Tags: copy, hard drive

How to upgrade your laptop

If you've ever wondered if you can get extra life out of your laptop by upgrading your hardware, there are some options open to you.

Desktop users who need a portable drive will find the My Passport Elite endearing, although the dock could stand to be a little more user friendly.

LaCie Starck

External hard drives get trendy, with the fashion touch of famed French designer Philippe Starck.
Seagate Barracuda XT

The Barracuda XT is a 7200rpm 3.5-inch desktop drive featuring 2TB of storage capacity and a fast Serial ATA (SATA) 6Gb/second interface.
HP SimpleSave Portable 320GB

HP's SimpleSave portable drive does make backups simple, as long as your file names aren't too long.
Iomega Home Media Network Drive (1TB)

The Iomega Home Media Network Drive, a single-volume NAS server, is easy to set up and use for even the most novice user; however, its lack of advanced features might lessen its appeal to savvy users.
Apple Time Capsule (2009)

Apple Time Capsule is a convenient and simple wireless router and NAS server combo for your home. Unfortunately, especially in the case of the 1TB version, you can find better deals on devices that offer greater storage space and many more features for the price.
Lexmark X7675

The Lexmark X7675 is a network-ready multifunction printer that promises much, but delivers little with its average print quality and frustrating setup process.
Lexmark X6675

The Lexmark X6675 is a capable multifunction printer with wireless capabilities and fax functions as standard.
Lexmark X4975

The Lexmark X4975 is a three-in-one multifunction printer with the ability to print double-sided pages.

Cloud computing: An introduction

Cloud computing: a marketing buzzword or the future of the web? We take a look at the basics, including the dangers lurking in the cloud.
Top portable storage devices

If you're looking to transport data between PCs, you're going to need a portable storage solution.
Don't get burned by RAID Zero

To a computer nerd like myself, RAID refers not to a bug spray but to various ways of hooking together multiple hard disks.
MP3 face-off: Flash memory vs. hard drive

When it comes to storage, MP3 players come in two main varieties: flash and hard drive. But which is better?

Seagate releases 7200.11 fix – again

Seagate has released an updated fix for some of its hard drives, the previous version having "bricked" the 500GB capacity Barracuda 7200.11 drives.
Seagate offers fix for faulty 7200.11 hard drives

Seagate yesterday released a fix to a bug in its current generation of drives that caused them to become undetectable by a computer. Users have found, however, that the fix breaks 500GB drives — the fix has since been retracted.
Pogoplug puts any hard drive on the internet

The Pogoplug is a simple and relatively cheap box that plugs into an external hard drive (or flash drive) via USB, and also into your home's internet connection.
Seagate Pipeline DVR hard drives bump up to 1TB capacity

Seagate has announced two new additions to the Pipeline group of hard drives, made to fit in digital video recorders (DVRs).

How to clean up your hard drive

Whether getting rid of an old computer or just making a clean start for your favourite hard drive, it's important to wipe it clean.
Camcorder formats: which one is best?

Prospective camcorder buyers are faced with a choice of four types of camcorder recording media: hard disk, flash memory, MiniDV/HDV tapes, or mini-DVD. We run through the pros and cons of all four formats to make your purchasing journey a little less like a trip through Dante's nine circles of hell.
DIY: Create Your Own DVD Masterpiece

How to create DVDs from your digital video files using Sonic's MyDVD.

AoA DVD Ripper SE

Backup your favorite DVD movies to iPod, iPhone, AVI, DivX, MP4, WMV, PSP, MPEG and Flash format.
MicroVideo Software DVD Ripper Premium

Rip DVD, IFO, and VOB files to various video formats.
Pod to PC

Copy music from iPod and iPhone back into iTunes.
101 All to CD Burner

Create and burn data and audio CDs.

Get (laptop) smart before you buy

Win the numbers game and get the laptop that's perfect your needs as well as your budget!
Microsoft Windows® 7. Your PC, simplified.

Windows® 7 has been designed to be more reliable, more responsive, and to make the things you do every day easier.
Whereis® maps

If you’d like to get to know more of Australia, and do it safely, then check out Whereis® maps.