Tuesday, December 29, 2009

How to Play VU Lectures on DVD Player

One of our friend has asked how to run VU lectures on DVD or on TV. Dear friends there are Two Methods to run the lectures on TV, but mind you both of them involve money, Theses are:

  1. First Method involves one time expenditure of money and that is simply to buy a TV out Card for your PC. Just install it in your PC and watch all lectures on TV while running then from PC. Here it does not matter which format you are playing as it is being played on PC and display is your TV.


  2. Second Method involves recurring money expenditure as you have to buy DVDs for burning your lectures on DVD and then running it on DVD Player. However this may be reduced if you have a new DVD Player with USB Drive Support. Here is the procedure to convert your real player files to DV Format.

How To Covert Real Media Files to DVD Format

  1.  First of all download the Mpeg Encoder Ultimate.
  2. Install it and register it.
  3. Now just change the output format to any format which is liked by your DVD Player.
  4. Convert Videos and burn it on DVD, Now play it and run it on DVD Player.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Recover Hard Drive Data


Hard drive data recovery refers to the act of retrieving important information from the hard drive that cannot be recovered with the use of ordinary retrieval processes. There are several reasons why computer users want to retrieve data. One of the most common reasons is when the drive crashed. Another reason is that there are physical damages in the drive. Knowing the real cause is very important to successfully lost hard drive data.
How do I recover hard drive data? Recovering data from the drive requires attention and commitment from computer users. Before starting the process, it is important to make sure that the computer has the minimum system requirements. Below are the steps that you need to follow to make sure that you recover important data from your hard drive successfully.

Minimum System Requirements

  • Laptop or PC that features any of the following operating systems like Windows 1998, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows XP and Windows Vista
  • Windows Server 2003
  • 64 megabytes RAM

Instructions

  1. Restart the computer and make sure that the system is identified by the BIOS.
  2. After restarting the system, press esc, f2 or del to enter BIOS.
  3. As soon as you enter BIOS, a summary screen will appear, which indicates that the hard drive is still detected by the computer system.
  4. Purchase a new disk and a new operating system.
  5. Install the system in the computer and attach the corrupted hard drive to the computer’s second cable.
  6. If you are using a SATA laptop, you need to attach it to a desktop that has SATA.
  7. However, if you are using an IDE laptop, then you need to attach it to a desktop with IDE using USB.
  8. As soon as the drive is ready, then you can start retrieving your lost data.

Tips and Warnings

  • If you are having problems retrieving the data, you can look at the USER file because this is where the main files of the computer are located.
  • If ever that the summary screen does not appear in step 3, you need to seek help from computer technicians or computer engineers to recover the corrupted data in your hard drive.
  • To avoid experiencing problems related to the lost of hard drive data, it is best that you always create back-up for the important data.
  • You can make back-up data by storing them in external drives and disks.
  • Whenever you encounter problem related to the retrieval of data, do not hesitate to seek advice from professionals.


How To Recover Hard Drive Data?

