Backing up data regularly should be one of the most important tasks of every computer user; Yet only a minority is doing it thoroughly and regularly. The rest is flirting with disaster as there are numerous incidents that can delete data on computer systems. The most common ones are hardware failures, which can mean damaged hard drives but also (partially) unreadable CDs or DVDs, computer virus attacks but also human error. If you have ever met someone who partitioned the wrong hard drive you know that the latter can be cause for great frustration.

Backups are the single most effective method of preventing data loss on computer systems. The following article will list the 10 best Windows backup software programs.

Cobian Backup is a free for personal use backup software that supports both local and remote backups. The software is constantly under development by the developer which means that features are included regularly. Some of the key features include full, differential and incremental backups, file compression including the popular 7-zip format plus strong encryption for data security.
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An Open source backup solution supporting incremental backups, one-click restore options, task scheduling and email notifications. Some advanced options include ssh tunneling and connecting to rsync daemons.

It makes use of a server client system. One or multiple backup servers can be created on computers running Windows by installing the server version on these computer systems. The client will be installed on the any computer system where files should be backed up regularly.

The backup software supports authentication, scheduling and connection by IP or hostname.
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Cucku Backup calls itself social backup. It provides local backups but also backups on friend?s computers. It supports complete and continuous backups and can automate the remote backup process to take that of the user?s shoulders. All files that are backed up use encryption algorithms to ensure data safety and integrity so that the backup partners cannot see the filenames nor contents of the files that are send over to their computer systems.
It works best in computer networks but can also work over the Internet if enough time or upload bandwidth is provided.

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Backup Maker provides extensive backup capabilities. It comes with a standard and expert mode to suite both the needs of experienced and inexperienced users. The software supports full and partial backups, local and remote backups, selection of a backup execution interval and execution on certain events like USB detection or start and shutdown.

All in all an excellent software program to backup files on the Windows operating system.
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Powerful backup software that supports multi-versioning, backups to local and remote locations, file compression and encryption.
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SyncToy is offered by Microsoft as a free download
for the Windows operating system. It can be used to easily synchronize data between computer systems. The program offers five different synchronization options that the user can choose from including a preview option before starting the process.
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Mozy is an online backup solution that offers backup clients for Windows NT based systems and Mac OS X. Every registered user receives 2 Gigabytes of free space with the option to sign up for a paid account for currently $4.95 that offers unlimited backup space. Several pre-configured backup sets are populated after installation including bookmarks, documents and multimedia files. These can but do not have to be backed up. Expert mode provides access to the full file system to pick files or folders to backup directly.
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A backup for the advanced user that provides great file filtering options. It comes with the usual set of features including local and remote backup creation (including SFTP), file compression and encryption, status reports and log file generation.
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Another software that has been primarily designed for file synchronization that is also supporting file backups to a local drive, over a local network or the Internet. It works on a per directory basis and can be installed on as many computer systems as the user desires. The software comes as a setup or portable version.
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Another free backup solution for Laptop Computer users. Comodo Backup can backup files and folders on a local computer system to other drives, network locations, ftp servers and removable media. Backups can be scheduled and notifications can be send to inform about completed backup jobs. Other features include compressing backups, data recovery options, support of multi-session backups and incremental backups.
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DriveImage XML is more a drive imaging software than a backup program. It can however be used to backup a full hard drive or partition to another drive. It uses the Volume Shadow Service to create exact backups during runtime. It is afterwards possible to restore the backup either from within Windows or with the use of a boot disk.
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In my experience, accidentally deleting important files or forgetting to backup important files before formatting are quite often. At first when i lost my data in a External Hard-drive crash i didn’t know how to restore my data. But recently i came across these bunch of free softwares which can restore data from crashed HDD and flash drives.

STEPS To follow

When recovering data from accidental deletion, there are some rules to follow.
1. Stop using the hard drive you want to recover as main hard drive (Windows has disk and registry activity in background. Don’t believe? Run RegMon, FileMon and DiskMon)
2. Do not install the data recovery software on the hard drive that you want to recover.
3. Do not save the recovered files on the hard drive that you’re recovering.

Do take note that these are my top 10 picks for FREE data recovery software. Number 1 does not mean it is better than number 5.

