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Notetaking at Its Finest

Our brain is designed in such a way that it forgets a lot of information. Even if we wanted to remember all the important things we learn about on a daily basis, it is obviously not possible. We rely on technology for that. It would be much easier if a program could allow us to easily store and organize all this in...

3 February 2012
13:01 GMT

Improved Scripting in XYplorer Pro

Development for XYplorer file manager continues this month, as another build of the application emerges. It is a maintenance release, designed to tie up loose ends left behind in the major version. The set of modifications is quite short and refer to both Pro and Home editions. XYplorer 10.80.0100 touches on safety ...

30 January 2012
07:21 GMT

Download XYPlorer 10.80

A new version for XYPlorer has been released today, sporting changes that affect features such as Branch View or Tabsets. In XYPlorer 10.80  you can view complete contents of two or more folders in one list, even if they are in different locations. Tabsets, the feature recently available in Professional versio...

19 January 2012
08:37 GMT

R.I.P 13.7 Comes with Linux Kernel 3.2.1

Recovery Is Possible (R.I.P.), a CD or USB boot, rescue, backup, maintenance and general purpose operating system, is now at version 13.7. R.I.P. or Recovery Is Possible has a few changes, but this time they are not as crucial as in the previous release. The most important one is the introduction of the Linux kerne...

16 January 2012
09:13 GMT

WD Intros My Book Live Duo Personal Cloud Storage System

Looks like Western Digital is catering to the needs of people who want backups of all their files, having invented the My Book Live Duo. The company describes this item as a “personal cloud storage” that makes a copy of all files stored on the systems connected to it. It relies on an 800 MHz CPU and ha...

6 January 2012
04:18 GMT

XYPlorer 10.70.0200 Squashes Crash Bug

After making available a maintenance release a little over a week after XYPlorer 10.70 rolled out, the file manager has now received another minor update, incrementing the build number to 10.70.0200. Starting version 10.70 XYPlorer would crash intermittently after using the shell context menu. The systems affected b...

4 January 2012
05:15 GMT

Windows Phone 8 to Pack Enhanced Backup and Restore Features

Windows Phone 8, the next major release of Microsoft’s mobile OS, is expected to arrive with a series of enhancements on the backup/restore side, a recent job listing at the Redmond-based company shows. In its attempt to deliver to the market a highly competitive mobile operating system, Microsoft seems determ...

28 December 2011
12:14 GMT

Acronis True Image 2012 Build 6154 Available

Acronis has just released a new version for their image backup solution, True Image 2012. The new build is 6154 and does not bring to the table fixes related to the activation process, the inherent functionality of the package remains unaffected by the update. Problems with 25-symbol serial numbers persisted after t...

28 December 2011
11:11 GMT

Softpedia Campaign December 2011: $10 for Genie Timeline Home [Ended]

Keeping important documents secure by performing constant backups is always a great idea. For that, the Genie Timeline Home can prove a great option, as it works just like a time machine on your Windows computer, though at a cost. As part of our currently running campaign, you can grab the application for only $10 (...

25 December 2011
09:01 GMT

XYplorer 10.70 Released

A new build for XYplorer has just been released, and the list of modifications contains only three entries. There are no bug fixes in XYplorer 10.70, but the developer added a new feature, called Tabsets and improved visual filters (support environment variables and XYplorer native variables).Another change in the la...

22 December 2011
03:21 GMT

Plextor DVD Writer Doesn't Need a PC

DVDs wouldn't be our first choice for data backup, not with external drives and even memory cards with loads more storage space than them, but when a drive that doesn't need the PC to function comes out, you have to give it and its maker their due. Plextor is the one that created the PlexEasy PC Free DVD b...

16 December 2011
16:21 GMT

OneWaySync - Automatically Synchronize Folders

The easy or the hard way, we have all learned that backing up data is essential, and that there are at least two aspects to consider when doing so: speed and frequency. OneWaySync tries to meet both requirements while keeping things simple.Storing backups on multiple locations in order to prevent data loss is by far ...

