Q. My wife took her lap top with her on a trip to Paris about 5 years ago and it all of a sudden died and couldn't be rebooted or restored (It's a Dell). She has a ton of pictures on there from the trip that she'd transferred from her camera that she'd like to get back. I have the hard drive out of the lap top now (we took it to Data Doctors and they couldn't do anything with it). Does anyone know of any reputable places I could take the hard drive to get the data off of it? Preferably not crazy expensive.
Thanks!
Thanks!
A. In a disk drive, the data is not stored like DVDs with files on each disk. Instead, it is stored vertically across multiple disks in slices. If it is a dead controller board, that can be replaced. If it is some bad data but the HDD is functional, the rest is recoverable with an HDD enclosure. But, it is likely you have a mechanical failure in the heads that read the data and the disks crashed into the reading mechanism. That is why it is called a head crash. To reconstruct the remaining data means two methods. One is pulling the drive apart to the individual disks and re-placing as a reconstruction to a new drive. The other would be to read the individual disks and pointers and by computer reconstruct the data. Both processes are incredibly difficult and that is why a price tag of $500 to $2000 is not unusual. Corporations and governments may pay for the service, or individuals that are in a MUST HAVE situation, something more than photographs.
If the HDD is functioning, there is freeware to pull files
http://www.easeus.com/resource/hard-disk-data-recovery.htm
Data retrieval services will look at what you have at no charge:
https://www.dataretrieval.com/features-and-benefits.html
You went to a franchise one.
The franchise one may not have the true data recovery methods for head crashes and just deal with the easy situations.
I suspect the cost is higher than you believe the photos are worth, but your choice to investigate.
I at least hope I helped you to understand WHY they have to charge so much.
If the HDD is functioning, there is freeware to pull files
http://www.easeus.com/resource/hard-disk-data-recovery.htm
Data retrieval services will look at what you have at no charge:
https://www.dataretrieval.com/features-and-benefits.html
You went to a franchise one.
The franchise one may not have the true data recovery methods for head crashes and just deal with the easy situations.
I suspect the cost is higher than you believe the photos are worth, but your choice to investigate.
I at least hope I helped you to understand WHY they have to charge so much.
Is it possible to run World of Warcraft from a college dorm community connection?
Q. I go to a University where all residence halls have their own individual wi-fi networks. The connection shows as excellent on my computer. The only problem I ever have with it is an occasional connection speed issue and YouTube videos are virtually impossible to watch. My computer has plenty of power to run the game, but I am just curious as to whether a connection like this will work. Thanks!
A. There's two kinds of "speed".
#1 Bandwidth. That's how much massive data can you get to go over the link. You need lots of bandwidth for videos. You need very little to PLAY World of Warcraft, but you need a fair bit to patch. Here is a bandwidth tester. http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/
#2 LATENCY. This is - when you send a signal, and that has to go to the server, and the server sends a signal back, how long does that round-trip take? The traditional measure of that is "ping", a utility program on your computer, and I like to ping www.comcast.net. There is also a latency meter in-game. Your "computer" icon turns green, yellow or red, and if you mouseover it, it will tell you your average latency.
#3 a thing that relates to latency is PACKET LOSS. This means the signal never gets to the destination. Now, internet applications have ways to recover from that, and World of Warcraft is no exception, if you've ever hit your rotations only to have them kinda go "thud"... then 10 seconds later they all "kick at once"... that was packet loss and recovery from it. WoW is very forgiving... however in PVP, your opponents are not. PvP is impossible in poor network conditions, you will drag your arena team down into the triple digits. You can dungeon with latency but not with packet loss - you can't get out of the fire if your screen never displayed the fire because the packet went lost. Solo PvE is possible with increasing annoyance up to about 10% packet loss.
#1 Bandwidth. That's how much massive data can you get to go over the link. You need lots of bandwidth for videos. You need very little to PLAY World of Warcraft, but you need a fair bit to patch. Here is a bandwidth tester. http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/
#2 LATENCY. This is - when you send a signal, and that has to go to the server, and the server sends a signal back, how long does that round-trip take? The traditional measure of that is "ping", a utility program on your computer, and I like to ping www.comcast.net. There is also a latency meter in-game. Your "computer" icon turns green, yellow or red, and if you mouseover it, it will tell you your average latency.
#3 a thing that relates to latency is PACKET LOSS. This means the signal never gets to the destination. Now, internet applications have ways to recover from that, and World of Warcraft is no exception, if you've ever hit your rotations only to have them kinda go "thud"... then 10 seconds later they all "kick at once"... that was packet loss and recovery from it. WoW is very forgiving... however in PVP, your opponents are not. PvP is impossible in poor network conditions, you will drag your arena team down into the triple digits. You can dungeon with latency but not with packet loss - you can't get out of the fire if your screen never displayed the fire because the packet went lost. Solo PvE is possible with increasing annoyance up to about 10% packet loss.
