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Zero Assumption Recovery 8.4 (Windows)

A comprehensive read-only data recovery solution - ZAR tools extract data from the damaged HDD to another medium typically an additional HDD, leaving the original disk intact. Working from within Windows, ZAR can recover FAT16/32 and NTFS (including NTFS5) volumes. ZAR supports long and/or national file names and NTFS compression....

Tags: Hard Drive, NTFS, Data Recovery, Disk, Recovery, Zero Assumption Software, Storage Management, Microsoft Windows, Databases, Storage, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-10-17

Zero Assumption Digital Image Recovery 8.3 (Windows)

Zero Assumption Digital Image Recovery is a specialized data recovery tool. It is designed specifically to work with pictures taken by digital camera. Its wizard-style interface is quite simple and it does not require any knowledge of deep internals. Supported formats are TIFF, Exif, JPEG and GIF.

Tags: Data Recovery, Recovery, Microsoft Windows, Digital Image, Zero Assumption Software, Storage Management, Databases, Storage, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-01-15

Additional Resources

Mozilla locks out rogue Firefox add-ons

Firefox has conquered IEIt is evident that Firefox free has conquered IE, plus the fact the majority of sites work regardless of browser.The days of this old bait & switch from MS are over.But I thought the whole point behind "open source"......was to allow ANYONE to put code in their...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Web browser, open source, Mozilla Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

One second: The time it takes to wipe three years of work

Not all that worriedWith the cost of drives these days, and with Raid cards or raid capable Motherboards at such cheap prices these days, I've setup mine with a RAID 1 mirror.Plus an automated weekly backup.I spend alot of time and money on my music (just sitting there ripping my...

Tags: Backups, backup, Live Mesh, RAID, Acronis, hard drive

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

With Windows 7, 'Genuine' is out; 'Activation' is in

With Windows 7, 'Genuine' is out; 'Activation' is inLess Onerous?? How About Less Frequent???I am sick of the weekly "Genuine Windows Critical System Update".Once my copy of Windows has been validated, leave me alone. Go away, stop harassing me!Product activation is the work of Satan. And the "Genuine Horse Hockey"...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., piracy, Microsoft Windows 7, Genuine Horse Hockey, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-05-07

IBM, Amazon foreshadow a bevy of connecting clouds; Is Microsoft surrounded?

If there were any lingering doubts about whether Amazon Web Services were enterprise ready they dissolved this week once IBM became a partner. And now that Amazon and IBM have teamed up a picture of multiple computing clouds is emerging. Amazon Web Services teamed up with IBM...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Cloud Computing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-02-13

SPAM and the free lunch

SPAM and the free lunchSIMPLE SOLUTION: Mandatory email server registration!(1) Get rid of "Reply-to:" tags.(2) Mandatory email server registration using credit cards, at yearly rate $2~3 dollars.This will make spammers impossible to operate without being caught.What SPAM is that?During the height of the "bad old days" of spam, I got...

Tags: Cyberthreats, spam

Discussion threads 2008-11-10

GoBootstrap: simplifying SME accounting

I'm keen to see startups in the accounting for small business space. Part of that is because I spent more years than I care to remember in finance roles, part is in the belief that accounting systems that reflect a 600 year old methodology are well...

Tags: Accounting, Small And Medium Enterprise, Advisor, GoBootstrap, GoBootstrap.com, Tax Estimate, General Usability, Taxes, Free Trade, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Financial Planning, Finance, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-08-28

Apple: iTunes hits 5 billion songs sold mark

Apple: iTunes hits 5 billion songs sold markI notice Apple has been VERY quiet about AppleTVApple is known for highlighting every success, no matter how small. I find it interesting that no one at Apple is talking about how many millions of AppleTVs have been sold. Makes me think that,...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, DRM-free, Apple TV, AppleTV, Amazon.com Inc., digital-rights management

Discussion threads 2008-06-19

iCenter? Wishing, not predicting

iCenter? Wishing, not predictingAsteriskAsterisk, of course, with a little bit of intestinal fortitude can be configured for the home and I might add, I have it configured for my IT consultancy to have my Nokia N95 SIP-cable cell phone answer as a remote extension from 'anywhere'. No cellphone plan minutes...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Desktops, Apple Inc., computer

Discussion threads 2008-05-21

Zoho Writer flaw highlights disclosure problem in Web 2.0 world

CNET News.com's Martin LaMonica recently stumbled upon on an information disclosure vulnerability in Zoho Writer,  the browser-based word processing software popular among Web 2.0 early adopters. The raw details: On Sunday morning, I went up to my Zoho Writer page and searched on "soccer." The...