9 December 2011
03:21 GMT

Firefox Backup Tool

Firefox Backup Tool is designed for those users that need to migrate all the data stored by their Firefox browser to a different installation of the application. Although this can be done manually and there are many other solutions out there ready to tackle the backup problem in Mozilla’s web browser, Firefox ...

7 December 2011
22:31 GMT

Acronis True Image Home 2012 Hotfix 1 for Build 6131

The current hotfix released by Acronis for True Image Home 2012 package does not mend backup and restore issues. It addresses a much simpler, but greatly annoying problem, witnessed by paying customers only, as it refers to activation difficulties. In plenty of cases, the 25-symbol serial numbers would not be a...

5 December 2011
11:05 GMT

Acronis True Image Home 2012 Update 1

A new build, #6131, is available for Acronis True Image 2012 (reviewed here). The issues it fixes range from hard drive detection, failure to create rescue media, problems related to Network Access Storage devices or error messages when updating from 2011 edition of the suite. Installing over a previous version of t...

17 November 2011
08:10 GMT

Acronis True Image Home 2012 Review

Acronis True Image Home has grown into one of the most popular and reliable suites for backing up and restoring your data. Version 2012 expands the functionality of the bundle by adding file synchronization capabilities and new options for the schedule module. Looks have also changed since our last encounter with th...

16 November 2011
10:31 GMT

Dropbox for Teams Completed, Helps Business with File Management

With all the web-based activity and advancements lately, sending files to and from devices is easier every day, but people still want ways to make the process easy and automatic, like allowed by the Dropbox. It so happens that the free Dropbox service is no longer the only Dropbox service people may opt for. Now, ...

31 October 2011
06:07 GMT

XYplorer 10.50 Available for Download

XYplorer 10.50 has just been released and introduces four new features and minor bug fixes. The new release now supports regular expressions when it comes to finding files by content, so advanced users can employ the function more efficiently.Renaming function has also been improved, and the Rename Special options sh...

25 October 2011
12:16 GMT

Acronis True Image Home 2012 Out of Beta

Acronis just updated their backup and restore suite, True Image Home, to version 2012. The bundle is out of beta and can be downloaded as a 30-day trial.No doubt bugs have been squashed but currently there is no information on the changes pertaining to the transition to final stage. As Windows 8 support seems to be t...

11 October 2011
04:42 GMT

Verbatim Uses SuperSpeed in Store 'n' Save HDDs

Verbatim has again made good on its reputation as purveyor of various storage solutions, having unveiled, in Europe, a series of hard disk drives primarily aimed at backup tasks. The external storage market is one that is always growing, what with so many companies from around the world throwing in their contribu...

30 September 2011
10:28 GMT

Todo Backup from EaseUs Shows Impressive Feature Set

Although still at an early version, EaseUS Todo Backup Home managed to impose itself as a respectable backup application, filled with features generally reserved for paid products. It evolved from a simple solution designed mainly for the beginner and average user to a full-blown backup alternative that can be used ...

26 September 2011
02:51 GMT

Softpedia Giveaways 2011: 20 Licenses for Backup4All Professional

If you’re looking for a data backup solution that is both versatile and easy to use, stop scouring the Internet. Backup4All, priced $49.95 (€39.54), stands up to its name in terms of effortless handling and we’ve got 20 licenses to give away for this week’s campaign.Most of you already know the...

24 September 2011
08:00 GMT

Quickly Install and Backup Your iOS Applications

Managing your iPhone/iPad applications can be a bit complicated at times, as you always need to have iTunes installed in order to synchronize them. iAppMaster is an application that comes as an alternative to the iTunes app synchronization, and allows you to manage your iOS enabled device.The application lets you in...

10 September 2011
14:47 GMT

Oussama El-Hilali Appointed Senior Vice President of Engineering at Carbonite

Oussama El-Hilali, a veteran in the field of data security, was appointed Senior Vice President of Engineering at Carbonite, one of the lead providers in backup solutions. New products developed by the company will be overseen by El-Hilali, his experience in software development, information security and integrity b...

5 September 2011
06:00 GMT

Backup4All Professional Review

Today’s technological conditions are favorable to create backups for your important data. The price of hard disk drives is still plummeting, so using them as backup storage devices is not too expensive. Backup4All is on the software side of the backup operation, offering a clean and easy way to start and handle...