PC INSPECTOR File Recovery

Recuva

Panda Recovery

TOKIWA DataRecovery

DataRecovery is freeware and written by TOKIWA to undelete accidentally deleted files even from recycle bin. It supports FAT12, FAT16, FAT32 and NTFS undeletion. Even in both NTFS compressed files and EFS encrypted files. Zip file is only 198 KB in size, no installation required and it’s portable.

SoftPerfect File Recovery

SoftPerfect File Recovery is a free and useful tool to restore accidentally deleted files from hard and floppy disks, USB flash drives, CF and SD cards and other storage media. It supports the popular file systems such as FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS and NTFS5 with compression and encryption. If your important files disappeared and you can’t find them in the recycle bin, try this software product and get the files back to life. Easy to use, no installation is required. Program is only 247 KB in size.

Undelete Plus

Undelete Plus is a quick and effective way to restore accidentally deleted files. It can also recover files that have been emptied from the Recycle Bin, permanantly deleted files within Windows using the Shift + Delete, and files that have been deleted from within a Command Prompt. Undelete Plus works under Win 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista operating systems. The program supports all Windows file systems for hard and floppy drives including FAT12/16/32,NTFS/NTFS5 and image recovery from CompactFlash, SmartMedia, MultiMedia and Secure Digital cards. Program is only 583 KB in size and requires no installation. Portable.

FreeUndelete

FreeUndelete is data recovery program for deleted files. In case of accidental deletion of files on a NTFS (used by default in Windows XP, 2000 and NT), FAT32 or FAT16 file systems FreeUndelete is the utility to help. Setup file is 866 KB in size.

ADRC Data Recovery Software Tools

ADRC Data Recovery Software Tools contains a collection of DIY data recovery tools that supports a wide variety of drives and file systems. The software incorporates extremely simple GUI with novice users in mind. The software zooms in to do only critical recovery functions with minimum complexity so one could recover the data easily. It gives you full control to undelete files, disk image back up, restore a backup image, copy files from hard disk with bad sectors, disk cloning, backup, edit and restore your boot parameters. No installation required, portable and program is only 132 KB in size.

Glary Undelete

Glary Undelete is a free and easy-to-use yet powerful file undelete solution for FAT and NTFS file systems. It will bring back files emptied from the Recycle Bin, in a DOS window, from Windows Explorer with the SHIFT key held down. It will even recover files that have been deleted by bugs, crashes and viruses! Glary Undelete works under Win 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista operating systems. The program supports all Windows file systems for hard and floppy drives including FAT12/16/32,NTFS/NTFS5 and image recovery from CompactFlash, SmartMedia, MultiMedia and Secure Digital cards. Setup is 1.17 MB in size.

Avira UnErase Personal

Avira UnErase recovers data that have been deleted from the hard drive – either accidentally or as a result of a virus infection, an uninstaller or defective software. The danger of important data being lost forever is averted with Avira UnErase. Setup file is 402 KB in size.

There you go, the top 10 free data recovery software. That should help you get your data back.

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A new entry level EasyShare camera from Kodak slipped through our news gate. Expect this baby to be available in August for a selling price of $ 199.95. The new Kodak C180 camera incorporates a 10 Megapixel image sensor and a Kodak AF 3x optical aspheric zoom lens (35 mm equivalent: 32-96 mm). This combination will capture crisp details and gets you closer to your subjects without losing picture quality; 5x digital zoom enlarges your pictures even more. According to Kodak more megapixels means you can crop and still get a great picture. 10.2 MP for stunning prints up to 30 × 40 in. (76 × 102 cm). We may see the Kodak EasyShare C180 showcased at the upcoming PMA 2009 (March 3-5, 2009).

Kodak EasyShare C180 digital camera
When the perfect picture taking opportunity arises, we’ll make sure you’re ready – with features like face detection, Kodak Perfect Touch Technology, scene modes, and much more. And after you take the shot, do even more. Turn your pictures into an on-camera slideshow. For great shots of friends and family, the Kodak EasyShare C180 features Face Detection. Face detection locates faces and automatically adjusts camera settings. Blur reduction eliminates blur caused by camera shake or subject movement. The Kodak C180 automatically minimizes the effects of camera shake to deliver a clearer picture.

