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  • Clone Your Computer To VirtualBox

    September 8, 2012 // davisde // Computer Hardware Tags: backup, box, clone, computer, copy, data, drive, hard, old, pc, virtual, vmware 6 Responses

     

    Why keep old hard drives and computers? This video will show you how to clone your physical hard drives to virtual drives and boot to them using Virtualbox
    USB adapter – http://goo.gl/m8Ska
    Disk2VHD –  http://goo.gl/omFyY
    Virtualbox – http://www.virtualbox.org

  • Reviving A Dead Hard Drive

    March 24, 2012 // davisde // Computer Hardware Tags: computer, data, dead, drive, fix, hard, help, lost, tech, technology 14 Responses


    Learn the signs of a dying hard drive and found out how to recover data from one that is dead or almost dead.

    Drive Sounds – http://datacent.com/hard_drive_sounds.php
    HDD Raw Copy Tool – http://hddguru.com/software/HDD-Raw-Copy-Tool

    http://www.tinkernut.com/chat
    http://www.tinkernut.com/forum

  • Make Free Calls With Your Smartphone

    July 13, 2011 // davisde // Hacks Tags: android, calls, cell, cellular, data, droid, free, google, mobile, phone, save, send, sipgate, smartphone, verizon, voice, wifi 30 Responses




    If you have a smartphone, you no longer need to pay for data AND voice minutes. This video will show you how to make calls for free using Google Voice.

    http://voice.google.com
    http://www.sipgate.com
    http://www.voxox.com
    http://www.ipkall.com
    http://www.appbrain.com/app/sipdroid/org.sipdroid.sipua
    http://www.cyrket.com/p/android/com.xinlu.gvdial/

    Instructions for iPhone:
    http://www.hutsby.net/2010/02/howto-iphone-sip-isipsimple-and-sipgate.html

    Proxy Instructions:



    Protect yourself from computer crashes by backing up your computer using this free software. GFI Backup utility: http://www.gfi.com Belarc Advisor (License Keys) http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

  • How To Fix A Windows BSOD

    August 7, 2009 // davisde // Safety & Security, Video Tags: 7, boot, data, safe, screen, tinkernut, tips, tricks, tutorial, vista, windows, xp 18 Responses




    This video covers the basics of how to fix the most common Windows Blue Screen Errors, commonly referred to as the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD).

  • Increase The Life Of Your Hard Drive

    February 26, 2009 // davisde // Computer Hardware, Safety & Security Tags: computer, data, drive, hard, life, safety, up, virus 7 Responses

    With all that we do on computers now-a-days, it is important to make sure we take care of them so that our data remains safe. This video covers the measures that you can take to increase the life of your computer’s hard drive. You can find all the links and notes used in this video at:

    http://www.tinkernut.com/forum/video-tutorial-help/increase-the-life-of-your-hard-drive

  • Backup Up Your Files Automatically

    May 30, 2008 // davisde // Safety & Security, Video Tags: backup, data, diy, files, safety, security, tips, tricks, tutorial 1 Response

    The free program Idlebackup allows you to backup your files while your computer is idle.

  • Freeware Tip: Burn CDs/DVDs

    April 14, 2008 // davisde // Software Tips, Video Tags: burn, cd, data, dvd, music, tutorial 2 Responses

    Infrarecorder is a program that lets you record music/data/mixed CD’s, DVD’s and dual layer DVD’s.

  • Backup Your Stuff For Free

    January 16, 2008 // davisde // Safety & Security, Video Tags: backup, data, drive, hard, safety, security, tutorial, windows 1 Response

    This weeks freeware application is called “Syncback” by 2BrightSparks.com. It’s a Windows utility that you can use to back up your files or to synchronize them from one location to another. It’s very intuitive and has a lot of great customizable features. Download it here.

  • How To Restore Deleted Files

    January 4, 2008 // davisde // Safety & Security, Video Tags: data, files, lost, restore, windows 5 Responses

    This video tutorial shows you ways of restoring files four different ways. I do not claim this video to be the ultimate way to restore files. These are just suggestions. If you know of better methods, please leave a comment with the suggested method. Listed below are the programs needed.

    • Restoration, CD Toolbox, PhotoRec, BartsPE (or Ubuntu)