Mar 042010
 

I think at one time or another we have deleted something that we needed.  The problem is usually getting files back is fairly hard.  There have always been tools out there to recover data, but they were usually to expensive.  That has all changed with the great product called Recuva.  This tool was created by Piriform and can be downloaded from their site.  They just released version 1.36.479 on March 1st, 2010.  The tool has several features including undelete files from your computer, recover deleted emails, and restore unsaved word documents.  So if you are need in a good undelete files tool check out this program.   Please stop back and let us know what you think!

Recuva Site
http://www.piriform.com/recuva

Recuva Features
http://www.piriform.com/recuva/features

Recuva Screenshots
http://www.piriform.com/recuva/screenshots

Mar 012010
 

Windows Server 2008 R2 Core Edition is a great product for the command line driven administrators.  The only problem is it is hard to find a team where everybody is willing to learn this skill.  This makes is hard to deploy the new core edition of server 2008 R2.  That is until core configurator was developed over at codeplex.  Some of taks that can be completed through the tool are ISCSI settings, server roles, server features, joining a domain, add/remove programs, and WinRM.  This is just a few of the tasks that can be completed with a few clicks.  If you are thinking about deploying Windows Server Core 2008 R2 I suggest you check out the tool to make it easier to administrate server core 2008 R2.

Core Configurator 2.0
http://coreconfig.codeplex.com/

Feb 192010
 

WANem is a great free tool over at sourceforge that simulates a wide area network.  This tool comes in handy when you want to see how an application is going to perform on a wide area network.  WANem allows you to simulate network delay, packet loss, packet corruption, disconnections, packet re-ording, and several other characteristics.  You can currently download the program as a live cd or a virtual appliance for VMWare.  Check out this great tool and let us know what you think.

WANem Sourceforge Link
http://wanem.sourceforge.net/

WANem Screenshot
http://wanem.sourceforge.net/screen.html