Kodak EasyShare digital camera
View your digital pictures with brilliance and clarity on the 2.4 in. (6.1 cm) color display at the back of the Kodak EasyShare C180 camera. High ISO will capture the details in low light conditions and fast action situations with ISO up to 1250. With the Kodak C180 camera you can record life in motion with continuous VGA video featuring audio capture and playback and on-camera editing. Video print options including 1, 4, 9, or 16-up prints, plus view and share single frames.

Kodak C180 budget digital camera
Kodak Perfect Touch Technology makes your pictures as vivid as the moment you took them. Achieve your perfect shot with on-camera features such as cropping, undo-delete, picture rotation and self-timer. Never forget the details of your pictures with on-camera text tagging and multi-field search. Don’t miss a shot if your memory card becomes full – switch to in-camera memory quickly, thanks to the internal memory plus feature the Kodak EasyShare C180 incorporates. 16MB internal memory and SD/SDHC card compatibility lets you start shooting right out of the box.

Kodak EasyShare C180 features & functions
The Kodak EasyShare C180 is part of the Kodak EasyShare System, so sharing your pictures is amazingly simple. Just press Share and sharing starts right on the back of the Kodak C180 camera. Upload and share your favorite pictures and videos to YouTube and Kodak Gallery via the Share button and Kodak EasyShare software. With Kodak EasyShare software you can organize your pictures with your own tags and star ratings then use the search feature to quickly find any picture in your collection.

Kodak EasyShare camera software
Edit your pictures with ease – select from a variety of simple tools that reduce red-eye, improve lighting, remove wrinkles and blemishes, and add text. Create photo projects online or at home – choose from hundreds of templates and designs to create album pages, cards, invitations and much more. As soon as we receive a Kodak EasyShare C180 test sample, we will publish a picture gallery with high resolution sample photos, followed by an extended Kodak EasyShare C180 review.

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Video games graphics fascinates all of us! And I am really a latest video games freak. So i have decided to showcase some of the best video games graphics i liked in the year 2010.

Alan Wake

Alan Wake is an upcoming video game being developed by Remedy Entertainment, the Finnish company behind the Max Payne games. Alan Wake is a “psychological action thriller” inspired by Twin Peaks, Lost and also the works of Stephen King. It is due for release on Xbox 360 in spring 2010. Plans for a Windows release have been shelved indefinitely.The titular character, Alan Wake, is modeled after Ilkka Villi, a Finnish professional actor and writer. Light plays a significant role in gameplay and strategy. The enemies, called dark forces in-game, are sensitive to light, encouraging the player to take advantage of environment light sources and placing significant emphasis on the flashlight as a primary weapon. Players also have the ability to set traps which illuminate when triggered, either damaging or temporarily immobilizing an enemy.

Arcania: A Gothic Tale

ArcaniA – A Gothic Tale is set in a rich world that invites the player to explore all of its innumerable attractions and details. Different climate zones, abundant flora and fauna, subterranean vaults, and cities and castles with unique architecture await the adventurous player. Clouds darken the skies, weather effects such as wind and heavy rain influence the game world, keeping it endlessly fascinating with its amazing graphics, day and night cycles, and a stunning display of light and shadow. Wonderfully atmospheric music and top-of-the-line sound effects create a truly immersive playing environment. A multitude of entertaining and challenging quests, challenging combat, mysterious NPC characters and a sophisticated plot guarantee many hours of highly entertaining gameplay. The Southern Islands await!

BioShock 2

BioShock 2, previously known with the subtitle Sea of Dreams, is an upcoming first-person shooter video game, developed by 2K Marin and 2K Australia as the sequel to the critically acclaimed BioShock. It is scheduled for release on February 9, 2010. It will be available for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows platforms.

Brink

Brink is an upcoming first-person shooter video game developed by Splash Damage set to release in Fall 2010. It offers team-based multiplayer missions with authored narratives, persistent player characters and an approachable nature. It is also developer Splash Damage’s first original title as past titles were part of franchises.