Hard Drive data recovery is the process of recovering lost data from a hard drive when the data cannot be readily accessed through normal retrieval methods. Whether your hard drive has locked up or has completely crashed there is a good chance the data can be recovered by using a variety of hard drive data recovering techniques.
Reasons for Hard Drive Crashes
Hard drive crashes occur for a variety of reasons. One of the main causes for a full blown hard drive crash is generally attributed to a hardware issues. The hard drive is a magnetic disc which spins and has an extended arm that collected data from any area of the hard drive. If the arm fails to function or the motor overheats or stops spinning, then there is a chance your hard drive will crash rendering data seemingly inaccessible from all hard drive areas. Hard drive crashes can also be caused by corrupted registry files or system files. Viruses, Spyware, adware, and Trojan horses can also cause system file corruption resulting in a hard drive crash.
Determining the Actual Cause of a Hard Drive Crash
To determine whether your hard drive has crashed due to mechanical failure or a software related problem is relatively simple. Check whether the flashing light in front of your computer case is blinking or not. If the light is flashing but the computer is not booting up, then the problem may be software related; and in most cases the cause is either virus related or due to a corrupted system file. These types of hard drive crashes can generally be recovered by reinstalling the operating system.
If the flashing light in the front of the computer case is not blinking, it indicates that there is no hard drive activity and is generally attributed to a mechanical problem. In this scenario a qualified computer technician may be needed to fix problematic hard drive issues.
Physical Damage
Most physical damage to a hard drive, such as failed motors or head crashes, cannot be repaired by typical computer users. Physical damage of a hard drive often results in some data loss and in most cases you may not be able to recover all the lost data. However, the physical damage can also result in the damage of the logical structures of the file system which prevents file system structures from being completely written to the hard drive.
If the hard drive has any physical damage, you need to seek a technical expert to assist in recovery or choose a data recovery company to recover as much data as possible. Most hard drive data recovery firms utilize the latest tools like magnetometers to retrieve the lost bits from the magnetic media. The recovered raw bits from the damaged hard drive are used to construct a new disk image, and the logical damage can be repaired.
The Role of Hard Drive Data Recovery Software Programs
Hard drive data recovery software programs play a major role in recovering hard drive data. You will find several companies that offer these types of programs. Most will automatically create backup copies of all your files and folders reducing the worry of potential data loss. A good hard drive data recovery program can recover all the important files or folders which vanish after partition loss, accidental format, file or directory deletion, software malfunction or even a virus attack. Whether you accidentally delete the files or your computer crashes, data recovery software can locate the lost files and recover them from your hard drive.
The main contexts where hard drive data recovery software is found useful include:
1. Missing file or directory
2. Formatted hard drive
3. Deleted file or directory
4. Unbootable hard drive
5. Inaccessible hard drive
6. Recovery of deleted files and folders on FAT and NTFS hard drive or partitions
7. Data recovery on damaged FAT and NTFS partitions
8. Damaged or corrupted partition table
The majority of hard drive data recovery software programs currently available is easy to install, user friendly, and is virtually self maintaining. However, it's a good idea to purchase these programs from a trusted software supplier.
Most software companies understand the consumer's need to be assured of value and ease of use, so if the data recovery software you selected has a trail offer, it may be a good idea to give it a test drive before you make a purchase.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Survey! Question! Read! Recite! Review!


Before you read, Survey the chapter:
·         the title, headings, and subheadings
·         captions under pictures, charts, graphs or maps
·         review questions or teacher-made study guides
·         introductory and concluding paragraphs summary
Question while you are surveying:
·         Turn the title, headings, and/or subheadings into questions;
·         Read questions at the end of the chapters or after each subheading;
·         Ask yourself, "What did my instructor say about this chapter or subject when it was assigned?"
·         Ask yourself, "What do I already know about this subject?"
Note:  If it is helpful to you, write out these questions for consideration. This variation is called SQW3R
When you begin to Read:
·         Look for answers to the questions you first raised;
·         Answer questions at the beginning or end of chapters or study guides
·         Reread captions under pictures, graphs, etc.
·         Note all the underlined, italicized, bold printed words or phrases
·         Study graphic aids
·         Reduce your speed for difficult passages
·         Stop and reread parts which are not clear
·         Read only a section at a time and recite after each section
Recite after you've read a section:
·         Orally ask yourself questions about what you have just read or summarize, in your own words, what you read
·         Take notes from the text but write the information in your own words
·         Underline or highlight important points you've just read
·         Use the method of recitation which best suits your particular learning style but remember, the more senses you use the more likely you are to remember what you read - i.e.,
TRIPLE STRENGTH LEARNING: Seeing, saying, hearing-QUADRUPLE STRENGTH LEARNING: Seeing , saying , hearing, writing!!!
Review: an ongoing process.
Day One
·         After you have read and recited the entire chapter, write questions in the margins for those points you have highlighted or underlined.
·         If you took notes while reciting, write questions for the notes you have taken in the left hand margins of your notebook.
Day Two
·         Page through the text and/or your notebook to re-acquaint yourself with the important points.
·         Cover the right hand column of your text/note-book and orally ask yourself the questions in the left hand margins.
·         Orally recite or write the answers from memory.
·         Make "flash cards" for those questions which give you difficulty.
·         Develop mnemonic devices for material which need to be memorized.
Days Three, Four and Five
·         Alternate between your flash cards and notes and test yourself (orally or in writing) on the questions you formulated.
·         Make additional flash cards if necessary.
Weekend
Using the text and notebook, make a Table of Contents - list all the topics and sub-topics you need to know from the chapter. From the Table of Contents, make a Study Sheet/ Spatial Map. Recite the information orally and in your own words