Survive a Hard Disk Failure by Using RAID 1

RAID 1 Array

I’ve met a lot of paranoid people during my time working with them and their computers. This is especially true where hard disks are concerned. Yet, the fault can’t all be put on them. However, many users still don’t understand that computers, especially hard drives, can and will malfunction at one point or another and [...]

How To Use Storage Spaces in Windows 8 for Backup Purposes

Storage Spaces

One of the coolest new features in Windows 8 has got to be Storage Spaces. However, to novices and casual users, this new technology might be a bit confusing at first. However, once explained at a high level, I can assure you that it’s not that difficult to understand at all. The good news is [...]

Reclaim Space by Converting 1080p Videos to 720p

Big and Small

So one of my friendly clients got a new problem for me to solve. He uses a Sony digital camcorder that allows him to record videos in true high definition with a resolution of 1920×1080 (1080p). Well, he uses that camera a lot to record his dancing video lessons and suffice it to say, he [...]

How To Securely Wipe your Hard Drive

Hard Drive Nuke

Ever wanted to securely wipe your hard drive prior to selling or giving it away for someone else to use? I’m praying you don’t just hand over your hard drive as is and hope that the next user wouldn’t scourge it for your personal data.  Deleting and even a simple reformat does not guarantee that [...]

How To Encrypt your Hard Drive with TrueCrypt

Keep Out TrueCrypt

I’ve always had my issues with Bitlocker. I love the technology as it gave users the opportunity to finally encrypt their entire hard drive a la Microsoft however, the major problem stemmed from the fact that this feature is only available in the highest edition of Windows Vista and Windows 7! This pretty much left [...]

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A More Thorough Method to Uninstall Your Programs

Uninstall

Nothing is perfect. Ever heard that phrase before? I’m sure you have. It’s one of the main reasons why technology is evolving at such a high rate. Companies want to create that perfect product that everyone will love. The product will be bug free and never need an update. Well, I’m sure you’ve already figured [...]

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Virtual Hard Drives Makes Efficient Backups!

VHD

Prior to working on a client’s computer, one of the first thing I always like to do is to make a complete backup of the system. By doing so, I don’t have to worry about whether or not if something “bad” is going to happen and somehow destroy the data. Let’s face it. Reinstalling an [...]