8 August 2011
08:21 GMT

Backup Google Chrome Profiles

Seasoned computer users know too well that backing up the browser data is a safe way to ensure they don’t lose all the bookmarks and tab sessions. The process is pretty simple in all browsers if you know the paths to the precious data. In the case of Google Chrome, however, a tool designed specifically for this...

5 August 2011
04:21 GMT

Windows Phone Backup via Homebrew App

Those Windows Phone users who would like to easily back up their handsets at any time have now the possibility to do so through a recently released homebrew application, which relies on Zune, and which can ensure that no personal files are lost if a hard reset is performed. The .net application is based on a tool th...

31 May 2011
03:14 GMT

Dropbox Now Stores 100 Billion Files

Dropbox has its fair share of competitors, the cloud backup/sync space is rather crowded, but the company and its product have emerged as a clear winner, at least in terms of mind share. The key is focus and a simple product that does what it's supposed to without much fuss.The approach has been the right one, j...

24 May 2011
08:01 GMT

Softpedia Giveaways 2011: 100 Licenses for Acronis True Image Home 2011

Since our last week’s giveaway featured a system optimization suite, it would seem fit this week to offer you an application designed to help you backup that configuration and easily return to it whenever you hit trouble.Thus, we have for you 100 licenses for the latest version of one of the best backup program...

7 May 2011
07:01 GMT

Google Docs Finally Enables Third-Party Apps to Upload Files

Google has rolled out a few very interesting features which should prove quite a boon to Docs users. The Google Documents List API has been expanded enabling third-party applications to upload any file to any Google account.In practice, this means that you'll be able to back up files from your computer in Google...

3 May 2011
08:40 GMT

Windows 8 History Vault – Evolution of Backup Options

A new feature introduced with the advent of Windows 8 will seamlessly backup important files to an external location. Recently leaked screenshots from the next major iteration of the Windows client reveal History Vault, a new item on the Control Panel list of tools. There is little information on History Vault at t...

30 March 2011
12:50 GMT

Massive 6TB My Book Studio Edition II External Drive Unveiled by Western Digital

The increase in the amount of storage provided by HDDs has led to a similar phenomenon affecting external storage solutions, one of the latest examples of this trend being provided by Western Digital, who's just made official the My Book Studio Edition II, providing a whopping 6TB of storage space.According to W...

17 March 2011
09:36 GMT

Free Image-Based Backup for Home Use

EASEUS Todo Backup Home is built not only to make safe copies of important data, but also to avoid wasting time re-installing the operating system and the programs you need through its system imaging and restoration abilities. As the amount of free backup applications increases and their proficiency reaches hig...

23 January 2011
02:11 GMT

Lexar Announces Echo MX and Echo ZX Backup US Drives

Those users that thrive on speed and like responsive hardware and automation will be glad to know that Lexar has designed a pair of backup USB flash drive series that exist mainly to perform system backup tasks.Since losing one's data is never, or at least almost never, a pleasant thing, storage solution develo...

4 January 2011
09:35 GMT

Softpedia Exclusive: Acronis Cuts 65% Off Its Flagship Product

Today, and only today, you can get Acronis True Image Home 2011 at only 35% of its original value, through Softpedia. Acronis teamed up with us for this exclusive 65% discount.Translated into cash, this means that instead of paying $59.49 for the application, you will shell out only 21 bucks. The only thing you have ...

21 December 2010
15:11 GMT

Windows 8 Could Feature Cloud Backup via Windows Azure

The next major iteration of Windows could feature an entirely different level of backup leveraging Cloud computing. At least this is hinted into a job post from Microsoft which discusses a possible connection between Windows 8 or Windows vNext, and Windows Azure. Although the details for what could end up being Win...

11 November 2010
11:05 GMT

Memorex Brings Out the Mirror for Photos Portable HDD

Though it usually seems content with stealth, Memorex has broken the silence just recently in order to unleash a portable hard disk drive of its own, the so-called Mirror for Photos, with an USB connection and capacity of up to 640 GB.Storage units come in all shapes and sizes, but in the case of external hard drive...

