Yesterday, I was attempting to update the firmware on my iPhone and iPad but was running into an error, specifically: “iTunes could not back up the iPhone “Boyd’s iPhone” because the backup could not be saved on the computer.” This was due to the C: in my computer reaching its capacity. Using a 128GB solid …
Category: Hard Drive
Jul 03 2010
Always Eject External Drives Before Removal
Over the course of my career where USB flash drives and external flash drives have become more commonplace (compared to the 1990s where floppy disks and compact discs were king) I have been shocked by the number of people that simply pull out a drive without first ejecting it. In some cases, this has lead …
Jun 08 2010
Recuva – Get a Second Chance After Emptying the Recycle Bin
Have you ever accidentally deleted one or more valuable files when you have been doing a tidy up on your computers and then watch that file disappear before before your very eyes never to return? Maybe you deleted the wrong photo off your camera or perhaps an important e-mail on your computer? I know I …
Jun 02 2010
Hard Drive Capacities – Know What You Are Getting!
Over the years, you may have wondered whether or not you have been duped when you bought a new computer with a hard drive of a higher capacity that your current computer or maybe when you just buy a new drive to put into your existing computer. The shop of manufacturer may advertising one capacity …
Apr 21 2010
iTunes for Windows – Good, Bad or Ugly?
Not too long ago, Steve Jobs made a general comment regarding platforms in defence of the changes to the iPhone SDK agreement, specifically: We’ve been there before, and intermediate layers between the platform and the developer ultimately produces sub-standard apps and hinders the progress of the platform. Somehow, the extrapolation has been made that Steve …
Apr 19 2010
SuperGeek Arsenal – External Hard Drive Dock
Any geek worth their weight in silicon will be prepared for almost any type technical problem or situation. One such device I reckon should be in a geek’s technical support arsenal is an external hard drive dock. A hard drive dock is important when you might have a computer that is refusing to boot up …
Mar 15 2010
Hard Drive Revival – Part 2
A couple of weeks ago, I embarked upon Hard Drive Revival – Part 1 when I took receipt of an apparent dead drive and decided to replace its circuit board. Last week, the replacement board arrived whilst I was on my extended weekend in Melbourne. I’ve only just been able to collect it today from …
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