So, I was unable to go back to the text window and I lost everything that I had typed up. BUMMER!!!
I then did a Google search on how to recover lost text, and I found a web site with an add-on for my Mozilla Firefox browser that can recover lost text. It's called Lazarus, you know, like the guy in the Bible who came back from the dead when Christ said "Lazarus come forth!" ya know what I mean!!!
Well, anyway . . . . .
This really neat little program is called Lazarus because your lost text can be "resurrected" so you can finish a forum post.
But it's only available for those of us using the Mozilla Firefox browser.
Sorry Microsoft IE users! (Or should I say Microsoft losers?) Tuff shit! HA! HA!
Anyway . . . . .
Just go to this web site, to download and install Lazarus on your computer.
Lazarus: Form Recovery :: Add-ons for Firefox
http://hubpages.com/hub/Text-Data-Recov ... og-Writing
There is more information, but you have to go to the web site to view a slide show.Never Retype, Recover Deleted Text in Web Browser Forms!
By fritteritter
Your family is ready for dinner as you race to finish a blog entry, typing like mad as the thoughts flow into a witty conclusion to several hours of writing and research. The wrong combination of keys sends your browser back to the "Write an entry" page, you click the Stop button but it's too late. A deep breath. The Forward button reveals nothing but a blank white text box. You want to scream but instead you take it out on the roast beef and mashed potatoes. Burdened with rewriting an entire article and absolutely unmotivated to do so, you slink back to the computer, take a breath, and start again.
Writing for the web can give you a surprise at any turn, hours of effort can be lost in an instant. However, in just a few moments you can make your computer temporarily remember everything that you have type in web forms. Although you won't need it 99% of the time, tomorrow's pre-dinner writing time will be completely stress-free.
Text Data Recovery Software Can Restore Lost Text
Avoiding the surprise of losing a blog entry, article, survey answers, or anything that you type into web forms is easy and only takes a few moments to set up. When your computer becomes your companion, remembering what you've typed just in case you need it, you can relax and use the web with confidence.
The data recovery software discussed in this article is called Lazarus, a free extension for the popular Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome web browsers. If you have not heard of Mozilla Firefox, you are probably using Internet Explorer now. Hopefully this article will give you some inspiration to try a new web browser.
Go to the Lazarus download page and then follow the instructions in the slideshow below to install it on your computer. If you want more information first, please continue reading this article.
Installing the Lazarus Text Recovery Software
To get Lazarus, go to addons.mozilla.org and search Lazarus, or simply do
a Google search for "lazarus form recovery." Click the Add to Firefox button
to install Lazarus.
How does Lazarus recover lost text that I typed online?
The Lazarus text recovery browser extension maintains a database of the text that you type in web forms, the options that you select from dropdowns, and your choices for checkboxes and other web form elements. It then allows you to restore any field, or even the entire form, to a previous state.
The next time your web browser loses all the information you just typed into a form, you can simply go back to the empty form, right-click somewhere on the form, and Lazarus will give you the option to restore everything! It even works with revisions, so if you submit a change to your article but accidentally deleted a portion, you can restore the older version, copy the missing section, and add it to the new revision.
Lazarus allows you to recover web forms by right-clicking and selecting
either Recover Text for a particular form field, or Recover Form to reload
the user's selections for all fields in the form. The recovery list will show
old revisions of text as
What about confidential information?
With the exception of passwords, Lazarus will store confidential information and that information could be accessed by other people who use your computer. If this is not concerning to you, perhaps it should be.
Fortunately, Lazarus offers a variety of security features which will allow you to keep the information that you type online to remain secure.
Expiration of saved data
Since the restore feature is meant to only be used immediately after you realize that form data was lost, the information is automatically removed after 24 hours. In the instructions below, you will see an option to extend or contract this time period. If many people use your computer it may be best to reduce the time period to 1 hour.
You can also manually delete the information stored by Lazarus, either by deleting the entire database, or by deleting select entries.
Security of database storage
he information that you type into forms is stored in a database on your computer, but it is not stored as-is in plain text. It is modified first into an encrypted form that cannot be read by a human unless it is properly decrypted. This provides a level of security that will prevent the Lazarus database from showing up in text searches on your computer.
The data stored on your computer is
encrypted to ensure that it is secure
and not human readable.
Require a password for data retrieval
The simplest way to ensure that other users of your computer do not restore forms that may be considered confidential is to require a password for retrieving data. Your password is not needed to save form information, so the holder of the password will be able to view form history from all computer users (unless they have separate user accounts on the computer).
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