Introduction

I’ve been an information technology (IT) technician for over fifteen years. I’m experienced in building complex computer systems and networks using components that are second to none in the computer and networking component industry. I also carry out computer and network repairs – some are simply upgrades or simple repairs, others are much more complex and intractable to fix, but I haven’t been beaten by a problem yet!

My area of expertise, besides those stated above, is testing software. I have a long and established relationship with some of the best software companies in their field. I make suggestions about software being developed, and help with any bugs found during pre-release to the public and during its official release. As I’m well versed with the software I test, I also write the instructions that you will see within the software itself. Moreover, I also write website content, i.e., Genie-soft.com.

My areas of expertise are: backup solutions and policies, data recovery, data destruction, all file format password recovery (zip archive file, Microsoft Office applications, instant messenger applications, Acrobat PDF encryption and Open Password cracking, and many more), and encryption and decryption (Microsoft Word and Acrobat PDF files for example). I even crack and/or reset all Microsoft Windows NT-based operating systems such as Windows 2000, Windows XP (Home and Professional), Microsoft Vista (all versions), Windows Server 2000, and Windows Server 2003. I really enjoy doing the above; my success rate is very high, but it’s also fun.

On my website you will find all of the above under “Services”.

So how and why did I decide to create my own website? For many years, as I have mentioned, I have been testing hundreds of pieces of software, and building and fixing computers and networks. I used my knowledge to help others on all the major computing forums. One forum in particular is Sysopt.com (www.sysopt.com), where under the alias G, I would spend time working on problems relating to hardware and software. Far too often, inexperienced computer users would request help with data loss. Go to any computer forum and search for “data loss” and see the number of links that come up. You will be surprised, and bear in mind that some of the data that is lost is precious and irreplaceable.

Two past requests always come to mind. The first example is that of a student who had just finished writing, and subsequently lost her doctorate (PhD) thesis. I suggested everything I could think of, and each time she would come back and say that she had not succeeded. It’s a terrible shame, and I often think of how much hard work she put into her thesis and the panic she must have felt as we tried to recover it. If only she had a backup solution. Hardware can fail but as long as there is an offline backup the data is safe. Far too often this is not put into practice.

The second example is that of a General Practitioner (GP) who digitalised all his medical records (200GB). The problem here is that he was computer illiterate and thought that a single external hard disk drive permanently on, with data written and read from it, would be sufficient. This was an unfortunate mistake. He should have had a more robust backup solution and policy. He also should not have used an off the shelf external hard disk drive, as it will not last. Consumer external hard disk drives should be used to backup data and then be turned off as they get hot. Also, the hard disk drives used are not enterprise but consumer versions. The same result will happen with consumer DAS and NAS storage devices. It’s ironic that a network attached storage device (NAS) can still fail and lose the data it was intended to safeguard. So once again, the GP’s data was unrecoverable.

Both data loss examples were preventable but the reality is that all the critical data was lost forever.

I decided it may be a good idea to create a website of software that I recommend repeatedly on computer forums, such as Sysopt.com. As I have a long established relationship with the software developers, and the work I do for them is given freely, I receive a special discount on software purchases. So, I thought, software isn’t cheap and there is a lot to choose from and get confused about. Also, software upgrades are expensive if there are many upgrades to purchase. I know this, as I’m a software user and purchaser too. So here is a website that has software that is tried and tested extensively. Most of the software on offer has a lifetime free updates and upgrades policy (meaning you don’t pay repeatedly). Moreover, all software starts at a 25% discount. Under each specific software category you will find only one piece of software. That is all you need.

No person should have to suffer the heartache and disruption caused through data loss, hard disk drive failure, malicious infections and more. All the software you will need is on my website. I use it all myself.

The software on my website is the “best-of-the-best”. Your data and your computer system should not be at risk any more. The most frequent question I read on the major computing forums is: “Is my computer at risk and how can I work out whether the machine in question has been infected?” Sad to say, but as long as your Windows PC is connected to a network or to the Internet, you run the risk of being attacked. If you do not have appropriate protection, it is in danger. CounterSpy is one layer of protection definitely worth investing in.

“I lost my data, how do I recover it?” Prevention is better than cure. A backup to restore from is better than the time and cost of attempting to recover your data with a very real possibility of failure. In this case any backup is better than no backup. Having to resort to data recovery software, although very good, is very time consuming, needs a degree of expertise and really should not be necessary with Genie Backup Manager at the helm.

In time the list of software categories will grow. However, I will only be including software that I believe is “best-of-the-best” in its group. I will not recommend anything I do not firmly believe in.

So if you are interested in any of the software on my website, be rest assured that you can use and purchase in confidence and that you will have the best on the market. Try it and see. All the software on my website is a fully functional trial version.

So that’s how my website came about. I wanted to help others and in so doing maybe make a little money whilst studying.

Please do not hesitate to contact me using the email contact form under the section “Email Me”.

 

 
 

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