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What is speccy?

  Introducing Speccy Speccy answers the question, what's inside your computer? If you're like most of us, you can probably name the processor (Intel or AMD, Celeron or Pentium), maybe how much RAM it has, and maybe how big the hard drive is. When you go to a computer store and see all the bright shiny PCs laid out next to each other, most will have tags or stickers indicating the: Processor brand and model Hard drive size and speed Amount of memory (RAM) Graphics card Operating system Two or three years later, when it comes time to upgrade your computer, that tag or sticker may be long gone. Speccy was designed as a free electronic "what's inside" sticker for your PC. Speccy gives you detailed statistics on every piece of hardware in your computer, including CPU, Motherboard, RAM, Graphics Cards, Hard Disks, Optical Drives, and Audio support. Additionally Speccy adds the temperatures of your different components, so you can easily see if there's a problem! You...

Here's why you would want to factory reset your device

Sometimes you may have a problem on your phone that you can’t pinpoint. It can be frustrating as you search through apps and programmes without much luck to figure out why your device is freezing or isn’t responding properly. If such a problem persists, one handy way is to activate factory reset, which will return your phone or device to its original state. While resetting it doesn’t harm your phone, it’s worth knowing the reasons why you would decide to use it in the first place. What is a factory reset?  A Factory Reset removes all user data from a device and reverts it back to default settings, or to be more exact, returns it to the way it was when you first purchased the device. Data like contacts, photos, apps, your cache and anything else that you saved onto the device ever since you started using it will be cleared from it. It will not remove the device’s operating system (iOS, Android, Windows Phone) but will go back to its original set of apps and settings. Also, resetting...

Does Restoring a Computer to the Factory Settings Wipe the Memory?

  Factory Reset a Computer When you factory reset a computer, you’re not going to be able to access any of the programs and files that were on it before the reset. For most purposes, you can assume that you have deleted everything on the computer, and that’s okay for most people. However, that information still lives on your hard drive and will stay there until it has either been overwritten by new information or completely destroyed. An expert could access it if they tried hard enough. The idea of clearing your data using a factory reset isn’t such a far-fetched idea. In fact, phone companies do that with refurbished phones. It certainly does seem appealing to be able to be done with everything by clicking a simple button. Considering a Factory Reset However, the truth is that it simply is not that simple. In some cases, a factory reset can actually be a good thing. However, there are certain drawbacks you should consider as you deliberate whether to use this method or not. In fac...

What is Recuva?

The free file recovery app for the Windows platform is Recuva , a software product developed by Piriform Ltd. (the same company as CCleaner). It helps you to retrieve missing files from your PC, camera or iPod quickly. If you sometimes delete files by accident, Recuva is a must-have. No ad-ware, no spyware, Recuva can be used absolutely free of charge. You can also donate to Piriform on Recuva's official site to help the developer team enhance this file recovery product. Mac users here are not as lucky as PC users. Recuva supports Windows only. For Mac users, Recuva is not official. But that doesn't mean that you can't restore missing Mac files. Yeah, you can get back all of them! As an alternative to Recuva for Mac, Wondershare Data Recovery for Mac is excellent. It will search your Mac, camera, iPhone, iPod, USB, and more easily and fully, enabling your files to be retrieved in clear categories such as papers, photos, videos, music, emails, and archives. It can also ...