Just like its once-rival, Easy CD Creator (now Roxio Creator 2009), Nero is an application suite no longer content to simply burn your CD and DVD discs and walk away. Instead, Nero 9 is now a ...

We've been reviewing drive imaging software on IT Reviews since this site was launched. In fact the first ever software review was of this type of product. Imaging tools are handy because you don't have to ...

There are two approaches to PC maintenance. The lazy method is simply to wait until something goes wrong and then think about defragging your hard drive for the first time in two years. The second and ...

The one thing missing from VMware's virtualisation line-up has always been a tool to virtualise applications - but no longer. Its new ThinApp product fills that gap, making it possible to build virtual applications which run ...

Most virtualisation programs work by virtualising hardware, but not Virtuozzo Containers from Parallels, which virtualises the host operating system instead. The end result is much the same - the ability to support multiple independent virtual environments ...

It's perhaps a little disingenuous to say it, but that doesn't make in untrue. Over the many generations that WinZip has been with us we've met many, many people who use it but not a single ...

Most home users don't need to worry as much these days about squeezing the last drops of performance from their PC. Even relatively low-specification machines are capable of handling the majority of day-to-day tasks. After extended ...

Losing and being unable to recover important files or folders is a computer user's worst nightmare, and while Windows offers ways to help protect you, those seeking further peace of mind should consider looking elsewhere. The ...

The latest version of SystemSuite is an all-in-one maintenance solution with more branches than a particularly large oak tree. It boasts a selection of security and optimisation tools, alongside back-up and diagnostic utilities. In total there ...

Most computer users would admit to having a fairly large collection of documents, digital media and other files that would be either impossible or expensive to replace in the event of disk failure. While simple tools ...

As well as disaster recovery, disk imaging can be used to deploy new PCs without having to install an operating system and then configure application software and custom settings every time. Snap Deploy from Acronis takes ...

It is the fear that every PC owner has lurking at the back of the mind: what if my computer crashes or a virus wipes out or corrupts all of my data? Since most of us ...

Gone are the days when virtualisation products were the preserve of the hard-core geek. With the easy availability of low-cost virtualisation software from the likes of VMware, as well as a slew of free and open-source ...

There are plenty of solutions for backing up files these days: if you don't like using Windows' own tools, most decent security suites now offer dedicated services of their own. But online backup seems to be ...

If only all software were as straightforward and effective as Total Uninstall 4. It's a tool that never deviates from its given intent; to rid your machine of unwanted programs once and for all. Sadly, in ...

If you get into problems with Windows, it's usually expensive to call on advice from a support service. There's a market for automated diagnostics and repair, but many of these programs aim at just one aspect; ...

Traverse the computing message boards and forums of the Internet, and there's always going to be a new post from a user struggling to identify the components that are sat inside their PC. Be it identification ...

You do take regular backups of your PC don't you? No? Don't tell me: you've tried, but found it too complicated or just too time-consuming to bother. In which case you'll be interested in FileKeeper Professional, ...

Protecting your valuable documents by backing them up to a different drive is a key tenet of PC security. Most backup programs work by looking at specific folders and copying every file that's new or changed ...

There's a golden rule of reviewing system utilities that states something along the lines of ‘thou must not install review software on a machine you need to use the following day.' You can see what's going ...