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Stuart Andrews shows you how to set up and maintain the perfect backup routine.

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From watching iView on your mobile to live Australian TV while overseas, to Freeview, Foxtel IQ2 and TiVo, Stuart Andrews and Zara Baxter perfect the menu for takeaway TV.

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Recover lost & deleted files

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Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Copy & synchronise files between computers

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External hard disks are a great way to add storage. We test 13, from sub-$130 portable drives to mighty terabyte desktop units.

Salvage & recover deleted files

Salvage & recover deleted files

Sync remote files to & from your computer

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

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package