17 September 2010
09:55 GMT

How to Back Up and Restore an Entire Mac Disk

If you do not already know it, backups are the most important steps you must take to ensure that your data will not be lost. Despite all the trouble you go through to make sure that your computer is always clean and running at its peak performance, there comes a time when even the best storage solution fails. What wi...

2 August 2010
01:41 GMT

Lexar Media Backs Up PCs With 128GB Echo SE Flash Drive

Since the third quarter is now up and running, hardware makers are well into the process of updating their product offers. Lexar Media, of course, will not lag behind, which is why it entered the spotlight and revealed its latest, high-capacity flash device specifically optimized for backup tasks. Said USB flash dri...

21 July 2010
02:30 GMT

Fresh Ad-Aware Suite (II)

The next sections of Ad-Aware Total Security offer instruments designed to protect your email inbox both from threats as well as from spam messages. Also, there are a couple of system maintenance tools and parental control features and backup options. Although these three are not directly involved in malware fighting...

9 July 2010
03:01 GMT

Beta Testing for Acronis True Image Home 2011 Is a Go

There are few providers of storage management software solutions on the market and the name you hear most often these days is Acronis. It seems like the company is on the brink to launch a new batch of updates for its products, or at least this is what the launch of the new beta for Acronis True Image Home 2011 lead...

6 July 2010
04:52 GMT

The Lord of the Fonts

Optimizing computer performance is a complex job that tackles many issues related to both hardware and software environments. Defragmenting your hard drive or cleaning the registry are some of the most important steps you have to take in order to improve your system’s performance and get the most out of your P...

28 June 2010
13:05 GMT

Kroll Ontrack Improves Its Data-Recovery Solutions for Mac

Kroll Ontrack, a provider of information-management, data-recovery, and legal technology products and services, is pleased to confirm several improvements to its data-recovery tools for Macs. The company offers efficient data-recovery solutions for Mac users, server admins, specific Mac applications and files, as wel...

27 May 2010
02:12 GMT

How to Create Backups for Your Original DVDs on Mac OS X

Although I am a fan of huge DVD collections, I cannot help myself wondering how long it will take for them to become as obsolete as a floppy disk. In fact, not only are floppy disks out of date but the floppies themselves since some companies have even stopped their production. And if it takes some time until their m...

10 May 2010
12:51 GMT

Make Sure Your Mac Purrs As Smoothly As It Did the First Day

Keeping track of all the things that happen on your computer is never an easy task and, even if you are extra-careful, you will find yourself in the situation of suddenly discovering that your HDD is not that big. Unfortunately, all that precious space might also be reduced by storing huge cache files, duplicate doc...

16 April 2010
13:31 GMT

Apple Releases MobileMe Backup 3.2 - Free Download

Attempting to improve the reliability of backup restore, as well as space use on iDisk, or local storage, Apple has rolled out MobileMe Backup v3.2, a software update to its backup utility meant to be used with MobileMe. The latter is Apple’s online service that automatically keeps your email, contacts, calenda...

14 April 2010
03:20 GMT

Automatically Back Up Your WordPress Blog with VaultPress

Hosting your own blog comes with a lot of freedoms and is sure to score you a few extra points with the geek crowd. But it also comes with a lot of responsibilities, not the least of which is scrambling to recover your data when something goes wrong. Cautious bloggers use some sort of backup system to ensure that t...

31 March 2010
09:06 GMT

Toshiba's Capacious Canvio Portable HDDs Debut

Not long after it launched its latest batch of high-capacity 2.5-inch hard disk drives, Toshiba seems to be quite eager to keep driving the storage market, in all its forms. In this case, the company has brought out a series of portable hard drives which, through their high storage capacity, will serve well as backup...

30 March 2010
04:19 GMT

Dell Brings Integrated Solution for Faster Disk-Based Backups

While IT companies have been periodically updating their storage offerings for the enterprise sector, their clients, especially small and medium businesses, have generally had to manage their networks and back up procedures by themselves. This impacts upon the efficiency and rate of growth of such businesses, especia...

11 March 2010
04:37 GMT


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