The Devastation Of Data Loss - And What You Can Do About It

Written by Nick Carter


Almost everyone who uses a PC stores valuable data onrepparttar hard drive or other data storage device. Whether you use your PC for keeping personal accounts, contact details or important information or whether you are a business user and keep vital business information, contact details and company data on your PCrepparttar 148312 risk of data loss is a big risk and could prove very costly inrepparttar 148313 long run.

With true data loss, your only hope of recovery is a data backup, and without one there is no way back. If you have company data on your home PC, data that is vital torepparttar 148314 operation of a company orrepparttar 148315 effective servicing of a customer data loss will inevitably lose you or your company money. It looks unprofessional, if you don’t have a backup and inevitably leads torepparttar 148316 loss of not only money but clients as well. It can even land you in court facing a lawsuit.

What is data loss?

Data loss isrepparttar 148317 loss of data stored on your hard drive or other data storage device. It can occur because one or more of many different reasons and can be recoverable or, inrepparttar 148318 worst-case scenario, completely unrecoverable. It is a very real problem that we must try to combat in order to successfully run our business or maintain our home computers.

The most usual reasons for data loss are down to poor use and manufacturing defaults. Whilerepparttar 148319 latter may not be your own fault, there is little solace to be found in that when you loserepparttar 148320 last 12 months of work from your hard drive.

Poor use or misuse ofrepparttar 148321 hard drive.

Many modern hard drives are not only versatile but durable as well, however, this doesn’t completely alleviaterepparttar 148322 danger of data loss. Spilt liquids, vibration or collision can result in damage ofrepparttar 148323 hard drive itself or even in one ofrepparttar 148324 components ofrepparttar 148325 hard drive. This will inevitably lead to some loss of data

Manufacturing defects of your hard drive.

Evenrepparttar 148326 most careful of user may find they have problems with their hard drive, or any part of their PC for that matter. Sometimes we simply can’t avoid it. Statistically, 1 or 2 bad hard drives are found in hundreds of rigorously tested devices shipped by manufacturers. Defects in any part of your PC can manifest themselves immediately or they may only come torepparttar 148327 fore after months and months of heavy usage. Either way, it is quite often possible to recover part or even all ofrepparttar 148328 lost data.

Water Filters

Written by Steven G. Conklin


Water, water, everywhere, but not a drop to drink! These golden words of Coleridge are very true, no matter where you live. Safe drinking water is a critical issue that requiresrepparttar attention and commitment of everybody to live healthily. Water Filters are a saving grace to this problem.

There are just too many water filters inrepparttar 148136 market. Which one isrepparttar 148137 right one for you? You need to take into accountrepparttar 148138 point from which you would filterrepparttar 148139 tap water to filtration technologies. Installation and subsequent filter maintenance should also be considered in deciding a water filter.

There are basically two types of water filters. They arerepparttar 148140 Point-of-Entry water filters andrepparttar 148141 Point-of-Use water filters. The Point-of-Entry water filters start filteringrepparttar 148142 incoming tap water whenrepparttar 148143 water first enters your home. The result is allrepparttar 148144 water in your home is filtered. However, it would be a better health option to purifyrepparttar 148145 water beforerepparttar 148146 consumption. POE water filters are marvelous in removing sediments, chlorine and other toxins.

The other category of filters is called Point-of-Use water filters. These filters produce clean water for consumption, such as drinking and cooking. A POU water filter gets rid of various small or dissolved water contaminants and chemicals, and other microbes. It comes with one or more ofrepparttar 148147 basic water filtration technologies, like filtration, reverse osmosis, and distillation.

The efficiency levels of water filters as well asrepparttar 148148 costs of operatingrepparttar 148149 filters are determined byrepparttar 148150 water filtration technologies that are employed inrepparttar 148151 filtering and purification process. The most advanced multi-stage and multi-filtration technologies are inevitable in producingrepparttar 148152 purest andrepparttar 148153 safest water for all your needs. It is also vital to note thatrepparttar 148154 operating costs ofrepparttar 148155 water filters would differ from one brand to another, though they might be usingrepparttar 148156 same technology forrepparttar 148157 manufacturing process.

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