June 27th, 2013 by

Data Recovery Experts In Toronto & Greater Toronto Area

With so much of our lives dependent on digital devices, the amount of data generated and used by us has grown exponentially. Wether it’s our music, pictures, video’s or every day office and home work, digitization has grown immensely. With such growth and dependence, the appropriate storage and maintenance of data has also become extremely critical. The question that arises is what and where is our critical data?

To, illustrate further, just a few years ago, critical data was ‘seen’ to be either your hard disk or your server, if you were a medium to large enterprise. But with the boom in devices like Ipods, Iphones, smartphones, digital camera’s, not only is our data everywhere, but also equally critical in its importance. Our business data is as valuable as the vast m0ney one has spent on song purchases. Our photo’s are invaluable and our smartphone contact’s list is as valuable as personal relationships.

So, how do we treat this data? Sure, people take backups periodically and save data on multiple devices. This ensures that even if one device goes down, at least some restoration point can be relied upon. But, alas, this is far from true. Though the multiple digital devices have eased our lives, they have at the same time made us a little complacent and understandably  so. Lets admit, its just too difficult to back up everything on schedule all the time.

But what happens if your data storage crashes and you don’t have the required backup. For most people, that would mean an end to their memories and records. People wrongly assume that data, be it on their hard disk, phone, server or any other medium once lost is irrecoverable and lost. Also, vendors are more interested in selling replacement devices rather than indulge in the tedious but critical task of data recovery.

And, that is where data recovery experts step in. Some data is way too valuable or irreplaceable that one has no option but to get it restored. Also, unlike the popular misconception, data recovery is not an expensive task, so a tedious and time consuming one.

At BA Consulting we have been successfully offering data recovery services to corporations across Canada and are now happy to announce that we have also extended these services to small and medium business’s and computer users in Toronto and Greater Toronto Area. We specialize in restoring the most hard to get files, data, passwords, database and networks. Our expertise ranges from enterprise data recovery to individual phone or computer data recovery. Our services include-

  • Hard drive data recovery

  • Laptop recovery

  • Server data recoveryRAID, SAN, NAS…

  • Database recoverySQL, Oracle…

  • VmWare® recovery

  • Quick books Password recovery

  • Computer password recovery

  • Photo recovery

  • Apple recovery

  • Email recovery

  • File recovery

  • Flash, SSD, USB

  • Operating system recoveryMAC, Windows, Linux…

We offer these services at the fraction of cost charged by some companies, knowing fully well how important your data means to you. We are operational in in Halton, Peel, Durham, York and serve all the cities including Mississauga, Brampton, Ajax, Oakville, Milton, Oshawa, Vaughn, Markham, Richmond Hill, Orange Ville, Newmarket, Bolton, Etobicoke, city of Toronto, GTA, Ontario and beyond.

So, next time you have any of the above issues with your data and its recovery just give us a call and see for yourself how we can help you out. Our 24 by 7 support for our Greater Toronto Area customers is backed by a team of data recovery experts and we also provide on site support.

For more information VISIT HERE- http://baconsulting.ca/services/data-recovery

Or Call – Contact Phone: (647) 401-8646
Office: (647) 350-6222
Fax: (416) 483-0600

June 27th, 2013 by

Summary of the Apple IoS 7 Features for our readers

In case you missed out on the Apple WWDC 2013 Conference notes, here is a brief note to bring you up to the news.

iOS 7, the latest version of Apple’s flagship mobile operating system, is here, and it’s almost entirely different from the versions that came before. Gone are the skeuomorphic designs and 3D effects, replaced by Sir Jony Ive’s “flat design.” Rumors had been flying for weeks about the new OS and now it’s here and it is, at least at this early reckoning, a massive change for the six year old operating system.

First, we must remember that Ive, Apple’s industrial designer now in control of software following the departure of Scott Forstall, isn’t a believer in interfaces that copy real-world objects. In the past, making the Notes app look like a legal pad or the calendar app look like a Moleskine calendar notebook were part of the iOS design philosophy, as ingrained in the OS as “Slide To Unlock.” All that is gone now.

