Another service that I am proud to offer is recovery services. In the event you have accidentally deleted a file from your hard drive, camera card, flash drive, external hard drive, or what have you, there is a very high chance I can recover those files for you. Pictures, programs, music, software, even if you deleted it over a year ago. And even if your computer has completely crashed and is fully locked up, I can still recover most files in most every case. I can also recover passwords and re set passwords on systems including Administrator passwords and BIOS passwords. (Proof of ownership and rights required on resetting Administrator and BIOS passwords on any system).
Lost a file because it just seemed to disappear? I can get it back and re file it so you can find it again. Want to make sure that a file you delete can never be recovered? I can install the right programs so you never have to worry about someone finding your old private files. I can also wipe a hard drive to the world's toughest standards, well above United States Government Level requirements. There are less than 100 people world wide who could ever recover those files then. And they are to expensive for most people to afford to hire anyway. Reformatting does not erase your files like so many people believe, I can still recover files that were on the past OS.
There are always options. Not all is lost unless you want it to truly be lost.
Coming soon; External Firewall dedicated machines for your home network.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
Imaging Services
The term imaging services is very broad. I am a very experienced photographer and imaging specialist. The services I provide is the use of my images on any of your own web sites for a fee, specialized photography services, I can attend events and handle all of your photographic needs and even have a number of portable printers and can print pictures right on site. I also specialize in image recovery from hard drives, memory cards, flash drives or just about any storage medium. I can also turn your photos into a CD or DVD slide show with music in the background and or voice overs explaining more details about the photos being viewed.
I can also turn any of your images into inspirational posters. Almost anything you can think of, I can do it. Create private labels for any of your needs. Technology allows me to be very creative and I take full advantage of as many opportunities as I can. As I continue to write and develop this site, I will post samples of my works so that you can see for yourself what I can do for you. If you post a request response, I will do my best to get the requested sample or write more detail about any of the works and services I offer on the site as soon as I can.
Hard Drive Cloning
As promised, the first piece I am posting is about hard drive cloning, what it is and why you may want to consider this as a serious option for your computer. Hard drive cloning is exactly what it sounds like, it's creating an exact clone or carbon copy of your present hard drive in your computer. Why would you want to do this? There are a number of reasons. For starters, it is the best backup of your files and operating system there is. If you have ever had a hard drive fail and you didn't back up your files before that failure, then you know how hard it was to go through the loss of all those files and the time spent creating them all.
Second, you not only lose all your files, you lose your operating system and all the software on it along with all the updates. One could argue that you can always buy a new hard drive and re load the OS from the disks that came with the computer. Well that is one option, but all you will gain is a new hard drive and a newly installed and out of date operating system that will take quite a bit of time to get all the updates back, then you have to start re loading all your software all over again. Now there is a potential problem with re loading all that software. If there is a key that has to be put in to make the program work, the key may not work on this re load. Why? The old key was tied to the old key of the last operating system.
But wait you say? The operating system has not changed? Well yes it has and no it has not. Each time you re load your operating system, the key changes for that operating system. The new key changes the way software is allowed to be loaded onto the computer. So even though it is still the same operating system, the computer considers it a new operating system as the key has changed. Therefore, any programs like Microsoft Office with a one user license will not work on the re loaded operating system even though it's the same computer. Not all is always lost. Companies such as Microsoft realize that the operating system does need to be re loaded from time to time, so if you call them and explain to them what has happened, they will usually issue you one more new key. If your hard drive becomes corrupted or quits again though, you are out of luck and on your own.
Now the Microsoft software is only one issue. There is also your anti virus software and anything else you have bought and loaded. What you want is an easy solution to avoid ever having to go through this nightmare and real time consuming process. So what to do? Well if you had cloned your hard drive, you would have an exact copy of your hard drive so should your hard drive fail or get corrupted, all you have to do is exchange hard drives and it's back in business like nothing ever happened. Zero Loss. Then you wipe the old corrupted hard drive or buy another hard drive and clone all over again. All of my computers are now cloned. All the time and frustrations I went through in the past before I learned this simple trick are now behind me.
One real note, the zero loss is not a true zero loss. There are files that you created after cloning your hard drive so those files will be missing from the clone.
My recommendation is to do what we all never get around to doing and that is back up those files onto a CD, DVD, Flash Drive, Pen Drive, External Hard Drive, or what have you. I always keep plenty of spare external hard drives around. They are worth their weight in Gold and are very cheap these days compared to what they used to cost.
Is hard drive cloning difficult or costly? Well it's not recommended for the average user to undertake as it is easy to make the wrong choice when setting up the procedure which could wipe out everything, but for the experienced user with the guts to try it, it's not really all that hard. The major part of the cost is the hard drive that will be used for cloning. It depends on what size you choose and I recommend that you buy a new hard drive that is about the same size as the one in your computer now. I charge about $60.00 for the cloning process itself before the cost of the new hard drive and there is also a visit fee that is charged depending on what market one is in. One can figure a rough cost of just under $200.00 for the entire package.
To some this may sound expensive, however what is your time worth if you loose everything and you also just lost that $600.00 Microsoft Office program? Remember, the clone is an exact carbon copy of your original hard drive including all the keys for the operating system and all the software. When I clone one of my own computers, I set the computer up with all the programs I want on it first, then I clone it. I back up my files periodically so the re load of the files is a breeze, and they can also be easily transfered to other computers as well.
