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ReclaiMe is a data recovery program which can be used to recover your lost data in case of accidental deletion, computer crash or even virus infection. The program is really easy to use and can be used to recover data from various types of media which includes Hard Drives, USB Drives, Memory cards, mp3 players, mobile phones, PDAs etc. It also supports a wide variety of file system including FAT, exFAT, NTFS file systems and it can also recover data from HFS, HFS+ and UFS file systems.

The program is very simple to use and you don’t have to be a technical genius to recover the data. On running the program, the main window will list the disk drives and other storage devices that are attached to your Computer and contains data that can be recovered. Just select the drive from which you want to recover the data and hit the ‘Start’ button. It is advised not to install the program on the drive in which you want to install the data. After hitting the ‘Start’ button, data recovery will start. All the files and folders will be listed in a tree like structure. It will keep on finding the files and you can save the files that have been already recovered. The recovered folders will be marked with a ‘X’ mark.

Once the recovery process starts, the folder tree will appear and you can start browsing for files that you want to recover. For each of the object that it finds, it will give you information about the file name, the extension, file size and the file status. When you select the file, you can even preview its contents in the Preview pane. The program has preview support for a variety of image as well as text files. The recovery time period will depend on the size of the disk that you are recovering data from. If you are looking for a particular file, you can use the search feature to find the specific file that you want to recover. You can search for normal as well as normal and deleted data and you can even specify the minimum and maximum size. After you have found the or folder that you want to recover, just select the folder and hit the ‘Save’ button. you can then save the whole folder or only a particular file if you want. The program is also pretty quick compared to other programs that i have tried in this category.

So whether you are looking to recover a whole drive due to an accidental format or you are looking a particular file that you deleted by mistake, you can give ReclaiMe a try. The program works on Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 as well as Windows Server 2003 and 2008. The trial version of the program only allows you to preview the data so you can find out beforehand if it can recover the data or not. The basic license of the application starts at $19.75.

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Recover Deleted Data with ReclaiMe

When you have installed a fresh copy of Microsoft Windows, you will have to install drivers for prime functionality. Some of the drivers will be automatically installed by the Windows but many times few drivers are left uninstalled. While searching for the uninstalled windows drivers, you will have to keep a few things in mind.

• You will have to know the name of the hardware manufacturer in order to search for the driver of the relevant hardware. You will also have to note down the model number in order to find the right driver for it. Suppose you have to install the drivers for a video card. You must know which company makes it. It can be an NVIDIA card or an ATI card. After that, you will have to note the model number. You card can have a model like NVIDIA 6600Gt. This remains the same for all the hardware components.
• After you have collected this information, you will have to search the internet for the driver download. You should point your browser to the website of the hardware maker and you will be able to find a ‘drivers’ section there. That is the place to download the drivers.

At times, you may have to update the drivers as well. The drivers are the small software which enables the hardware to respond to the commands being given by the operating system. If your driver is outdated, you hardware may not be able to follow the command line perfectly and this may cause issue related to the performance of the hardware. So it is advised that you keep checking the updates to find if there are any available. You should do this once in a month. There are certain software available which do this job for you. They search for the driver update occasionally and help your computer stay up t date and have the latest drivers.

Predator is a freeware using which you can lock/unlock your Computer using a USB drive. Almost all your important files are contained in your Computer so it is better to keep it protected by locking it at all times when not in use. Instead of using Ctrl + Alt + Del to lock/unlock your computer, you can use this innovative way that Predator provides using a USB flash drive.

Its usage is very simple. You insert you USB drive and run Predator. The program will generate a unique security key and put it in the USB drive. You can continue doing your work and when you are done, just remove the USB drive and Computer will be locked. You can also set a password which can be used if you manage to lose the USB drive. To unlock the Computer, simple insert the USB drive and it will be unlocked. It also logs all the access attempts and notifies you when you unlock the Computer. You can use the same USB drive to lock multiple Computers or you can lock a computer using many USB drives. It also changes the security key of the USB drive frequently so that you are protected even if someone copies your USB drive contents. If someone tries to unlock your computer using an invalid password, it can also sound an alarm.

It is a nice and secure way to lock/unlock your Computer without typing the password again and again. It is a freeware and runs on Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7.

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Lock Computer using USB Drive with Predator

Right Click Extender is a freeware which allows you to add or remove items from your right click windows menu. You would have noticed that there are several option present in Windows right click menu that you hardly use. Besides, you may also be using some features which may not be present there. Right Click Extender allows you to manage and edit the right click context menu according to your liking.

The UI of the program is very simple and is divided into two panels. One for “File and Folder” right click and the other for “Desktop” right click. You can add and remove several useful options like Copy To, Move To, Hide/Unhide file, Encrypt/Decrypt file, Take Ownership etc. It can also create a menu item for `God Mode`, a hidden Windows 7 feature which allows quick access to all Control Panel options. Just select the options which you want and click ‘apply’.

The program requires no installation and can be run directly. It is a freeware and works on Windows 7 as well as Windows Vista.

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Manage Windows 7 Context Menu with Right Click Extender

PasteCopy.Net is a free Windows Clipboard Manager that stores and keeps tracks of everything that you copy to the windows clipboard. It can store several items which can be copied onto Windows Clipboard with a single click or keyboard navigation.

One of its best features is that it lets you organize csv, html, rtf, text files into different categories. You can preview its content and then copy them onto windows clipboard. It automatically converts html, rtf files etc to plain text thereby removing all the formatting. The clipboard history can also be exported to a rtf files.

The program is portable and is very small in size. It works on almost all the version of Windows and requires .Net Framework 2.0.

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PasteCopy.Net is a free Windows Clipboard Manager

Protect Me is a freeware using which enables you to store your important files inside secure executable file which can be opened by providing a valid password. If you want to send some confidential files to someone, you can use this to protect the files so that only those who know the password can access it.

The program encrypts the files and puts it inside an exe file which can only be opened by providing the correct password. The program uses SHA 1 algorithm for password validation and AES algorithm for file encryption. You can add many files to a single container by just drag and drop. After encrypting the file, you can extract the files by providing the correct password or open it directly. The resulting encrypted exe file is only slightly bigger than the original file. Files are really secure as it uses the powerful AES algorithm for Encryption.

The program is a freeware and works on Windows XP/Vista and Windows 7.

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Protect Confidential Files with Protect Me

Recently i got hooked on to using Remember the Milk for managing my tasks and to do list. While searching for a good desktop client for this web service, i came across App For the Milk. It is a nice desktop client which lets you manage your RTM tasks right from your desktop.

One good thing about the application is that it can be run in online as well as offline mode. When you are connected to the internet, it will run in online mode and it runs in offline mode when internet connection is not available. You can add tasks in offline mode and they will be automatically synchronized with the server when the connection is available. On running it for the first time, it will ask for your credentials and you will have to authorize it. One more reason for liking it is that it is an Adobe AIR application. It is got a neat and small interface which displays your tasks. Tasks which are due today will be displayed in bold and it has also got a search feature.

You can also use other options like Firefox extensions for RTM but if you are looking for a good desktop client, this is it. It runs on Mac, Windows as well as Linux and requires Adobe AIR.

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Get Remember the Milk tasks on Your Desktop with App For the Milk

I wish all the readers of this blog a Very Happy and Prosperous New Year 2010. My blogging has decreased in the last 4-5 months and i have been very inactive in the last 2 months. All this has been due to some work pressure and i do hope to strike a balance between the two in the coming year. I would like to thank all of you for your wonderful and i promise you that i will be interacting more with you in the coming year.

Have a Wonderful 2010.

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