Wondering how to retrieve a file you mistakenly deleted and emptied from your PC recycle bin or images and files from your digital camera, flash drives, mp3 player?
When you delete a file from your computer, it is normally moved to the recycle bin of your computer and if you empty the recycle bin then it seems you have finally cleaned the file from your computers system. Or did ever mistakenly deleted some images or files from your digital camera's flash drive or mp3 player and you wondering how you could retrieve the deleted files?
Well there are several ways out there to retrieve your deleted files, but I will like us to examine an example which is very simple and practical its a freeware windows utility by Recuva that you can actually download for free at the site www.recuva.com.
* Once installed on your computer you can actually scan for files deleted from your computers hard drive mistakenly or by bugs, crashes and viruses
* image and other files deleted from your flash drives (memory card, usb, mp3 player, external hard drives).
* The normal scan will likely give no results but if you select the advanced option and run a scan selecting the drive that you had the deleted file originally
* It will take relatively more time to complete the scan process depending on the size of the drive in question, but it certainly worth it.
* Plus it has a preview window to actually preview the files (in the case of image files) found so you can actually confirm which files you will like to recover.
* And a check box next to each file and by clicking to the check box next the specific file you will like to retrieve the recover function is activated
* Clicking the recover button gives you the option to select the location where you will like to save your recovered file and you have your deleted file again.
How to Find Mistakenly Deleted Files From PC/Flash Drives
How to Install All the Games or Programs You Want and Not Use Up All Your Hard Drive Space
About saving space yet keeping all your games/programs installed.
How to save hard drive space while installing all the games/programs you want.
Here is my short guide of how to install all the programs you want for a minimal amount of cash and time.
Your first step is to buy a small portable hard drive that runs solely from usb power, a good example of this is Maxtor's Black Armor hard drive which is not too pricy and also has encryption as a nice extra feature. But any small usb hard drive will work.
Once you have your nice shiny new hard drive plug it in and set it up then go to my computer (just computer if you are using vista) and find your hard drive and open it up so you can see what's on it (probably nothing right now) then open up your C drive (again in my computer) and go to program files and look for programs that you don't need to run. A good example is if you have crysis (a pc game) installed and you don't want to uninstall it but you need more space for age of empires 3. Find your crysis folder and cut (ctrl+x) and then paste (ctrl+v) it onto your external hard drive. Now you have crysis on your external hard drive and enough room for age of empires. Is you want to play crysis again the cut and paste age of empires onto your hard drive and then cut and paste crysis back into program files.
Thanks for reading and I hope this all makes sense...
Make Your Computer Hour Less Frustrating
Make using the computer and the Internet more fun - Learn how to stop malfunctions and become more computer savvy.
Do you often become frustrated while you use the computer? Do you sometimes lose a lot of time dealing with a glitch or trying to learn how to do something? Every minute spent using a computer is supposed to be enjoyable. You will pick up computer tips, learn how to prevent some computer malfunctions and learn how to quickly solve some problems.
Do you sometimes have trouble logging into a web site you frequently use as a member even if you type in your correct username and password? A few months ago, I lost a lot of time trying to figure out why I could not log into one of my sites. Each time I clicked “Submit” after typing in my username and password, the landing screen said there was no match found for the username I entered. I used the site’s live helpline to no avail.
Eventually, I asked the consultant at the computer lab I was using for help. He discovered a gap between the left edge of the username field box and my username. If there is a gap between the edge of the field box and your username or password, the web site system will think you typed in an extra character. Even if you copy and paste your username or password into a field, the gap I have discussed can be created. If you incur this error, just click your mouse into the field before the beginning of your username or password and hit “Backspace”.
Do you use a flash drive to save and store documents? If you do, click the “Safely Remove Hardware” icon before unplugging your device. If you have closed out every application you have used and still receive a screen message saying your generic device cannot be unplugged, shut your computer down and then unplug your device.
Have you had it with Internet Explorer crashing and causing you to restart everything you were doing on the Internet or log back into a web site? Quit using Internet Explorer and try Mozilla Firefox, which is a safer, more convenient Internet browser service.
Whenever you cannot get a web page to load after you type in the URL for a particular web site, hit the “Refresh” button once or twice. If the page still won’t load, move on. Do not spend too much time trying to use a feature on a site. If a malfunction occurs on a site where you are a member, let the site’s customer service department know and then go to another site or do something else.
Make your passwords short and easy to remember. If you create an account on a web site but have to wait for a password to be assigned and you receive a password that is long or hard to remember in your E-mail confirmation notice, change your password to your liking once you log into your new account the first time.
Always read a site’s terms of service before filling out a form to sign up for an account. It is a hassle to fill out a form, click “Terms of Service” before you reach the “Submit” button and have to fill out the form again after you read the terms.
Reduce your time going to another site. If the site you are currently using has an extremely long link, highlight most of the link and hit “Delete” before typing in a new address.
Avoid excessive pop-up ads. Click “Tools” and activate the pop-up blocker.
Avoid tiring your arm out constantly pulling the scroll bar. Click your mouse on the screen and use the “down” arrow key to move down your page.
Do you ever use your computer speaker? To adjust the volume level, click the megaphone icon.
Speed up your Internet loading time. Use a DSL Internet service instead of a dial-up service.
Prevent glitches and power outages from destroying your work. Save your work often, especially once you finish writing a file. Hook your computer up to a surge protector.
Reduce your amount of junk mail. If unsubscribing to a particular sender does not work, click “Add to Black List”.
When you want to use a CD, make sure it is properly inserted before using it. If it does not automatically pop in, touch the middle part of the CD and push it down.
I sometimes see people spend time trying to type in a number from the ten-key pad with no results. If no number appears on the screen, hit the numeric lock key.
Follow these tips to make your computer use more enjoyable!
Mac OS X: A Web Developer's Dream
Contrary to common beliefs, Mac OS X is a very capable machine for web development.
Web developers often shy away from Mac OS X
, because they believe that it is very unsuitable in terms of web development; this is very untrue, and in this article I will talk about Mac OS X and web development, sorting out truth from fiction.
Myth #1
You can't do any real web development on Mac OS X, including server
scripts such as PHP.
The Truth
You can do the same amount of web development on Mac OS X as you can on any Windows machine; in fact, I have found Mac OS X even easier to set up server scripts. Recently I decided to set up PHP on my Mac at home to find out that Mac OS X Leopard actually comes with Apache2 and PHP5 already installed onto it! All it takes is a few configuration steps to set up PHP5 to work on your computer.
Myth #2
It is much harder to set up the use of web development languages on Mac OS X than it is on Windows.
The Truth
I have actually found it easier to set up different web development languages on my Mac than on my friends Windows computer. A few days after I set up Apache2, PHP5 and MySQL on my Mac I helped a friend do it on his Windows computer. It took at least 3 more hours to get all of them installed on his computer than on mine, and even longer to get MySQL to work because the default configuration file for MySQL on Windows does not have everything needed for it to work.
Myth #3
You might be able to do web development on Mac, but you can't get much further than the things you can do with iWeb.
The Truth
You can do the same scripting on a Mac as you can do on a Windows machine. Saying that you are confined to iWeb is like saying you are confined to Frontpage on Windows.
There are many more myths regarding Mac OS X and web development, but I think that this will help some of you realize that Mac OS X is just as good for web development as Windows is. In the end, the scripting of languages is the same on both machines because the languages do not change depending on operating systems; the only difference I can find is setting up those scripting languages, which I have found to be much easier on Mac OS X than on Windows.
