World Backup Day: A Good Reminder to Protect Your Data

March 31st is World Backup Day. It’s sponsored by a number of companies, and as you might expect, all of those sponsors offer some type of product or service related to data backup. But with that said, we appreciate any...
March 31, 2023

Cryptocurrency Prices Fall Following Silvergate Liquidation

Silvergate Capital, a bank offering cryptocurrency-friendly services, has announced its impending liquidation, sending Ethereum and Bitcoin markets tumbling by about 2%. The last 12 months have been difficult for crypto investors, though the market has shown some signs of...
March 9, 2023

Datarecovery.com Restores Rare 1979 Interview with Talking Heads

With help from Datarecovery.com, an award-winning filmmaker and television producer has digitized some of his earliest work — including a rare 1979 interview with Chris Frantz, then-drummer for the Talking Heads. Greg Crutcher has had a storied career, serving as...
February 13, 2023

Are Crypto Wallets Safer Than Crypto Exchanges?

If you’re investing in cryptocurrencies, you actually need to be able to access your assets in order to trade them. To that end, you can either store your crypto on your computer in a wallet or use a cryptocurrency exchange....
January 19, 2023

Bitcoin Is Rallying: What Crypto Traders Should Know

Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other major cryptocurrencies seem to be bouncing back from the “crypto winter” bear market.  At the time of writing, 1 bitcoin (BTC) was valued at around $21,290, a dramatic increase from its recent low of $15,760 on...
January 18, 2023

What Are The Odds of Someone Getting The Same Bitcoin Seed Phrase?

Cryptocurrencies use seed phrases, also called recovery phrases, as a sort of master password. If you have the seed phrase, you can restore your crypto assets even if you’ve lost access to your wallet — so if your hard drive...
January 10, 2023

Can Someone Steal My Crypto with Just a Seed Phrase?

As leaders in cryptocurrency recovery, Datarecovery.com often receives questions about the security features of various wallets. While we don’t recommend a specific wallet — or a specific cryptocurrency — we’re happy to address some common misconceptions about the technology.  Recently,...
December 28, 2022

Photo Digitization for Media Archives: 3 Challenges

Datarecovery.com provides digitization for large archives of photos, slides, negatives, films (including Betacam, BetaSP and Super 8, among others), and other analog media.  Our services are built for scale: We handle thousands of photos at once, applying contextual information (metadata)...
December 6, 2022

How Many Audio Channels Are Available On Betacam Cassettes?

If you’re converting Betacam cassettes to digital formats, you may need to remove audio, particularly if you’re working with broadcast media with musical cues or sound effects.  Here’s an overview of the audio channels of different BetaCam formats:Standard Betacam...
October 11, 2022

Commercial Photo Digitization: 3 Factors to Consider

For at-scale commercial photo digitization, you'll need to focus on fidelity — and have a plan in place for organizing your media.
September 12, 2022