[CTS] ISOBuster ..... Free or Not
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Infopackets Gazette: February 15, 2005
> In this Issue
* Feature Article: Answers.com: 1-click answers to 1 million topics at
your fingertips, Part 2
* Visitor Feedback: Reclaim lost data on CD?, Part 2
* On this Day in History
* Bob's Freeware Picks of the Day
* Subscription management: subscribe, remove, etc.
> How many potentially disastrous errors are lurking inside your Registry?
* (http://www.infopackets.com/gazette/20040727.htm#feature) Fact: Over
time, programs are installed and uninstalled to a Windows PC, and the
_System Registry_ (http://www.infopackets.com/articles/systemregistry.htm)
becomes
bloated with incorrect and outdated information.
* Fact: Many of the attributes in the Registry point to critical
system files, called .DLL files.
* Fact: All too often, poorly designed programs make erroneous changes
to .DLL references in the Registry. This can cause Windows to behave
erratically, produce strange error messages, slow down, or even crash
spontaneously.
* Fact: Registry Mechanic is a free download and can resolve all of
these issues in only a few simple mouse clicks.
How does it work? Answer:
_http://www.infopackets.com/gazette/20040727.htm#feature_
(http://www.infopackets.com/gazette/20040727.htm#feature)
> Feature Article
Title: Answers.com: 1-click answers to 1 million topics at your fingertips,
Part 2 Category: Internet by Dennis Faas, infopackets editor
_http://www.infopackets.com_ (http://www.infopackets.com/)
Last week, I wrote about a new, free service called answers.com that offers
'1-click answers to 1 million topics at your fingertips.' Since the article
was published, I've received a number of positive emails.
Gazette Reader Dawn B. writes:
" Dear Dennis,
Recently, my father was diagnosed with prostate cancer. I have been scouring
the Internet for anything I could find pertaining to his illness, but was
discouraged by all the irrelevant pages and 'page not found' errors.
After I read your article on answers.com, I decided to give it a try. Let me
tell you -- I was completely amazed! Answers.com immediately directed to
pages where I was able to find the answers I was looking for. I played around
with the site for a while after that to see just how useful it really was, and
found that it was able to take me to every place I needed to find answers
for what I was seeking.
I just wanted to say thank you for putting this information on your site for
all of us readers out here. I really do enjoy your newsletter and am
grateful for all your hard work on making things better for all of us out here
in
cyber-world! "
Lockergnome Windows Fanatic Bernice D. writes:
" Hi Dennis, love your columns!
I just wanted to comment on your latest recommendation (answers.com) -- it
truly is the cats meow! It is simply one of the best all around 'answer'
programs around today. It eliminates probably 3 or 4 (or more!) other
resources
for same type of info.
The ease of the downloaded portion of the site is super. I installed it
immediately on the PC, and my 10 year old uses it to assist her when looking
up
things for school or just to learn on her own. She absolutely loves it!
Thanks again, Dennis, and keep up your invaluable work! "
Answers.com: read the Full Review
Just a reminder: if you haven't already read my review on Answers.com -- you
can read about it online our web site. Highly recommended!
_http://www.infopackets.com/gazette/20050209.htm#feature_
(http://www.infopackets.com/gazette/20050209.htm#feature)
> Do you Google?
(http://www.infopackets.com/gazette/20040916.htm#feature) Everyone knows
that Google.com is the best search engine on the Internet, with over 250
million queries per day (Source: _google.angel-cage.de_
(http://www.google.angel-cage.de/html/newsstatistics0704.html) ). And, if
you've used Google before,
then you've probably noted tiny ad placements (called AdWords) located to the
right of Search results.
But did you know that regular people -- like yourself -- are generating a
substantial second income simply by creating their own AdWord campaigns in
their spare time? It's true -- and you can do it, too.
So, how does it work? Answer:
_http://www.infopackets.com/gazette/20040916.htm#feature_
(http://www.infopackets.com/gazette/20040916.htm#feature)
> Visitor Feedback
Title: Reclaim lost data on CD?, Part 2 Category: Windows by Dennis Faas,
infopackets editor _http://www.infopackets.com_
(http://www.infopackets.com/)
Recall --
Last week I talked about a utility called ISOBuster, which is able to
retrieve data from stubborn DVD and CDs. Unfortunately I wasn't 100% correct
when I
reported that ISOBuster is freeware. To better explain ISOBuster's 'freeware'
functionality, the author of ISOBuster (Peter Van Hove) emailed me the
following message:
" Dear Dennis,
I saw in today's newsletter that you mentioned ISOBuster which is GREAT! And
you're right, ISOBuster is ideal for data recovery from CD and DVD --
especially for getting data back from CDs created with DirectCD, Drag 2 Disc,
InCD,
DLA and other similar programs.
Besides a well meant 'thank you' for mentioning ISOBuster, I also wanted to
let you know that IsoBuster is not 100% free as you mention. I just thought
I'd let you know because (and speaking from experience here) I'm guessing you
will be receiving messages now saying ... 'Hey, despite what you said, this
software is not free!'
That is because ISOBuster is part freeware and part shareware. A part of the
functionality is entirely for free (no nags or anything) and you may use
ISOBuster for years and never notice anything. But another part of the
functionality needs a valid registration. There are no hidden features but if
you run
into functionality you need to pay for you get a message saying, "For this
functionality you need to register."
OK, so what does ISOBuster do that is free?
All functionality related to the ISO9660, Joliet, Rock Ridge and CD-i
file-systems, and everything related to Video CDs etc. and all image-file
making
functionality. So finding data, extracting (copying) files of this nature will
work (which also accounts for the bulk of CDs and DVDs out there).
What needs to be paid for: the actual extraction of files *if* the files
come from the UDF or HFS(+) file-systems [macintosh]. So. all functionality is
present but if you actually want to extract (copy) a file from the UDF
file-system you need a valid registration.
UDF is used by the drag and drop applications that you mentioned. So,
DirectCD writes data in the UDF file-system (e.g. before it converts
everything to
an ISO9660 file-system on CD-R) and hence ISOBuster is not free for recovery
from these types CDs and DVDs.
One more remark, a registration (license) for ISOBuster costs 25.95$ US and
is deliberately kept low to be able to offer a solution to everybody who
gets into troubles. Before ISOBuster prices went through the roof if you
wanted
to get your data restored, I have seen prices up to 2000 $US per disc (can
you imagine?).
I develop software to make a living and with all this free stuff and low
prices I realize I will never get 'loaded' and be able to afford grand luxury,
but it puts a roof over my head, brings food on the table and I get all this
wonderful feedback from people who were able to get their data back ... which
makes it all worthwhile.
Thanks again for mentioning ISOBuster in your newsletter. "
_http://www.smart-projects.net/isobuster/_
(http://www.smart-projects.net/isobuster/)
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