Call of Duty 7

Call of Duty 7 (working title) was leaked as being in production when James Clarke, a senior animator at Treyarch, stated on a website “I am currently on my second title as a senior animator in the games industry with Activision / Treyarch on Call of Duty 7.” Activision confirmed in November 2009 that a new, yet-to-be-named Call of Duty game will be released sometime in 2010. No official information about the game, including its setting or any other features, has been revealed.

Crysis 2

Tight competition between Crysis 2 and  Call of Duty 7 estimated  at the end of 2010. Not only about sales figures, but also in terms of realistic graphics.  Unfortunately, not yet published Crysis 2’s visuals.

Gran Turismo 5

Gran Turismo 5 takes the series to a whole new level. A first for the franchise, The game supports online racing and features over 950 cars, over 20 courses, 70 variations, the newest hybrid cars and electric cars, a new physics engine, a new in-cockpit view, HD support, and much more.

Gran Turismo will feature both a single player and split screen two player arcade mode. GT Mode includes world map, my garage, car dealer, tuning shop, championship race, and license test. Online support includes open lobby, text/voice chat, private room, online photo album, online replay album, and export of replays to YouTube.

Heavy Rain

Heavy Rain is a cinematic and evolving thriller from Quantic Dream, the developer behind the critically acclaimed Fahrenheit. Dealing with a range of adult themes, the game revolves around a sophisticated plot and strong narrative threads that explore a complex moral proposition. You assume the role of multiple characters, with very different backgrounds, motivations and skills, in a world shaped by Bending Storylines – a dynamic narrative design where your actions and decisions will shape your story.

Rage

A brand new IP for id Software (of Doom and Quake fame), this all-new title utilizes the company’s unique id Tech 5 technology, aiming to incomparable new levels of graphic presentation in artistic expression and graphic fidelity. Rage offers high-intensity battling and racing gameplay, offering the complexity of race track dynamics and tactics (including a monetary system where you can invest winnings from races to improve your vehicles and character) and the action of a FPS when you take to foot in combat scenarios.

Red Dead Redemption

Red Dead Redemption is a Western epic, set at the turn of the 20th century when the lawless and chaotic badlands began to give way to the expanding reach of government and the spread of the Industrial Age. A follow up to the 2004 hit Red Dead Revolver, this game tells the story of former outlaw John Marston, taking players on a great adventure across the American frontier. Red Dead Redemption features an open-world environment for players to explore, including frontier towns, rolling prairies teaming with wildlife, and perilous mountain passes – each packed with an endless flow of varied distractions. Along the way, players will experience the heat of gunfights and battles, meet a host of unique characters, struggle against the harshness of one of the world’s last remaining wildernesses, and ultimately pick their own precarious path through an epic story about the death of the Wild West and the gunslingers that inhabited it.

Splinter Cell: Conviction

The adventures of Sam Fisher continue in the fifth entry of the stealth-based series. In this game, all of the rules have changed, as the storyline takes a dramatic turn that will reinvent the Splinter Cell franchise forever. Fisher can no longer rely on his trusted bag of tools and iconic goggles.An investigation into his daughter’s death unwittingly leads former agent Sam Fisher to discover he’s been betrayed by his prior agency, the Third Echelon. Now a renegade, Fisher finds himself in a race against time to thwart a deadly terrorist plot that threatens millions. Uniting revolutionary gameplay enhancements with a high-octane, no-holds-barred storyline, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction arms you to the teeth with all the high-tech weaponry and lethal skills of an elite operative and invites you to enter a dangerous world where justice means making your own rules.

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Fix it cheaply during testing or pay a fortune later!

It’s critical to find issues during the test phase, as finding them later when a system has been deployed can be very costly. Bringing a ‘live’ system down for maintenance can cause widespread disruption and affect productivity, costing thousands in ‘downtime’.

How can you be sure you’ve found all the issues during testing?

Well, firstly it’s impossible to fully test any system so we need to look at minimising the risk by trying to cover as much testing as possible in the time and budget available. By using an appropriate test tool our testing coverage can be good enough to isolate many major issues before going ‘live’, which can save thousands in rectification costs.

