Nothing will take the wind out of you like discovering you deleted some very important files. Fortunately for me, I got a hold of a licensed copy of Handy Recovery and was able to completely restore the information. This little program does a really good job of finding and recovering deleted files from your HD or portable media like a memory stick. The free version will recover only one file a day but for only $39 a licensed copy will allow you to restore to your hearts content. From reading the site, this looks to be a Windows only product.

After having experimented with Jing for recording video of the desktop, I’ve come back to CamStudio. While Jing has some nice features including capturing still images I find CamStudio to capture higher resolution video and is a little more flexible. Jing has its strengths as well which I outline in a previous review on thoughtsparks.net. CamStudio’s interface is not as slick, but for serious video capture of desktop and voice recordings, it is seems to produce a higher quality with the option to save as .avi or .swf formats. Being opensource the price is certainly right.

Every once in a while I find the right solution that truly meets my need and delivers on what it promises. Today, that solution was the cforms WordPress plug-in from deliciousdays.com. I’ve used a number of other forms, but this one offered extensive customization, multiple form instances, anti-spam protection, email notification and drops contact to a database. The data reporting feature is nice as well with downloadable report based on submission criteria you select. Very nice indeed.