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Utilities

Review Date: 30-JUN-2009

Gigabyte GigaTribe

RRP: $0.00

A useful application that's well worth the download, whether or not you choose to upgrade.

Utilities

Review Date: 09-JUN-2009

IOBit Game Booster

RRP: $0.00

Game Booster is a simple utility that does what it claims to: whether that is a worthwhile install for you depends on your current gaming experience.

Utilities

Review Date: 28-MAY-2009

Jam Software TreeSize Professional

RRP: $50.00

TreeSize Professional is probably of most interest to IT types who want to profile PC usage on a box-by-box basis.

Utilities

Review Date: 28-MAY-2009

Voidtools Everything Search Engine

RRP: $0.00

Everything Search Engine uses only a small amount of memory — 15MB on our test Windows XP computer, which is stuffed full of various files. If you want to try a fast, free option for finding your files, give Everything Search Engine a shot. If you also want to be able to search within a file, such as particular text within a Word doc, you might try Google Desktop.

Utilities

Review Date: 27-MAY-2009

Zectar ZumoDrive

RRP: $0.00

Of course, if all you want is online storage, you can get 25GB absolutely free from Windows Live SkyDrive. But it doesn't work as a virtual drive, which is the core of ZumoDrive's appeal.

Utilities

Review Date: 26-MAY-2009

Codyssey CodySafe

RRP: $0.00

Use CodySafe and, once you've got your USB drive set up the way you want, carry it with you, plug it into any computer, and you've got your applications and data, all within easy reach. Best of all, the software's free.

Utilities

Review Date: 26-MAY-2009

Taggtool Taggtool

RRP: $40.48

If you have a growing trove of files and you're becoming comfortable using tags in other programs, Taggtool could help you manage your data. But you'll need to be willing to take the time to manually assign tags to everything.

Utilities

Review Date: 25-MAY-2009

Dmitry Brant DiskDigger 0.8.1

RRP: $0.00

DiskDigger is a free, easy-to-use recovery program that in many cases works as well as EasyRecovery Professional, Active@ File Recovery, etc. If you need to recover data, your mouse should run, not walk, to the download link. It's hard to believe that it's free.

Utilities

Review Date: 20-MAY-2009

AnalogX MaxMem

RRP: $0.00

Given that MaxMem's free — and that it uninstalled cleanly from our tester PC — you might want to give it a try. As the saying goes, your mileage may vary.

Utilities

Review Date: 20-MAY-2009

Zeno Systems Mirror

RRP: $0.00

Mirror worked fine in our hands-on tests, and it can be invoked by a script. Our only real complaint is that long location listings are truncated (wrapped out of view, actually). If your backup needs can be met by a simple incremental copy routine, then this tiny utility fits the bill.

Utilities

Review Date: 20-MAY-2009

SimpleTech/Hitachi Global Storage Solutions Fabrik Ultimate Backup Home

RRP: $0.00

We've used Fabrik Ultimate Backup Home for several years with great success. 2GB of free online storage means you can keep safe the files you would cry over losing. If there's a downside, we've yet to find it.

Utilities

Review Date: 12-MAY-2009

Phoenix Technologies Beinsync

RRP: $59.95

If Phoenix Technologies addresses version conflicts and the inability to store backups on BeInSync servers, BeInSync could become an excellent business tool for managing your data.

Utilities

Review Date: 11-MAY-2009

Intel NAS Performance Toolkit 1.7

RRP: $0.00

Intel NAS Performance Toolkit is a NAS test tool that doesn't take a hard drive engineer to understand and use. Because it actually plays back various types of file actions, this tool is much more "real world" than similar offerings. It even allows you to "record" and play back file actions to more closely simulate your production environment.

Utilities

Review Date: 07-MAY-2009

Acronis Disk Director Suite 10.0

RRP: $89.99

There's nothing wrong with Acronis Disk Director Suite 10.0 — it's just a lot like driving a 20-year-old car. You can get where you want to go, but it feels as if there must be a better way.

Utilities

Review Date: 07-MAY-2009

Systweak Advanced Vista Optimizer 2009

RRP: $48.95

You'll have to decide for yourself whether you're willing to pay the extra freight for the extra features compared to a similar free program, but Advanced Vista Optimizer 2009 works well.

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