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I come across quite a few programs, applications and features almost every day in the course of normal work-a-day research trying to find the right tools to use in the Computer Consulting Business.

As a result, I often find some little known Free Downloadable or Online Features that could be of use to almost anyone to make their computing experience a little bit better and more productive.

This is just such a find…

WampServer is a Windows tool used to create and or tweak a Blog or Website offline.
You can build your site using all the tools you need such as Apache, PHP  and a MySQL datatbase, as well as PHPMyAdmin for managing your databases.

Once installed, it will respond and look exactly the same as your production (live) server so you can make any changes to your sites without anyone knowing the difference until you want them to see it.

Then you can simply upload your new and improved site to your server for the world to see.

I hope you find this tool to be something useful in your daily computing experience.

If you find something you think should be included, please use the comments below or use my Contact Form to let me know and I will be sure to check it out for inclusion in a future article.

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I come across quite a few programs, applications and features almost every day in the course of normal work-a-day research trying to find the right tools to use in the Computer Consulting Business.

As a result, I often find some little known Free Downloadable or Online Features that could be of use to almost anyone to make their computing experience a little bit better and more productive.

This is just such a find…

 

If you take the advice of most computer experts, including myself, you backup your computer and any important files regularly. However, most system backups are just that… System Backups. Sure they may include your pictures, files, favorites and settings, but what about all the rest of the programs and services you added to your hard drive that you use all the time.

Things like Skype,  Crossloop, Filezilla and even your Camera Download Program, etc will all be missing.

The only way to recover EVERYTHING you use and need every day is to backup the WHOLE Drive.

Paragon Drive Backup is one way to do just that, Backup your whole Drive, including any partitions you may have. The program will compress all of the files by approximately 50%, but if you’re like me that is still a lot of information.

It is easy to use with the Wizard which is a major part of the feature. You can backup to any external drive, including CD’s and DVD’s. For larger files, you may need a little more capacity though.

I highly recommend Paragon for backing up your whole disk drive on a regular basis. Oh, and It’s FREE!

I hope you find this tool to be something useful in your daily computing experience.

If you find something you think should be included, please use the comments below or use my Contact Form to let me know and I will be sure to check it out for inclusion in a future article.

I come across quite a few programs, applications and features almost every day in the course of normal work-a-day research trying to find the right tools to use in the Computer Consulting Business.

As a result, I often find some little known Free Downloadable or Online Features that could be of use to almost anyone to make their computing experience a little bit better and more productive.

This is just such a find…

 MagicDisc is one of those tools you didn’t know you needed until you needed it.

When you download an .iso file from the internet, it is useless unless you can burn it to either a CD or DVD in order to open and use the files contained within the file.

I ran into just such a situation when I downloaded the Windows 7 .iso for testing purposes and it was too large to be contained on a CD and I don’t have a DVD burner. Now what?

Along comes MagicDisc. I’m not sure where I found it, but it was the answer to my problems.

With MagicDisc I could make a Virtual CD/DVD of the .iso image file and install it on a partition of my hard drive.

It is really easy to install MagicDisc and set up the Virtual drive, then installation of Windows 7 was as easy as using an actual Installation Disk from the Manufacturer.

Definition of an .ISO image file can be found here.

I hope you find this tool to be something useful in your daily computing experience.

If you find something you think should be included, please use the comments below or use my Contact Form to let me know and I will be sure to check it out for inclusion in a future article.