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A Blog from CBL Data Recovery
CBL Pictures: Submerged
24 August 2011
You wouldn’t expect this situation to come up, but then again, most (many?) data loss disasters aren’t expected. We see natural disasters involving tornadoes, fires, earthquakes, heavy storms and the resulting water-damaged hard drives, burnt computers, and power-outage crashed hard disks….. but it’s the odd ones that come along every so often that get us.
Data is Resilient: Severe Weather Storm Tips for Your Hard Drive
28 April 2011
In severe weather and storms, when it comes to data on digital devices – all may not be lost. Here are some of our best tips and recommendations for when the clean-up begins to save storm-damaged computers and get data recovered.
New Digital Camera Same Old Problems
15 April 2010
Nowadays picking up a new digital camera is easier than ever. The functionality is familiar regardless of what brand you go with. Charge the battery and away you go. Problems can creep up when you want to review the great photos you just finished taking. The right and left arrows move you from picture to picture but sometimes getting back to the main menu can be tricky. Is it the “setup” button, the “down” arrow, or maybe the button with the icon? Before you know it you’ve pressed one too many buttons and are staring at a blank screen.
Did you just accidentally delete ALL of your photos from your shiny new digital camera?
Don't Lose Those Olympic Gold Moments
17 February 2010
There’s no doubt that a few of you lucky readers are enjoying the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games at this very moment. Over the next few days as you enjoy the sights and sounds of beautiful British Columbia be sure to take care of those precious digital photos.
My Dog Ate My Homework – 2010 Style
20 January 2010
How many times have we heard this statement uttered when a deadline has passed? Nowadays in our technology saturated world the more common excuse should be: “My Dog Ate My Data”.
A Day Without Data is Like a Day Without Sunshine
22 August 2008
Floridians would agree that Fay’s departure is long overdue. Her visit to the Sunshine State has been accompanied by horrific gale-force winds and record rainfall. In fact, Bloomberg News reported in an article that Fay has dumped almost 30 inches (76 centimeters) of...
Goodbye Dolly; Hello CBL
25 July 2008
As business owners and individuals in Southern Texas bid Hurricane Dolly farewell and good riddance, many will discover flood-damaged computers and cameras.
If you find yourself in such a predicament,
- do not assume that the files on your computer or memory card are lost;
- do not attempt to use...
Don’t Throw Out the Hard Drive with the Flood Waters
10 July 2008
Data on Water-Ravaged Computers is Recoverable
Data is key to the operations of American businesses. When access to data is denied and organizations suffer data loss, it can cripple some companies. If it is not the flood waters of the Midwest which have forced businesses and employees to flee town,...
Heads and Tales: CBL Rescues and Preserves Data for Environmentalists Committed to the Rescue and Preservation of the Costa Rican Rainforest.
31 January 2008
CBL Rescues and Preserves Data for Environmentalists Committed to the Rescue and Preservation of the Costa Rican Rainforest.
For individuals who have had the good fortune of traveling to one of the most bio-diverse and less explored regions which still remains on the planet, the Durika Biological Reserve of Costa...
Heads and Tales: When Data Loss Disaster Strikes, Don't Shutter.
20 July 2007
When Malcolm Rose’s digital camera stopped detecting the SD Card containing the photographs he had taken, he was worried the memories of the family vacation to Paris were lost forever. Upon his return home to Ottawa, one of Mr. Rose’s first priorities was to investigate whether someone could salvage...
Digital Photos Could be Lost in a Flash
13 June 2007
Summer is a busy time of the year. Graduation events. Weddings. Anniversary parties. Birthday celebrations. Family barbeques. Vacations overseas. Weekend get-a-ways.
Just as we continue to adopt technology into our professional lives, we continue to embrace technology in our personal lives. At many social events, one...
