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Author Archives: Mike Fiato
7 tips on portable storage devices.
Everyday we utilize various storage media types in a variety of electronic devices. These media types range from Secure Digital cards for cameras and portable devices to USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt external drives. However, the common thread is that they … Continue reading
How To Securely Erase Your Hard Drive
Securely erasing your hard drive of your personal information has never been more important. If you own a computer, mobile phone, digital camera, PS3 or Xbox you will want to read this article. As we accumulate digital devices, our personal … Continue reading
Tips on upgrading to Windows 8 the right way.
Windows 8 was release just last week and I thought it would be a good idea to talk about bootable backups and dual-booting operating systems. Let’s start with bootable backups and what it means to the average user. In this … Continue reading
Which SSD Solid State Drive is the best?
SSD prices are dropping to a dollar a gigabyte and less these days. Depending on which brand and read/write speed you’re willing pay for, there may be a SSD drive in your budget range. A quick search of “Best SSD” … Continue reading
iPhoto Library Accidentally Deleted…
Today, I assisted a customer using the Prosoft Data Rescue 3 recovery demo software. This customer accidentally deleted their iPhoto library inadvertently. She was panicking because she was worried she may have lost all her iPhoto pictures from her MacBook … Continue reading
Posted in Data Recovery Software, Data Rescue 3
Tagged deleted iPhoto library, free trial data recovery software
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Securely Wiping Gigabytes of Data Effortlessly
Recently Prosoft Engineering launched MediaTools Wipe, a professional level multi-drive hard drive data wiping tool. As the product manager of MediaTools Wipe, I am very excited about this new multi-drive, secure shredding application and what it brings to the drive … Continue reading
Posted in MediaTools Wipe
Tagged hard drive eraser, multi-drive wipe, Securely Wiping Gigabytes of Data Effortlessly, wiping software
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Prosoft launches MediaTools Wipe
Prosoft launches a new professional drive utility for windows called MediaTools Wipe. A secure erasing tool like this is an invaluable application to have if you own multiple external and internal drives of all types. Every day we store sensitive … Continue reading
Upgrading your Mac to Mountain Lion the right way.
Since Apple confirmed that it will release its latest version of the Mac OS X Mountain Lion tomorrow, I thought it would be a great idea to cover basic operating system upgrade tips. Mountain Lion will be available through the … Continue reading
Posted in Data Rescue 3, Drive Genius 3
Tagged Mountain Lion, upgrading, Upgrading your Mac to Mountain Lion the right way.
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Data Recovery Do’s and Don’ts
Prevention is better than cure as the common saying goes. However, if you’re reading this blog you may have already either incurred a data loss and are researching what to do next. Our support team fields hundreds of calls on … Continue reading
Posted in Data Recovery Service, Data Recovery Software
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Prepping your Mac for Mountain Lion
Apple announced recently that their new Mac OS X version, Mountain Lion, will be released next month for $19.00. At this price point it’s expected that many users will opt to upgrade and stay current with the latest operating system … Continue reading
Posted in Data Rescue 3
Tagged dual-boot mac, Mountain Lion, Prepping your Mac for Mountain Lion, upgrading OS X
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