THE JOHNNY CASH PROJECT. Draw a Stickman. Odd Pics. The Canvas Experiment. Computer System Recovery Tools. I've done a lot of data recovery (and then I learned that backups are worth their weight in gold).
My one relevant comment then my experiences. Gparted recently started coming with Clonezilla ([gparted.sourceforge.net]), so it can not just mess with partitioning, but also clone disks and make images, kind of like an Acronis live CD. I've had really good success with r-studio. It is about $80, but works like a charm on fat & ntfs drives. Helpful tips.