The effectiveness in spotting the major issues during testing has a substantial reliance on the test tool used. Unfortunately not all test tools are the same and can very considerably in their effectiveness, which can lead to some issues being undetected, leading to substantial costs in rectification later on.

1. Enterprise Class

There is no point in designing and building an enterprise system and then using a non enterprise test tool, to test it with. I’ve seen many systems worth millions being tested by test tools which have been cobbled together by a bunch of developers, designers or system builders, with little regard to fundamentals of testing.

It’s like building a jet engine to the highest quality, with stringent processes, top notch components and incredible tolerances and then using a measuring tape (which measures only in centimetres and inches) to validate the correctness of the measurements.

Sounds crazy I know but this isn’t far off the mark with how Citrix fronted environments are being tested.

2. End to End Capability

From experience most of the serious problems I’ve encountered in the larger organisations have not been with Citrix servers but with the associated infrastructure components. Such as poor configuration of databases, networks, directory services and so on. These also need to be tested and therefore the test tool needs an end to end capability.

Smaller businesses can have serious issues with their Citrix infrastructure. This is down to limited Citrix skills at hand and/or using substandard technical consultants who don’t understand what’s under hood.

3. Modular

The way the test tool is designed to run is very important. Design encompasses not only whether the test tool has a modular component structure but how these components work together.

Running a single test tool application on a Citrix server, which runs the test scripts, collects data and then alerts when it’s finished, isn’t an ideal test tool design.

Ideally the test tool must have a controller component, scripting component, generator component, data capture component and analysis component.

4. Non Intrusive

It’s important to use a test tool which doesn’t run any of it’s components actually on the Citrix servers, as the overhead produced can taint the quality of results produced.

Having sessions initiated on the Citrix server side, can add several megabytes per test user and additional CPU processing. Multiply this by 50, 60, 70 test users and this needless hit on the Citrix server resources, will affect the quality of test data produced.

It’s like testing the acceleration time of a Ferrari and having extra passengers occupying the seats as well as the test driver in the test. This won’t give an accurate reading of the acceleration capabilities of the Ferrari.

5. Test Language

Over simplifying things means it’s difficult to work out what’s happening under the hood and I’ve found tools which haven’t a scripting language as such, don’t provide the granularity of control needed to test and analyse accurately. They use a black box approach of using simple controls and wizards to create tests.

I ideally look for a test tool which has it’s own language specifically designed for testing, this reassures me of the pedigree of the test tool I’m evaluating. Any test tool with it’s own language which has evolved to become a testing language in it’s own right, scores mega points with me.

6. Scalability

Enterprise organisations can have multiple test sites and these need to be factored in during a test. Moving test apparatus from one site to another site to do the next set of tests and then moving them back, isn’t practical. Test apparatus doesn’t just involve test equipment but the people involved in developing, running and managing the tests.

A scalable test tool architecture needs to be able to accommodate horizontal scaling of test sessions, so additional test sessions can be added to share the work load at any particular site.

7. Usability

When I talk about usability, I’m not referring to how easy a test tool is to use. This doesn’t come into the equation, as a professional tester will be able to use the test tools they’re experienced with. The consideration to evaluate a test tool for the sole purposes of it being suitable for non test professionals such as Citrix designers and implementers is not recommended either.

What I’m more concerned about is whether the test tool can do what is expected. I say this, thinking back to a series of tests I did with applications delivered via Softricity’s Softgrid (pre-Microsoft).

Where the majority of the test tools evaluated, failed to recognise the applications being launched and therefore none of the test scripts ran. These test tools couldn’t see inside the Softgrid sandbox and therefore the applications running inside.

8. Transaction Processing

Testing isn’t just about metrics, that is relying solely on performance monitoring graphs to see how well the infrastructure handles it’s resources. Application usability is the key and by measuring whether an application is still usable when tested is essential.

The usability measurement for applications can be achieved by defining transactions. A good test tool will have a transaction facility built into their scripting language, so there will be no need to reinvent the wheel, to monitor transactions.

9. Scenarios

A good test tool will cater for the grouping of different test scripts, so different scenarios can be run and managed easily. Each scenario can include a series of events and a number of test users to be associated with these events. This strategy allows the testing to simulate more closely with what is expected in a ‘live’ environment.

