Recovering Data from a Hard Drive with Bad Sectors

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Hard Drive

I have dealt with many hard drive failures in the past, and most of the time it was the result of bad sectors. Other times it was a complete failure where the hard drive wouldn’t even power up. In the latter instance there isn’t much you can do to retrieve your data.

As for bad sectors, you may still be able to retrieve your data, if you have the right tool. It is difficult to copy data from a damaged hard drive, especially in Windows since it would usually stop the copy when it encounters a bad sector. Recently, I managed to retrieve over 5GB of data from a hard drive with many bad sectors, and in this post I’ll tell you how I did it.

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Review: Anything for Free

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There are many web sites that offer or provide information about free stuff. Some of the sites are quite useful, while others are just scams. I rarely visit them, but this week I’ll look at a blog focused on this topic.

While the author does attempt to keep the blog focused, it appears that at times it is hard to maintain. Unfortunately, there are a few other issues, besides the focus, with the blog that is reviewed this week.

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Do You Provide Private Advertising on Your Site?

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When I switched over to WordPress from Blogger I wanted to explore the option of private advertising. I have explored, and continue to do so, other means of advertising on my blog, but have never really tried private advertising.

To start this venture I needed a template that could support advertising, and a means of managing the ads. Luckily I found both. In this post I’ll explain the different advertising methods I have used and how private advertising is different.

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How I Converted from Blogger to WordPress

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Blogging Platforms

About two weeks ago I decided to take the plunge and move Technically Easy to WordPress. At the time this blog was hosted on Blogger, and I wanted more control over all aspects of my blog.

As I began to learn WordPress, and thought about all that I needed to do I was overwhelmed. I had never attempted moving a Blogger blog to WordPress before so I had no idea what I was in for. Today, however, I realized that it wasn’t complicated or difficult, and can now say Technically Easy is a WordPress blog. This post talks about how I did it.

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Why My Computer was Shutting Off By Itself

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Through my years of working with computers I have encountered many issues. Some related to hardware, but most seem to be associated with software. When I do encounter an error, I like to find the root of the problem, so I can add it to my knowledgebase.

Recently, I ran into a problem where my computer would just shut off by itself. At first it was rather annoying, but then it got to the point where I couldn’t turn my computer back on. After some time, I did manage to get my computer up and running again.

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Technically Easy is Moving to WordPress

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After some careful thought I decided to convert Technically Easy from a Blogger blog to a WordPress blog. I had been mulling this conversion over for some time, but have put off doing it. I have liked using Blogger because of the ease of its use. Now i think it is time for me to move to a different platform.

The conversion will not take place immediately, but over a period of time. Until the conversion is complete, Technically Easy will still be housed at Blogger. I will elaborate more on my thoughts regarding the conversion in this post.

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Review: Geek and Money

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There are probably thousands of people with blogs and web sites that are trying to make a lot of money online. There are many avenues, some good and some bad, that you can take that will help you achieve your goal. The problem, however, is that most people take one of the bad avenues and think that making money online is quick and easy.

This week I review a blog where someone is trying to make a certain amount of money, whether it is online or offline. Although, once you look at the blog you may think the author is trying too hard.

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Which Storage Devices Have You Used?

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As many know I have started archiving pictures and data to keep the information secure. As I was creating my process of storing the data I began to think about the many different storage mediums that I have used in the past. I started using computers in the mid-80s which is an eternity by computer standards, and back then I used floppy disks. Today there are many more options you can use.

This post provides a retrospective of some means of storing data, as well as some current mediums and devices you can use today.

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