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Cut Vista down to size
A nice little free utility came to my attention recently, called vLite. Although I have virtually no experience with Vista nor do I want any, this little tool seems to cut out some of the excess that Microsoft insists on installing by default. Taking the installation down from the standard 15 GB, to just 1.4 GB. It can also integrate hot fixes and other patches, then make the whole thing into a burnable ISO making it useful on more than one front.
There is also a version for XP called nLite.
Stories from a Data Recovery Firm
Or Stupid people should own electronics.
Ontrack data recovery tells stories of the unusual and usually stupid ways people break stuff. Everything from a photographer spray insecticide inside his computer because of an ant infestation, to a scientist drilling a hole in his hard drive and pouring oil to stop a squeak in his computer. I thought scientist were supposed to be smart, I guess not. Then there’s the woman who washed a usd drive, I have to admit I’ve washed and dried the same usb drive not once but twice and it still works to this day. Then there’s the professional wedding photographer who overwrote someone’s wedding with another couples.
Source: ComputerWorld
Google Gdrive
While Google has been ever increasing it’s Gmail capacity, Microsoft overtook them with their upgrade to their Live email services brand. But Google is looking to one up Microsoft this time. Google is getting ready to launch their G drive as some call it, a free online storage space. Although Microsoft already launched a service like this called Skydrive, it only has a 500MB capacity. No word on Google’s capacity has been released but it will surely be in the gigabyte range for their free accounts, with more storage available for purchase. The service should be available by next year.