I am sure you can easily see the value of this concept and service. I would be happy to clone your computer hard drive for you. Please give me a call. (I am taking into consideration that most of the people coming to this site are by invitation from me through one of my marketing pieces or business cards. If you have stumbled onto this site and would like help with this service, I can walk anyone through it but there will be an advanced fee that would have to be paid.)
Second, you not only lose all your files, you lose your operating system and all the software on it along with all the updates. One could argue that you can always buy a new hard drive and re load the OS from the disks that came with the computer. Well that is one option, but all you will gain is a new hard drive and a newly installed and out of date operating system that will take quite a bit of time to get all the updates back, then you have to start re loading all your software all over again. Now there is a potential problem with re loading all that software. If there is a key that has to be put in to make the program work, the key may not work on this re load. Why? The old key was tied to the old key of the last operating system.
But wait you say? The operating system has not changed? Well yes it has and no it has not. Each time you re load your operating system, the key changes for that operating system. The new key changes the way software is allowed to be loaded onto the computer. So even though it is still the same operating system, the computer considers it a new operating system as the key has changed. Therefore, any programs like Microsoft Office with a one user license will not work on the re loaded operating system even though it's the same computer. Not all is always lost. Companies such as Microsoft realize that the operating system does need to be re loaded from time to time, so if you call them and explain to them what has happened, they will usually issue you one more new key. If your hard drive becomes corrupted or quits again though, you are out of luck and on your own.
Now the Microsoft software is only one issue. There is also your anti virus software and anything else you have bought and loaded. What you want is an easy solution to avoid ever having to go through this nightmare and real time consuming process. So what to do? Well if you had cloned your hard drive, you would have an exact copy of your hard drive so should your hard drive fail or get corrupted, all you have to do is exchange hard drives and it's back in business like nothing ever happened. Zero Loss. Then you wipe the old corrupted hard drive or buy another hard drive and clone all over again. All of my computers are now cloned. All the time and frustrations I went through in the past before I learned this simple trick are now behind me.
One real note, the zero loss is not a true zero loss. There are files that you created after cloning your hard drive so those files will be missing from the clone.
My recommendation is to do what we all never get around to doing and that is back up those files onto a CD, DVD, Flash Drive, Pen Drive, External Hard Drive, or what have you. I always keep plenty of spare external hard drives around. They are worth their weight in Gold and are very cheap these days compared to what they used to cost.
Is hard drive cloning difficult or costly? Well it's not recommended for the average user to undertake as it is easy to make the wrong choice when setting up the procedure which could wipe out everything, but for the experienced user with the guts to try it, it's not really all that hard. The major part of the cost is the hard drive that will be used for cloning. It depends on what size you choose and I recommend that you buy a new hard drive that is about the same size as the one in your computer now. I charge about $60.00 for the cloning process itself before the cost of the new hard drive and there is also a visit fee that is charged depending on what market one is in. One can figure a rough cost of just under $200.00 for the entire package.
To some this may sound expensive, however what is your time worth if you loose everything and you also just lost that $600.00 Microsoft Office program? Remember, the clone is an exact carbon copy of your original hard drive including all the keys for the operating system and all the software. When I clone one of my own computers, I set the computer up with all the programs I want on it first, then I clone it. I back up my files periodically so the re load of the files is a breeze, and they can also be easily transfered to other computers as well.
I am sure you can easily see the value of this concept and service. I would be happy to clone your computer hard drive for you. Please give me a call. (I am taking into consideration that most of the people coming to this site are by invitation from me through one of my marketing pieces or business cards. If you have stumbled onto this site and would like help with this service, I can walk anyone through it but there will be an advanced fee that would have to be paid.)
Welcome Letter
Hello and welcome to the Thompson Technology Consulting Blog Site.
The purpose of this blog site is so you can come here for information on the many services that are offered and or provided. Brochures and letters are only able to communicate so much. There is a very vast and broad range of services that Thompson Technology Consulting can bring to you. Everything from hard drive cloning to photography services, web design and management, to network design and installations. As time permits, I will write articles covering different topics that may be of interest to you. One of the first I will write after this welcome letter is on why one might wish to consider hard drive cloning.
Being well aware that most people are not techies, I will try to write as lively as I can and add some humor in to keep your interest. I manage a number of sites for various reasons, some are personal and some are business. If you like what you see, I will be happy to either create one or more sites for you and or manage those sites as well, or I can teach you how to do it yourself. Please remember that I run a business, so there are fees for all of this. But hey, the good news is you don't have to pay to come here and read any of this.
Thanks for stopping by and hope to be of service to you soon.
Sincerely;
Chuck Thompson
The purpose of this blog site is so you can come here for information on the many services that are offered and or provided. Brochures and letters are only able to communicate so much. There is a very vast and broad range of services that Thompson Technology Consulting can bring to you. Everything from hard drive cloning to photography services, web design and management, to network design and installations. As time permits, I will write articles covering different topics that may be of interest to you. One of the first I will write after this welcome letter is on why one might wish to consider hard drive cloning.
Being well aware that most people are not techies, I will try to write as lively as I can and add some humor in to keep your interest. I manage a number of sites for various reasons, some are personal and some are business. If you like what you see, I will be happy to either create one or more sites for you and or manage those sites as well, or I can teach you how to do it yourself. Please remember that I run a business, so there are fees for all of this. But hey, the good news is you don't have to pay to come here and read any of this.
Thanks for stopping by and hope to be of service to you soon.
Sincerely;
Chuck Thompson
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