The most recent articles from Computeract!ve

Review: Squirrelsave backup software

Andrew Zarkesh — 2008-07-02T14:48:00.000Z

Andrew Zarkesh, Computeract!ve, Wednesday 2 July 2008 at 14:48:00

Keep your files safe online

Backup is always important, and backing up files online can be easier than having to sort out your own hard disk archives, and thanks to higher broadband speeds it can...

Review: Paragon Partition Manager 9 Personal utility software

Simon Williams — 2008-05-29T10:00:00.000Z

Simon Williams, Computeract!ve, Thursday 29 May 2008 at 10:00:00

Manage and optimise hard disk space

All computer hard disks are arranged into partitions to make allocating space easier. For most people one disk equals one partition, but if your disks are particularly large or small...

Review: Carbonite backup software

Simon Williams — 2008-04-24T00:00:00.000Z

Simon Williams, Computeract!ve, Thursday 24 April 2008 at 00:00:00

Would you trust a backup of your vital data stored in Boston (Massachusetts, not Lincolnshire)? There's no reason why not

Online backup has been around for a while but the idea behind Carbonite is to make it easier, so the user hardly even knows it’s happening....

Review: Acronis True Image Home 11 backup software

Paul Lester — 2008-02-12T00:00:00.000Z

Paul Lester, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 12 February 2008 at 00:00:00

True Image 11 offers a range of powerful tools to help offer peace of mind

Regularly backing up data and safeguarding your PC is an essential practice in modern computing but, even when using dedicated software, many new users find it difficult to get to...

Review: Mobivault

Anthony Dhanendran — 2007-11-26T00:00:00.000Z

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Monday 26 November 2007 at 00:00:00

Keep passwords safe on your phone

Mobivault has a simple premise - it creates a secure 'vault' on your phone for storage of passwords, Pins and other information that needs to be kept secret....

Review: Adaptec Sata Raid 1225SA raid controller

Alan Stevens — 2007-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

Alan Stevens, Computeract!ve, Friday 16 November 2007 at 00:00:00

Attach fast external storage to your server with this eSata adapter

The recent introduction of external Sata (eSata) technology, has made it possible to connect external disk drives to a server or workstation and access them at the same speed as...

Review: Paragon Drive Copy & One Click Backup utility software

Andrew Zarkesh — 2007-09-27T00:00:00.000Z

Andrew Zarkesh, Computeract!ve, Thursday 27 September 2007 at 00:00:00

Back up your entire hard drive with the minimum of fuss

Most of us who use our computers regularly will find that it's inevitate, from time to time, to format the computer's hard disk and install a clean version of Windows....

Review: Jufsoft Badcopy Pro utility software

Anthony Dhanendran — 2007-08-21T00:00:00.000Z

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 21 August 2007 at 00:00:00

Recover files from damaged disks

Floppy disks are unreliable and easily damaged, which is why the best way to carry documents around nowadays is the USB key....

Review: Laplink PC Mover Vista utility software

Simon Williams — 2007-04-25T00:00:00.000Z

Simon Williams, Computeract!ve, Wednesday 25 April 2007 at 00:00:00

Take the pain out of migrating software and settings to a Vista PC.

When upgrading from one PC to another, there things you'll always want to take with you. Documents, letters, music tracks, videos, email messages and contacts are par for the course,...

Review: Diino utility software

Anthony Dhanendran — 2006-12-27T00:00:00.000Z

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Wednesday 27 December 2006 at 00:00:00

Store your files online

Unlike traditional backup programs, Diino won't back files to your PC's hard disk. Instead, they're saved on the internet, in what Diino promises is a secure environment....

Review: Turbo Backup utility software

Anthony Dhanendran — 2006-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Friday 1 September 2006 at 00:00:00

Make backups simple

Turbo Backup is designed for home users, so it comes with settings to back up music, internet favourites, contacts, emails, photos and other common files....

Review: Virtual Disc Drive utility software

Martin James — 2006-08-18T00:00:00.000Z

Martin James, Computeract!ve, Friday 18 August 2006 at 00:00:00

Store and play games on your PC without CD or DVD

The appeal of Virtual Disc Drive is that of convenience. It allows you to play games or run programs without having the CD or DVD in the drive, but from...

Diino

Tim Smith — 2006-05-25T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Thursday 25 May 2006 at 00:00:00

Access important files and music from anywhere

Now that broadband is so popular, storing files online makes a lot of sense. They can be accessed wherever there is an internet connection, and while uploading lots of files...

Sonic BackUp MyPC Deluxe

Tim Smith — 2005-06-10T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Friday 10 June 2005 at 00:00:00

A cheap backup solution

Backing up data on your PC should be a regular process, and having decent software to do it with is important....

Intervideo DVD Copy 2

Anthony Dhanendran — 2005-01-12T14:36:34.000Z

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Wednesday 12 January 2005 at 14:36:34

Make backups of your DVDs and compress them to fit on a CD

Intervideo's utility allows you to make copies of your DVDs, but before you get interested in being able to duplicate the latest blockbuster, take note: it won't copy protected discs.This...