Category Archives: Utilities & Software

I have tried doing data recovery lots of times on hard drives where files were deleted by a virus or a C drive partition becomes corrupted.  With all the utilities I have used I think by far the one made … Continue reading →

It’s handy to be able to access your home computer from anywhere.  I have been using Logmein free edition for a year now and it has served many purposes for me.  I can pull up my quick-books to check an … Continue reading →

We all know how important backups are so your system and data files are protected.  One of the biggest problems with doing backups to a hard drive attached to your system is that you have no real convenient way to … Continue reading →

Get Data Back is do it yourself data recovery software comes in two versions.  Each version is for the NTFS and FAT file systems.  NTFS version will be more poplular these days since most XP and Vista machines are running NTFS. … Continue reading →

I have used DriveImage XML on many projects and to backup computer systems before a reinstall.  It is an easy to use and reliable program for imaging and backing up partitions and logical drives. This great product has the following features! … Continue reading →

Virustotal.com is an online virus scanner that utilizes virus scanning technologies from all the major scan engines.  Not all viruses are picked up the same way so this utility allows you to analyze suspicious files to facilitate the quick detection of viruses, worms, … Continue reading →

Acronis makes an excellent home backup software that does image backups to an external hard drive.  This is the easiest way to do your own backups and requires very little maintenance.  You can setup a customized schedule to backup your … Continue reading →

SmitFraudFix is a free utility that allows you to remove fake antivirus and spyware softwares that claim to be legit, but are actually malware themselves.  A list of the most common fake ones are listed below and this utility will … Continue reading →

Crucial.com is a leading brand for Ram memory.  They have a utility that you install as a plugin and will scan your current computer system’s memory.  The nice thing about this tool is it tells you how much memory you have in … Continue reading →

The Ultimate Boot CD for Windows is a bootable recovery CD that you can use to help restore data, repairing, or diagnosticing a crashed computer.  Its normally referred as UBCD4WIN for short.  It basically allows you to boot up your … Continue reading →