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Tech news:
Mac Marketshare Increasing. Along with the recent encouraging 3Q 2006 financial results from Apple on Wednesday, independent research firms report solid gains from 1 year ago, with IDC reporting a jump from 4.4 to 4.8% U.S. Marketshare and Gartner reporting a jump from 4.3 to 4.6%, making the Mac maker the 4th largest maker of computers behind Dell (32%), HP (18.9%), and Gateway (6.2%).
Parallels software now available in Apple stores. Parallels’ wildly popular and well-reviewed Desktop for Mac virtualization software for OS X had made the leap from online distribution into the real world. Parallels’ desktop software has been made available in at least some Apple retail stores as early as this past Saturday, July 15th. The SoHo Apple store in NYC reports selling out of the boxed product on the same day it hit the shelves. The software will also be available in other retail electronics stores such as CompUSA, Staples, Office Depot by mid-August.
Series 3 TiVo coming soon. TiVo has notified both the FCC and cable operators that CableCARD compliant HD Series3 units are currently being tested and should be released to retail soon. The letter says: The TiVo Series3 HD DVR product supports up to two CableCARD decoders. This product acts as two independent single stream UDCP CableCARD hosts within one set top box. It can also be configured to operate as a single CableCARD device. This product is currently being tested by a small number of consumers in cable markets across the country, and will be generally available in retail stores soon. We wanted to ensure that you are aware of this product in time to make any necessary preparations to support customers who request two CableCARD decoders for their TiVo Series3 HD DVR.
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How To: Recovering Deleted Files
Accidentally deleting files is something we all try to avoid, but it can happen on occasion: Emptying the recycle bin before checking its contents, performing a Shift+Delete on a file or folder, or deleting a file from the command line can all render your data invisible to XP, and seemingly lost forever. This can be quite upsetting if the data in question was something you’ve spent a lot of time working on. Fortunately, your chances for recovery of deleted data are actually quite good, especially if you take immediate action.
Windows XP does not ship with any application for assisting you in recovering your data, so I would recommend using a free application called Restoration. This program is very effective at recovering deleted files from your hard drive. The application does not require installation either, so it is a handy application to carry on a USB flash drive as well.
Recovering files using Restoration is simple and easy. Simply select the drive you’d like to restore from in the pulldown menu at the upper right, then click on the “Search Deleted Files” button. After the search is complete, select the files you’d like to restore and click on the “Restore By Copying” button.
It is important that you try to restore your files either to another drive or partition, so as to avoid overwriting information on your source drive. So if you only have one drive/partition, try to restore the data to a floppy disk, USB flash drive, or a network drive.
You can download Restoration at http://www.geocities.jp/br_kato/
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Ask A Geek:
Robert in Texas asks “How can I remove a bios password on an alienware notebook?”
Robert, most BIOS password can be simply removed by opening up the case. Remove the li-on battery for 20 minutes and that should do it. While it’s no guarantee that this will remove the password, many times that does the trick. You can also contact Alienware for help on this as well. They should have a factory-method for removing the password as well.
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