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You may be hearing a lot about virtualization in the IT world lately. But if you’re a small business owner, you may not be clear on exactly what virtualization is — or how it can save your business money. Worse, you may not even know what questions to ask (or who to ask) to get the right answers.Let’s explore the basic question first: Exactly what is virtualization? Virtualization is the creation of a virtual (rather than real) piece of hardware, an operating system or a storage device. One simple example would be Mac computers that run a Windows 7 skin. When you’re using a Windows interface on a Mac, the Windows OS is the “virtual” environment.But you can use virtualization…

Do you often store documents to transfer from work to home or share with other people on a USB flash drive? What about those photos you’re bringing to your local drug store chain for printing? Many people also use USB flash drives for back-up storage. Often, the data we keep on USB drives is also stored on laptop or desktop PCs — but not always.  For whatever reason, you may  be storing one of a kind data on your USB flash drive, and its often important documents and photos. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be carrying it around on such a convenient, portable, easy-to-access data solution.  But those very features that make flash drives so convenient are also their downfall.  USB flash…

Do you have a pressing question about data recovery? Are you more comfortable talking through chat programs than on the phone? Do you want to stay quiet about your data recovery emergency (perhaps to avoid upsetting a parent, spouse or boss?) 24 Hour Data now offers live chat provided by LivePerson. Your 24 Hour Data representative will answer all your questions about the data recovery process, how to start a data recovery, and the many ways 24 Hour Data can help you get your mission critical data back, fast.  If our customer service rep can’t answer your question, she can help you connect, via phone or email, with a data recovery expert that can provide more information. Completely Secure, for…

The solid state technology inside USB flash drives is more durable and less prone to fail after repeated read/write cycles. After all, there are no mechanical parts inside, like the heads on an HDD, to wear out with time. But because of their size and format, USB drives are also more prone catastrophic failure and data loss caused by a number of other factors.  Here are 3 ways to protect your USB flash drive and avoid the need for USB flash drive data recovery services:  1. Keep your flash drive unplugged when not in use. When plugged into your computer, your flash drive is subject to additional (unnecessary) read/write cycles. These cycles eventually wear out the SSD memory chip inside —…

At the recent Black Hat computer security conference in New York, security researcher Charlie Miller of Accuvant Labs http://www.accuvant.com/capability/accuvant-labs/security-research/featu… announced that he discovered a flaw in an embedded controller used in the lithium ion and lithium polymer batteries found in many Macs laptops, including these: – MacBook – MacBook Pro – MacBook Air A Computer Virus? On a Mac? According to Miller, the controllers were shipped with a default password (the same for each controller), which could permit hackers to access the firmware, modify it, and take control of the controller. This capability, in the wrong hands, can lead to safety issues, such as overcharging or fire, Miller said, although he hadn’t tested that theory. His research did discover that…

People who find us through a Google search when they need emergency data recovery services might think our company is all about technology. It’s true we use the latest data recovery techniques, and we’re constantly doing research & development to develop better and faster data recovery processes for today’s newest devices, including: – USB Flash drives – SSD drives – iPads – Android tablets – Virtual servers and more. But we’re not all about technology.  The 24 Hour Data recovery experts that answer our phones — and also talk to customers live through instant messenger  on our website — have seen it all. They’ve helped customers with everything from lost wedding photos to lost financial records. They treat everyone who…

You get to your computer impatient to get started on the first item on agenda. So much to do, an important deadline, and you have to close shop early for your kids’ soccer game at three. Your fingers tap your desk as you wait for your computer to boot up. Most of the time, you love what you do as a small business owner. And to be honest, your mind is revving with ideas this morning. But you want to get started already. Then that pop-up box appears: “Important updates available now.” The cursor hovers between your choices: “Perform updates now” and “Remind me later.”  You click “remind me later,” dismissing the concept with a wave of your hand, and open…

If you just suffered hard drive failure, you might be searching the Web (perhaps on someone else’s computer or on your smart phone) looking for a data recovery service that can help you. You might be unfamiliar with the data recovery process, and you’re not even sure what to look for in a data recovery firm. We can help.  1. Success rate – Obviously, you want to work with a firm that has the best chance of getting your data back. 24 Hour Data has the highest success rate when it comes to recovering lost data from RAID servers, hard disk drives (HDD), solid state drives (SSD), USB flash drives, memory cards and more. If a company doesn’t publish its…

High school and college students facing catastrophic data loss the day before a big assignment is due may panic. Almost everyone has been there at least once. You’ve just spent hours, maybe even all night, working on a paper. You hit save. And the computer freezes. The drive begins making clicking noises, then it starts grinding. Now you’re looking at the “blue screen of death.” This really can’t be happening. But it is. And it does. Often, it’s those last minute assignments that never get backed up. Most students and home users perform back-ups nightly or weekly, if that. It’s very rare someone would back up a story they’re in the process of writing and had just started during that…