10. Error Handling

To make it easier to find errors in test scripts, a test tool should have excellent debug facilities, which allow the code to be checked.

11. Scheduling

Logging on and off Citrix servers places a high demand on resources such as CPU. Additionally using products like SoftGrid, places a further burden on resources at logon, as the SoftGrid services authenticate and update application access when the user logs on. This can if not assessed create a dangerous situation where Citrix servers can temporarily stop responding if they become overloaded.

From previous experiences I’ve come across situations where additional servers were needed to bolster a farm, as during testing, we found the farm under test couldn’t cope with the expected user logon loads. At other times, I found the servers to be underpowered, so these servers were required to be either replaced or upgraded to meet the logon demands.

To be able to test the implications of adding users to the Citrix server, the test tool needs to have the capability to schedule user logons onto servers.

12. Spike Testing

Sometimes certain steps in a program may require a large degree of processing power, memory or hard disk utilisation, which needs to be assessed.

A test tool creates spike testing by allowing test user scripts to reach a pre-defined point in the test script and then waits for all other test users to reach the same point. Once all the test users have reached the pre-defined point in the test script, only then does the rest of the test script run. This allows a coordinated run of a particular part of the script, so test users could run the spell checker if it’s the next piece of code in the script.

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Being a travel writer, I always have to rely on good snapshots to add strength to my adventurous tales. A story with no pictures won’t strike a chord with the readers. As part of my assignment, I went to places like Dubai, Paris, Venice, Switzerland which are considered as favorite for honeymoon couples. I used an external hard drive to save mesmerizing snapshots of these places. After winding up the assignment, I came back to my place as a relieved and happy guy. Next day, when I connected the hard drive to my Windows XP computer, I was greeted with the following error:

“File system corrupt and unreadable”

To my shock and dismay, all the pictures on my drive became inaccessible. I tried to fix the problem by running ‘chkdsk’ utility for data recovery but failed miserably. Since I could not afford to lose a single picture, I madly searched the Internet to know the ways to fix the corrupted hard drive. During my search, I came to know that the only way to fix a hard drive corruption is formatting. Since I could not afford to lose a single picture, I couldn’t go ahead with formatting. I again explored the Web to find a solution for my peculiar problem. What I discovered was truly an eye-opener, I found out that storage media corruption is not a big deal and my pictures can be recovered easily by using a picture recovery software after formatting.

These digital picture recovery utilities are reliable remedies to deal with picture loss woes. These third-party applications are designed to recover pictures lost due to various reasons like file system corruption, unintentional or intentional formatting, accidental deletion, read/write error messages etc. Moreover, these tools are designed to recover pictures from a range of storage media like memory cards, memory sticks, digital cameras, external hard drives, USBs and other removable media.

I formatted the hard drive and it was time to move on to the next step. Initially, I was reluctant to use a digital picture recovery software but then decided to give it a try after getting a glimpse of the recoverable data by downloading the demo version. And, I was surprised to see the thumbnails of my lost pictures. Without any second thoughts, I used the software and recovered all my lost pictures in a small span of time.

Mac picture recovery is a comprehensive software which completely recovers all your lost/deleted/ multimedia files (pictures, audios, videos, etc) from most of the data loss situations. This picture recovery utility, which is available for both Windows and Mac users, recovers all photo formats including PNG, BMP, JPEG, RAW, Exif, TIF, TIFF etc.

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EASEUS Data Recovery Wizard is an advance software to recover the deleted data from the system. This software is not a freeware, but now can download it for free. This offer is given by the software developers itself for few days to get feedback of the software for the feature development of the software.

Here what the developer saying about Giveaway

Data Recovery Wizard is an excellent data recovery software to recover deleted, formatted data or lost files from lost partitions. However, we still need your advice to improve it in next upgrade. And this giveaway is to collect feedback or suggestions from users. Please send your feedback to feedback@easeus.com. EASEUS thanks you for your comments and feedback.

