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How to create a backup system that will also protect your installed programs

Dec 24, 2016 by Adam Frimer 5 Comments
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Lets be honest with ourselves for a second here, computer hardware is potentially a very dangerous and/or sensitive thing to meddle with. Actually, just in general computers (mostly PCs) have the potential to become unstable in an instant, sometimes even without a catalyst. Or a warning. Of course, back-up solutions are widely available and we should always back up important stuff at least to two different places. But what about the more basic things in your computer? So here’s the question:

If your C: Drive died tomorrow, how much work would, sweat and tears will it take to restore your computer? This is not where you keep the data, mind you, this is where you install software like Adobe Creative Cloud, Capture One, Presets and Filters, Office and all the other utilities you use. There is a solution!

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This feature film was shot using only the back-up camera of a Toyota Prius

Jan 18, 2016 by GB Leave a Comment
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If you think it’s challenging getting quality footage from smartphones, you might as well not even bother attempting this feat.

LA-based YouTube crew Mommy Comedy has created a feature film using only a Toyota Prius back-up camera as the recording tool.[Read More…]

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Incredible GoPro video captures first multi-stage rocket separation from space

Dec 4, 2015 by GB Leave a Comment
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On November 6th 2015, US spaceflight corporation UP Aerospace attached GoPro cameras to a rocket as it ascended into the upper atmosphere and separated, making it the first-ever video captured from the outside of a multi-stage rocket as its separating.

UP Aerospace is a small, private company that specializes in affordable space flight and payload deliveries for larger corporations and organizations.

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Backup Quick Tip: How To Move Your Dropbox Pro Folder If Your C Drive Is Full

Sep 30, 2015 by JP Danko 1 Comment
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If you’re a Dropbox user, you probably have your Dropbox folder installed at the default location – on your systems drive the Main (C:) drive (under My Documents in you are on windows).

If you have upgraded to Dropbox Pro with 1 TB of storage space – sooner or later you’re probably going to run into a storage space issue on your local computer – unless your current Main (C:) drive is already larger than 1 TB. Mine wasn’t.

Keep reading to learn how to move your Dropbox Pro folder if your (C:) drive is full.

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Heartbreaking Video of a Girl Confessing to Deleting Her Uncle’s Picture

Aug 13, 2014 by Maaz Khan 11 Comments
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUbjsL1rsmA

The content you’re about to see is a bit painful to watch just because of how emotionally heartbreaking it is, but I really hope it will help remind everyone out there of how important it is to back up your data.

Like any other person can before her, 4-year-old Candace caught herself in a situation where she didn’t pay enough attention to what she was doing with the pictures on a camera that her Uncle Dave loaned her. When she accidentally deleted one of his beloved photos, Candace was struck with guilt that I’m sure we can all imagine; she had to face her uncle and tell him that his pictures “went away forever.” And though it may be hard to hear that your memories were tampered with and gone in the matter of a second, Uncle Dave managed to capture his niece’s confession on camera and upload it here to show us what it feels like.

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