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12:00PM Angus Kidman | Having a sensible backup strategy is vitally important, but so is knowing how to restore your backup if things go wrong. Microsoft’s storage blog runs down how to make that happen in Windows 7. More »
Restoring From Your Windows 7 Backup
12:00PM Angus Kidman | Having a sensible backup strategy is vitally important, but so is knowing how to restore your backup if things go wrong. Microsoft’s storage blog runs down how to make that happen in Windows 7. More »
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FavBackup Updates, Backs Up Multiple Firefox Profiles
8:00AM The How-To Geek | Windows only: Portable browser backup utility FavBackup updates with loads of changes, including single-file backups, multiple profile support and a new Ribbon interface. More »
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4:00AM The How-To Geek | Time and time again, people tell me that they’ve bought an external hard drive to backup their pictures, music and documents. Great, right? Sadly, that’s not always the case. More »
You’re Backing Up Your Data The Wrong Way
4:00AM The How-To Geek | Time and time again, people tell me that they’ve bought an external hard drive to backup their pictures, music and documents. Great, right? Sadly, that’s not always the case. More »
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SyncToy 2.1 Speeds Up Windows File Syncing
3:30AM Kevin Purdy | Windows: Microsoft’s SyncToy is a simple but effective tool for mirroring folders across hard-drive locations, networks or USB devices. With a 2.1 update, it’s been retooled to run faster, back up configurations and handle errors much better. More »
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4:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Local backup is a useful and necessary part of securing your data against catastrophe, but with the advent of broadband and inexpensive online storage, you’ve got little reason to not backup critical files to the cloud, as well. More »
Five Best Online Backup Tools
4:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Local backup is a useful and necessary part of securing your data against catastrophe, but with the advent of broadband and inexpensive online storage, you’ve got little reason to not backup critical files to the cloud, as well. More »
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Set Up Windows Home Server To Automate Backups and Corral Media
6:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Chances are you’ve got lots of digital media, but do you organise it carefully and regularly back it up? Learn how to set up a home backup and media server to streamline your digital life. More »
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Export All Your Google Docs To A ZIP File
11:00PM Kevin Purdy | Google Docs has officially thrown open its data doors, allowing users to back up all their documents to whatever formats they choose and compressed into a ZIP file. It’s serious peace of mind for those concerned about the cloud. More »
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1:00PM Angus Kidman | AutoArchive ensures that your Outlook email file doesn’t get too unwieldy, but the default settings aren’t necessarily very helpful. Here’s how to make sure your email is backed up into archives successfully. More »
How To Set Up AutoArchive For Outlook
1:00PM Angus Kidman | AutoArchive ensures that your Outlook email file doesn’t get too unwieldy, but the default settings aren’t necessarily very helpful. Here’s how to make sure your email is backed up into archives successfully. More »
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Windows Mobile My Phone Backup Out Of Beta
1:00AM Kevin Purdy | My Phone, the cloud-based Windows Mobile back-up service we peeked at in beta in May, has officially launched. The free 200MB of online space for phone data remains the same, but premium users get new location and security features. More »
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5:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | The third quarter of 2009 was filled with all sorts of useful communication tools, time saving applications and software to help you get things done. Here’s a look back at the winners in each of the categories. More »
Best Of The Best: Tools And Apps, Third Quarter 2009
5:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | The third quarter of 2009 was filled with all sorts of useful communication tools, time saving applications and software to help you get things done. Here’s a look back at the winners in each of the categories. More »