Features:

• Recover deleted or lost files emptied from the Recycle Bin.
• File recovery after accidental format, even if you have reinstalled Windows.
• Get data back from RAW hard drives.
• Get back files after a partitioning error.
• Disk recovery after a hard disk crash.
• Recover office documents, photos, images, videos, music, email, etc.
• Support FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS/NTFS5 file systems.
• Recover from hard drive, USB drive, memory card, memory stick, camera card, Zip, floppy disk or other storage media.
• Bootable media based on WinPE.
• High quality of file recovery.

How to know this offer is still available?

Visit the EASEUS Data Recovery Wizard  promotional page in the right side you will see the screen shot of the EASEUS Data Recover Wizard below to that screen shot you will get the information about whether the offer is still available or not.

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Here is a great offer by Google to Indian webmasters for improving our website visibility in search engine. This offer is available only one month that is till 20th of Jan, 2010. This feature named or called by Google in the name of “Clinic for website”.

Google has officially announced the clinic for website this feature is available only for Indian bloggers for one month. Google Clinic is a new steps to help Indian bloggers to get better visibility in Google search engine. The website what you have submitted to clinic are checked by Google Employees and they will give some suggestion to webmaster what we need to improve our blog to get good result in search engine.

What Google say about clinic for website?

Our team will analyze websites submitted to the clinic. The plan is to offer constructive advice on accessibility and improvements that can lead to better visibility for your website in Google’s search results.

Terms and Condition:

1. To participate, you must have webmaster tools to ensure submitter is the owner of the site.
2. Your website should meet their quality guidelines (…more)

Please Note: Not all sites will make it to our analysis list. From those that do, a few representative websites will be chosen as examples for our follow-up posts to share best practices.

Link: Register your site

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If you are trying to download Windows Live Writer from the official website, then you will get only online installer that only small portion of the windows live writer software (windows live writer Installer)  and you will get full version after running that windows live writer installer. They were not providing any direct link to download the full installer or standalone installer in their official website.

Downloading the 110+ MB again and again is really painful job for dial up user or slow connection user. It is always better to keep the offline installer for feature use. Today we are providing the windows live writer standalone installer. This standalone installer is for  “English” users only and not for other language.

Windows Live Writer Standalone Installer 2009 Includes:

1. Messenger
2. Mail
3. Writer
4. Photo Gallery
5. Movie Maker
6. Family Safety
7. Toolbar

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The above download link is only for English language users. If you are from other language and you need direct download link, then provide your language information in comment we will try to provide you the direct link for that language too.

We will try to provide the standalone/offline installer for Windows Live Writer 2010 also as soon as they launch, so don’t forget to subscribe to our blog.

Download Link: Windows Live Writer Standalone Installer 2009

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K9 web protection is one of the best Internet Filter available in the market today and it’s also a freeware. It protects you and your family from visiting certain websites based on the categories you have chosen. In the setup tab you will find more than 60++ categories are available to block website related to that categories. So you have a greater control over blocking sites to a particular topic like porn site, illegal sites etc.

About K9 Web protection:

K9 web protection is a product of Blue Coat. Blue coat uses unique web filtering technology for filtering the Internet. It divides the content into different categories and stores in their database. These categories are stored in the master Blue Coat database, through which the maintain and update more than 15 million ratings of websites and domains. These database are updated frequently based on the content of the website or domain. These different categories allow you to select which category website must block visiting or allow visiting.

How to use Blue Coat K9 web protection?

1. Firstly download K9 web protection software
2. During installation it will ask License key, get yours free license key from here and install k9 software.

Configuring K9 Web Protection:

After installation of K9 web protection run that application it will open in your default browser. In that select  setup option or setup tab,  you will see “Web Categories to Block” option below to that select Custom option and check the categories which you would like to block or filter the website and click Save option.  If any one trying to visit the website which are currently blocked, then it will display the “Category Blocked” by k9 software. If you wish to visit that site then you  need the password, which is provided during configuration.

pros:

• Software is very small in size (620 kb).
• No need to update database.
• Easy to use and it’s free.
• It won’t take much cpu memory.
• It records the Internet Activity (records the URL that we visited and stored in appropriate categories ).
• Password protected application.
• We can also provide the website url for exception.
• We can restrict based on time too using Time Restrictions option.
• It won’t  slow down our Internet speed.

Cons:

• Some times it blocks good content too.

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