Do you know of any legitimate work from home jobs?
Q. work from home jobs that really pay and they do not require a fee for subscription. Like Travel agents or data entry? Does anyone is working on a work from home job?
A. * Alpine Access Premier provider of customer service solutions using home-based employees. NO FEES.
* Brighten Communications A business-to-business telemarketing company specializing in the outsourcing of lead generation. The clients you will be making calls on behalf of represent professional organizations in industries such as finance, brokerage, and high-tech.
* Customer Loyalty Concepts You will be contacting existing newspaper subscribers selling a variety of services.
* LiveOps Outsourcing call center solutions using work at home agents. $30.00 fee for credit and background check.
* West At Home West agents handle client's interaction with their customers, from customer care and live chat to email and incoming sales calls.
* Working Solutions A long-standing company, workingsolutions.com offers many legitimate - NO FEE - home based opportunities.
Data Entry
* Axion Data Sign up as a home-working independent contractor with this long-standing company. NO FEES TO JOIN.
* Dion Data Solutions Complete an appilcation, and - if approved - you will be contacted to provide work at home data management services for them. NO FEES TO JOIN.
* Palm Coast Data Data entry keyers input customer information, such as names and addresses, or revise information already in the database. Work at home on your own personal computer, linked to Palm Coast Data. Currently hiring work at home keyers in Florida and Colorado. NO COST
Bookkeeping
* A/R Recovery Work at home collecting Accounts Receivable.
* Balance Your Books Provide A/P, A/R, payroll and general support for clients.
* Bateman & Co. Seeking "telecommuting" staff accountants. CPA required, with at least 3 years of prior public accounting experience. They will furnish the necessary software.
Transcription Services
* Absolute Document Services Seeking corporate, medical, and legal transcriptionists to work at home.
* Accutran Global Legitimate online jobs doing medical, legal, financial, investigation, interviews, and focus group transcription.
* Tiger Fish Provide transcription services: video, editing and legal transcription.
Virtual Assistant Jobs
* Team Double Click They offer a wide range of administrative jobs: Virtual Assistants, Real Estate Assistants, Telemarketers...jsut to name a few positions. However, they do not have jobs that are strictly typing or data entry.
* Virtual Office Temps Seeking individuals who can do desktop publishing, legal transcription, internet research, web applications...just to name a few jobs.
Amber Dickson
* Brighten Communications A business-to-business telemarketing company specializing in the outsourcing of lead generation. The clients you will be making calls on behalf of represent professional organizations in industries such as finance, brokerage, and high-tech.
* Customer Loyalty Concepts You will be contacting existing newspaper subscribers selling a variety of services.
* LiveOps Outsourcing call center solutions using work at home agents. $30.00 fee for credit and background check.
* West At Home West agents handle client's interaction with their customers, from customer care and live chat to email and incoming sales calls.
* Working Solutions A long-standing company, workingsolutions.com offers many legitimate - NO FEE - home based opportunities.
Data Entry
* Axion Data Sign up as a home-working independent contractor with this long-standing company. NO FEES TO JOIN.
* Dion Data Solutions Complete an appilcation, and - if approved - you will be contacted to provide work at home data management services for them. NO FEES TO JOIN.
* Palm Coast Data Data entry keyers input customer information, such as names and addresses, or revise information already in the database. Work at home on your own personal computer, linked to Palm Coast Data. Currently hiring work at home keyers in Florida and Colorado. NO COST
Bookkeeping
* A/R Recovery Work at home collecting Accounts Receivable.
* Balance Your Books Provide A/P, A/R, payroll and general support for clients.
* Bateman & Co. Seeking "telecommuting" staff accountants. CPA required, with at least 3 years of prior public accounting experience. They will furnish the necessary software.
Transcription Services
* Absolute Document Services Seeking corporate, medical, and legal transcriptionists to work at home.
* Accutran Global Legitimate online jobs doing medical, legal, financial, investigation, interviews, and focus group transcription.
* Tiger Fish Provide transcription services: video, editing and legal transcription.
Virtual Assistant Jobs
* Team Double Click They offer a wide range of administrative jobs: Virtual Assistants, Real Estate Assistants, Telemarketers...jsut to name a few positions. However, they do not have jobs that are strictly typing or data entry.
* Virtual Office Temps Seeking individuals who can do desktop publishing, legal transcription, internet research, web applications...just to name a few jobs.
Amber Dickson
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