Tags: Web, Google Gmail, Vulnerability, Bug, Flaw, Zoho Writer, Web 2.0, E-mail Providers, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-05-19

MS08-025: Microsoft Windows kernel vulnerable to local privilege escalation flaw

MS08-025: Microsoft Windows kernel vulnerable to local privilege escalation flawCrumbsThe 10 year old mouse is out.Who'da thought?New news?Isn't this just rehashing news from three weeks ago? Not that it isn't a serious flaw, but it's old news. Can't we just wait for the next patch Tuesday, or is...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), SECURITY, Operating systems, Nothing, flaw, local access, MS08-025, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows kernel, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., window

Discussion threads 2008-04-29

Alternate Universes: Unix vs MCSE

Alternate Universes: Unix vs MCSEMurph, if you can...... make this a bit pithier, I'll consider having it put on a plaque:The problem is that a computer isn't just a computer: it's the visible element in an evolved behavioral system. And of course that includes users, not just IT.New entrantYour title...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Unix

Discussion threads 2008-03-11

(Images: How to bypass FileVault, BitLocker security)

(Images: How to bypass FileVault, BitLocker security)Supercooled memory?Obviously, that method is for people DESPARATE to steal someone's data and will not be attempted by the average crook.However, wouldn't all this be rendered moot if Apple cleared the memory at reboot?A few things to noteInteresting read, but I'm not totally convinced...

Tags: Hacking, PRODUCTIVITY, SECURITY, FileVault, BitLocker security

Discussion threads 2008-02-21

Are thin clients the solution to all your security woes?

Are thin clients the solution to all your security woes?ConsistencyYour conclusions in the final paragraph correctly show the value of allowing employees to make use of all the capabilities and functionality of their pc's and laptops.For example, you observe:"There certainly is some merit in the security implications of thin clients;...

Tags: Thin clients, Wintel, thin client, security, PC

Discussion threads 2007-10-04

Open source tells content owners adapt or die

Open source offers a business model for software which gives consumers more control. They get the code, they can see the code, they can change the code, without ever paying you a dime. That they do pay you, that they pay you enough for you to make...

Tags: New York Times Co., Radiohead, Open Source Movement, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2007-10-03

Sun demurs from adopting GPL v3 for OpenSolaris, keeps CDDL only

Sun demurs from adopting GPL v3 for OpenSolaris, keeps CDDL onlyGPL2/GPL3 compatibilityI suspect that the problem may be that GPL3 and GPL2 are incompatible with each other, so to maximize compatibility with GPL licenses you should release your code under GPL2 with a "or later versions" clause. That way you...

Tags: Blogging, OPEN SOURCE, Sun Microsystems Inc., GPL 2, fewer license, GPL, OpenSolaris

Discussion threads 2007-07-02

New MS tool isolates Office 2003 zero-day exploits

New MS tool isolates Office 2003 zero-day exploitsStrips out macros and VBA???Talk about making something useless.Kludgy is better than nothing, I guessOur MS rep said he hadn't heard of the Office zero-day vulnerability issues, but luckily MS must have. Now if they can just refine this solution so it's...

Tags: tool, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office 2007, zero-day bug, Microsoft Office 2003, New MS tool

Discussion threads 2007-05-10

Eben Moglen leaving Free Software Foundation

Eben Moglen leaving Free Software FoundationKudos to Mr. MoglenI have had the good fortune to know the good Mr. Moglen for a number of years. He's always impressed me as careful, thoughtful and thorough in the things he's done.As the Software Freedom Law Center ramps up and his duties...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services, Moglen, Stallman, Free Software Foundation, software

Discussion threads 2007-04-25

Screen gallery: With Vista and IE7's one-two security punch, will the Web be harder to use?

Screen gallery: With Vista and IE7's one-two security punch, will the Web be harder to use?Reminds me......of...wait. Yes, I've got it. Confusion.If someone with your obvious technical facile is having difficulty, what is the 'average joe' or 'average josette' to do???Well. There it is.The average user doesn't default...

Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Web browsers, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Web, Microsoft Windows Vista, Schare, UAC, whitelist, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, security

Discussion threads 2007-02-21