OS crash, a user error, or a malicious attack. If it happens to you, one of these tools may help you get that data back. 1: R-Studio Data Recovery Software R-Studio Data Recovery Software (Figure A) is a data recovery application for PCs. This application is different from many others in that it doesn’t just scan hard disks — it can also open disk images…

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Expect massive spikes in global security threats for 2015

Expect massive spikes in global security threats for 2015

Increases of global information security threats remain as much a certainty as death and taxes, at least according to the latest Information Security Survey from PWC. That report, which was published in October, highlights several troublesome trends and provides valuable information for those concerned with enterprise IT security. Nonetheless, interpreting the information delivered into applicable best practices remains a challenge for many IT security professionals. Especially those who will be assigned the task of keep their organizations from becoming one…

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Five apps for House Cleaning your systems

Five apps for House Cleaning your systems

All systems, be they desktops, laptops, smartphones, or tablets need a little cleaning now and then. Sometimes the cleaning is just a simple riding various caches or deleting unwanted files. Other times, the cleaning is deeper and more involved. No matter what the situation, you need the tools to be able to rid that system of what ails it. 1: CCleaner CCleaner has been my go-to tool for cleaning up various temporary files on Windows machines for a long time….

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Five Free web-based apps for Real-time graphs

Five Free web-based apps for Real-time graphs

Creating graphs is easy — grab your favorite spreadsheet program, enter some data, and use the chart wizard. What’s more difficult is creating those graphs to be published on the web based on dynamic data. Plenty of options are available to graph hard-entered data, but few are capable of dynamic generation. Take a look at five free web-based tools for creating different types of graphs from dynamic data. Each of these apps offers a vast number of options and lots…

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