New Look:

  • iOS 7 has a new font leading the way, which seems to be a sort of Helvetica Neue Ultra. It’s very skinny, clean, and it was hinted at in the iOS 7 banners that went up for WWDC yesterday.
  • Instead of white bars on a black background, Apple will now tell you what kind of service coverage you have with five little dots, which are white and grey depending on how strong the signal is across a translucent background.
  • The lock screen is changed for the first time in iOS’s history, with no more shine top or bottom bars for slide to unlock or the clock. Instead, Slide to unlock is translucent above the background image.
  • Default app icons are now flatter, but not quite flat, just as predicted.
  • Jony Ive’s hand has had its way with iOS notifications. The notifications panel isn’t laced with dark grey linen anymore, but actually has a very flat look to it. There is a today view, that lets you see friends birthdays, upcoming invitations, calendar, stocks, and a quick look at tomorrow.
  • The apps all seem to have a white base, except for the stocks app which has a black background and the weather app, which shows motion in the background to convey the current weather.
  • The keyboard is more white, than grey, with a translucency that lets you see what’s underneath the keyboard.

New Features

2Control Center

  • Control Center is a pull-up tray that is available in your lock screen.
  • You can adjust brightness, volume, and other settings including Wifi, Airplane mode, rotation lock, or Bluetooth.
  • The Control Center even offers a flashlight, along with tabs for music, camera, and other quick-access apps.
  • The Control Center takes on the environment it’s in, so if you swipe up while you’re in mail, it will have the same blue and white coloring under that translucent panel.

Multitasking

  • iOS 7 lets you multitask between all third-party apps with much better battery consumption.
  • You can double-tap the home button to enter into multi-tasking mode, just like always, but the interface for multitasking has been revamped. It appears to offer live previews, but Apple wasn’t clear about that.

safari_tab_screenSafari

  • Safari opens straight into full screen mode now, with the option to pull down to bring up the search bar at the top.
  • The search field has been improved to be a unified smart search field, which lets you have access to all your favorite websites with a single tap.
  • Tabs come with a totally new interface, scrolling in a vertical carousel, and there are no longer any limits. In other words, you can have as many tabs as you want, as opposed to just 8 like before. Swipe a tab off to the side to throw it away.
  • The new Safari is integrated with iCloud keychain from OS X Mavericks, and also comes with parental controls.

AirDrop

  • You can share sharesheets with other people by simply tapping their name. No NFC required.
  • Airdrop supports iPhone 5, iPad 4th gen, iPad Mini

photos_moments_screenCamera And Photos

  • The Camera app lets you swipe between your various camera types, such as panorama or HDR so you can quickly take a pic instead of fumbling around with settings.
  • Photos marks the first update to the photo gallery on iOS since it was introduced.
  • You can search based on date, and location, within the photos app.
  • Instagram must be flattered — Apple has introduced photo filters so you can add a little professionalism to the picture.
  • Users can share via AirDrop, iCloud photo-sharing, as well as shared Photo Streams.
  • You can even share video with iCloud photo-sharing.

siri_ask_screenSiri:

  • Siri has a new voice! It sounds similar, but also weird. You can choose a male or female voice, if you like. Voices include languages like French, German, and other languages “over time.”
  • The visual UI has also been upgraded, with a sound wave going along the bottom.
  • Siri has also been integrated with settings, letting you tell her to turn on bluetooth, or lower the screen brightness.
  • The company has also added support for Twitter, Wikipedia, and shows web search results direct from Bing.

iOS in the Car

  • iOS in the Car depends a lot on Siri.
  • It puts the iOS homescreen on the screen of your car, and lets you search for directions, listen to music, etc.

App Store

  • You can now search for apps based on location. In other words, search for apps by the Louvre and see a lot of French museum apps.
  • The App Store also automatically updates apps for you in the background now. Hallelujah again!

itunesradio_mystationsiTunes Radio:

  • Apple has finally introduced the much-anticipated iTunes Radio, which gives a Genius-like experience to the entire 26-million title iTunes catalog.
  • You can see the full list of songs on each station by clicking history, with purchase and preview buttons built right in to send you to the iTunes store.
  • iTunes Radio also lets you customize each station by clicking a star to show that you want more of this type of music.
  • iTunes Match users will get an ad-free experience, but others will be able to use the app for free with a few audio and text ads.

Activation Lock:

  • This is for those of us who have had an iPhone stolen.
  • If a thief steals your phone and tries to turn off Find My iPhone, they can no longer turn the device back on without your iCloud password.
  • Users can also block messages and calls from other users.

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