One way Windows 7 will make working lives a damn sight easier is the speed at which it hunts down documents and other files.

Robots.txt files written to favour Google's web-crawlers.

Cruzer Titanium Plus automatically backs up files online.

Native playback of DivX and XviD files is one of the most potentially useful additions to Windows 7. Here's what you need to know.

Apple's new, supposedly 'enlightened' Itunes format brands its files with your ID.

Storage up from 1GB to 5GB.

No, that file you downloaded isn't really Terence Trent D'Arby's Greatest Hits, it's something much worse..

Online backup company offers unlimited online backup space - is this better than portable USB drives?

Microsoft's Windows 7 is nearing release, and IT vendors are turning to the problems customers will face when migrating to the new platform, especially the large volume of users still running Windows XP.

Month of Kernel Bugs highlights yet another Apple vulnerability.

Like a digital Swiss Army knife, these are the Linux utilities and tools that are so useful you won't know how you ever did without them

The FreeAgent Theater allows you to share movies and photos from your PC to your TV; except most TVs already do this now. The concept still needs work, although the unit's navigation is easy to use.

New file converter scrubs Office documents of malware.

And surprisingly, the site operators vow the site will stay online.

Should filmmakers bring back the X-Files? Also: Samsung reportedly has a 480Hz HDTV in the pipeline, and Xbox 360 owners await price drop.

Google Docs & Spreadsheets gives unified file management views.

An ambitious European emulation project aims to digitally archive and play-all file formats from the 70's to 90s. And no, it's not a MAME copy.

You'd think playback of copied Blu-Ray and DVD files would be a no-no for commercial PVR boxes. Not these new TViX players, which play ripped Blu-Ray and DVD "backups", with VOB, ISO and H.264 compatibility.