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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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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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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 »
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Google’s Data Liberation Front Details How To Free Your Data From Google

7:00AM Adam Pash | Google’s new Data Liberation Front is designed to help you liberate your data from any Google service with as little pain as possible so you’re not locked into Gmail, for example, just because all your old email is there. More »
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Use Dropbox For More Than Just File Syncing

4:00AM The How-To Geek | Ever since Lifehacker turned me on to Dropbox, it’s become one of the most essential pieces in my daily workflow. Sure it syncs files extremely well, but Dropbox is an excellent tool for so much more. More »
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Twistory Backs Up Your Tweets To A Calendar Feed

1:00AM Kevin Purdy | Twistory is yet another free tool to back up online accounts, specifically Twitter posts. It goes beyond a simple data dump, though, by plotting your tweets in an easy-to-import iCal feed. More »
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Backup And Search Your Friends’ Tweets With Google Reader

1:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Thanks to a combination of RSS magic and Twitter API, it’s possible to search the tweets of everyone in your Twitter network with Google Reader. Here’s how to do it. More »
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Free Tools To Back Up Your Online Accounts

2:00AM Gina Trapani | Cloud computing means you can store your data in web applications and access it from any browser, anywhere—but that doesn’t mean you don’t need a backup plan. Safeguard your data when a storm’s a-brewing in the cloud with these tools. More »