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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 » 
Fix
4:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Computer viruses are increasingly sophisticated and pervasive. If you can’t afford to run your computer without some sort of antivirus software installed, check out these five popular options to protect your PC. More »
Five Best Antivirus Applications
4:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Computer viruses are increasingly sophisticated and pervasive. If you can’t afford to run your computer without some sort of antivirus software installed, check out these five popular options to protect your PC. More »
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4:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Remember the days of digging through folders of shortcuts and menus to launch applications? These days many users prefer customisable, attractive docks for launching and keeping track of their favourite apps. Here’s a look at five of the most popular docks. More »
Five Best Application Docks
4:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Remember the days of digging through folders of shortcuts and menus to launch applications? These days many users prefer customisable, attractive docks for launching and keeping track of their favourite apps. Here’s a look at five of the most popular docks. More »
Work
3:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Once upon a time easy remote computing was a pipe dream, now people routinely carry gigs of data around on flash drivers smaller than a modest pack of chewing gum. Manage your apps and data with these portable application suites. More »
Five Best Portable Apps Suites
3:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Once upon a time easy remote computing was a pipe dream, now people routinely carry gigs of data around on flash drivers smaller than a modest pack of chewing gum. Manage your apps and data with these portable application suites. More »
Fix
3:00AM Adam Pash | Rather than wait around for your software to notify you of updates (let’s face it, a lot of applications never will), these five handy tools keep an eye on your apps, alert you when an update’s available, and streamline the updating process. More »
Five Best Software Update Tools
3:00AM Adam Pash | Rather than wait around for your software to notify you of updates (let’s face it, a lot of applications never will), these five handy tools keep an eye on your apps, alert you when an update’s available, and streamline the updating process. More »
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3:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | The Windows Task Manager is a functional but basic tool for keeping an eye on applications and activity on your computer. If you want to go beyond the built-in tool and get a closer look, check out today’s offerings. More »
Five Best Windows Task Manager Alternatives
3:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | The Windows Task Manager is a functional but basic tool for keeping an eye on applications and activity on your computer. If you want to go beyond the built-in tool and get a closer look, check out today’s offerings. More »
Communicate
2:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Twitter has risen to prominence as the most popular micro-blogging service around. If you’re underwhelmed with the Twitter web site and looking for more features you’ll definitely want to check out the five Twitter clients showcased here. More »
Five Best Twitter Clients
2:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Twitter has risen to prominence as the most popular micro-blogging service around. If you’re underwhelmed with the Twitter web site and looking for more features you’ll definitely want to check out the five Twitter clients showcased here. 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 »
Organise
2:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Where does the time go? Whether you need to know for billing purposes or just want a better idea of how your work day is split up, you can always answer that question with a good time-tracking application. More »
Five Best Time-Tracking Applications
2:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Where does the time go? Whether you need to know for billing purposes or just want a better idea of how your work day is split up, you can always answer that question with a good time-tracking application. More »
Work
2:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Long before multiple monitors were popular (or financially feasible), there were virtual desktops—applications that allow you to swap your entire workspace with another for easy compartmentalization of your work. Here’s a look at five of the most popular virtual-desktop managers. More »
Five Best Virtual-Desktop Managers
2:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Long before multiple monitors were popular (or financially feasible), there were virtual desktops—applications that allow you to swap your entire workspace with another for easy compartmentalization of your work. Here’s a look at five of the most popular virtual-desktop managers. More » 
