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Archive for July, 2008

For disk imaging (computer’s hard drive backup) we recommend to use the Acronis True Image by Acronis. This disk imaging software is a powerful, versatile tool that can restore a copy to a single computer or to several computers at once.

Acronis True Image is the best of all the disk imaging programs – this software is fast, error–free and fairly simple to use. However Acronis cannot backup specific files or folders; you should have a backup software.

With Acronis True Image you have all the options for making hard drive images and more. Scheduling automatic backup times for an image is easy and images can be incremental – that means you can choose to backup only data that has changed since the previous backup to save time.

If you need to do more than simply copy data you can format,partition and even delete a hard drive right from the Acronis control panel. Putting data back onto a hard drive for use (disk deployment) is simple too—just a few steps, and the data is back in action. You can even restore individual files from an image.

The Acronis True Image viewer can open an image you’ve created as a local drive by assigning it a drive letter. This means you can view and access copied files and folders conveniently.

Unlike other disk imaging products, the process of creating a copy in Acronis True Image is an easy, one-step task. Just use the wizard tools and follow the instructions to get the image you want.

Acronis True Image didn’t balk at creating images to a network, as some disk imaging programs did.

Acronis True Image includes wizards that walk you through each task, and you can connect to help files and customer support with just one click on the control panel. Best of all Acronis True Image copies and restores hard drive data with precision accuracy faster than most disk imaging software.

You can download FREE Trial version of Acronis True Image here.

The paid version costs $49.99.

Microsoft corporation has announced new update PowerPack 1 for the Windows Home Server.  PowerPack 1 is available for downloading from official microsoft’s website.

At the present moment there is only English version of PowerPack 1. But in the near future there will be more languages. And starting from the 1st of August PowerPack 1 will be included in automatic update.

New update consists from patches wich resolve loosing of data mistakes and possibility to set up an external hard drive for reserve copying of files.

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And they offer:

1. Video Streaming Monitoring
2. E-Mail Servers (SMTP/POP3)
3. Domain name servers (DNS)
4. File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Servers
5. Telnet (Port Availability)
6. Ping (ICMP) — Routers/Firewalls
7. UDP
8. Web Service (SOAP/HTTP)
9. Media Streaming (Video and Audio)
10. DNS Blacklist Monitoring

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