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

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Nero's backup solution combines simplicity with more advanced features, though rival products offer more for less

Combines simplicity with more advanced backup features, but rival products offer more for less.

Still the most hassle-free and effective online home backup system.

A few new features add to an already superb utility, and the price remains as low as ever

If you own a Nokia smartphone and haven't looked at Ovi, there's a bunch of goodies you're missing out on

Share and back up music, photos, video and documents on your network with a high-capacity NAS drive.

A few disappointing extras make this an unappetising upsell from the standard ZoneAlarm suite

A three-PC licence as standard, superb silent interface and effective security utilities make Norton 360 a tempting buy.

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We've searched every corner of the web for the most useful (and useless) sites you've never seen. Download free movies and music, find the cheapest shopping sites, get a degree, make money, walk on Mars and much more.

Online services are growing smarter by the day – but can they replace desktop applications? We spend a week working online to find out.

Our feature story covers best formats, backup options, and why you should reburn those photo CDs every two years.

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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.