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Replace a drive letter with a name

Make any storage device appear as a standard folder on the hard disk

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Samsung SH-B123L PC Blu-ray drive

Add HD-movie disc playback to your computer

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  • 01/04/2011
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Qnap TS-119+ network hard disk (NAS) device

A smart and powerful network hard disk

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  • 31/03/2011
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Why has the Windows backup failed halfway through?

Find out why shortcuts can hamper hard disk backups

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Give friends access to your files

Share photos and videos without uploading them to the web using Tonido

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How do I transfer files to a mobile phone to view them on the go?

Most modern mobile phones can be used to display files such as documents and pictures. We explain how you can transfer and view these on your phone

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Intel, OCZ, Kingston and Plextor launch new solid-state disks

SSDs offer higher capacities, faster performance and lower prices, says Kingston

This useful planning tool is now on sale from Amazon in the UK

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iPhone and Android app gives access to files on the go

Get access to online storage from your smartphone

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Change the way your files are stored on a computer's hard disk

What are Fat 32 and NTFS and how do they help you find documents faster?

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Lite-on eTDU108 disc reader

Slim and small top-loading CD and DVD reader

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  • 02/03/2011
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Buffalo DriveStation Duo HD-WL2TSU2R1-EU (2TB)

A heavyweight storage device

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  • 28/02/2011
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Samsung SE-084D

Create and play discs with your netbook

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  • 24/02/2011
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How to format a Micro SDHC card

A mobile phone's formatting function is only allowing use of 2GB of a 4GB memory card. Find out how to access all the storage space

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