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ZDNet has a couple of postings about how to delete a hard drive (see “How to REALLY erase a hard drive” and “How to REALLY erase a hard drive – Update“). There is lots of talk about how best to delete the data on a hard drive so it is unrecoverable. You may want to …
If you are a fan of fonts, then you should check out MyFonts: MyFonts is your complete online source for finding, trying, and buying fonts. Purchased fonts are available for immediate download. With 58,938 fonts on one easy-to-use web site and the best search tools in the business, MyFonts is sure to help you find …
If you’ve seen Vista in action, you know that it does have some pretty cool looking icons. For the hard drives, it also has a nice bar graph showing how much space is used/available. TechRepublic has a tip on their Microsoft Windows Blog about how to get these icons in Windows XP: Vista Drive Icon …
Quite a while ago Download Squad has some information about how to get Norton Ghost for free. In that same posting, they also mentioned DriveImage XML, a free drive backup utility. DriveImage XML is an easy to use and reliable program for imaging and backing up partitions and logical drives. The program allows you to: …
There are all sorts of resources on the Internet to help you determine what program should open a particular file. Usually you do a search for the file extension, and you’ll find something telling you the program that made it or will open it. For instance, you can search for DOC and you find out …
The Toolbox section of the February issue of TechNet Magazine highlights a product called Unlocker. I mentioned this over 2 years ago, but the software is still around and is being updated. We’ve all had it happen to us before—some automated process hangs midway through its operation and a file gets stuck with a writelock, …
A week or two ago I received information from Paragon Software about their latest version of Partition Manager, which I have reviewed in the past: I’d like to let you know about new Paragon Partition Manager 9.0. The product was designed to be the safest and most reliable partitioning software available. This new version includes …
The average computer user probably isn’t familiar with vector graphics. These sorts of graphics are generally created in programs like Adobe Illustrator. The various lines, curves, and shapes are actually mathematical equations. What this means is that when you open the image in a program that reads vector graphics, you can enlarge it as much …
MakeUseOf.com had a posting recently about PDFHammer, yet another PDF utility. The benefit of this one is that it is all online. PDFHammer is a web-based application that allows you to merge and rearrange PDF documents online. It’s free, extremely easy-to-use and runs directly from your browser. You don’t have to register either, just upload …
MSN Tech & Gadgets has published a Wall Street Journal article about getting around some restrictions that an IT department might be trying to enforce. Here, then, are the 10 secrets your IT department doesn’t want you to know, the risks you’ll face if you use them — and tips about how to keep yourself …