1. Acronis True Image 2013 supports Windows 8
Acronis has released True Image 2013, the latest edition of its power-packed backup tool. And while the program isn’t exactly the most revolutionary of updates, it does include some important changes.
The new edition is now fully compatible with Windows 8, for instance, good news if you’re planning to upgrade on or near release date.
Acronis Online Backup has now been replaced by Acronis True Image Online. The details remain similar, with a $4.99 monthly/ $49.99 annual subscription getting you 250GB of online storage space, shareable by up to 5 PCs. But it’s now easier to access your data via a browser, mobile devices (iOS and Android) and more, and you’re able to create a public link to share particular files or folders in just a couple of clicks.
Acronis says synchronization has been enhanced, too, with you now able to sync your data wherever it might be: on a PC, laptop, phone, tablet, network, USB key and so on.
And top of the more low-level tweaks has to be the new backup naming scheme, which ensures your archives get more meaningful names by default.
When we created our first test backup, for instance, it was saved in a folder, “My partitions”. And the file name then contains the backup method, backup number, sequential number and more (like “My partitions_full_b1_s1_v1.tib”), ensuring you can tell a great deal about any archive from its file name alone.
What’s clearly missing here is any form of free online backup account. Other services commonly manage to give away 2GB of web storage, sometimes more, but all Acronis are willing to do is provide a 30-day trial of the full 250GB account. Which seems a pity.
If you can live without the cloud features, though, there’s plenty of more earthbound backup functionality here. Acronis True Image 2013 can create file or image-based backups; run on-demand, on a schedule, or continuously; save your archives to DVD, USB keys, local, external or network drives; and has a stack of configuration options to ensure everything works just as you’d like. It remains one of the most powerful backup tools around, and a 30-day trial build of the new release is available if you’d like to sample these features for yourself.
2. Chip Shipments Keep on Trucking Despite Apple/Samsung Verdict
As the dust settles on Friday's landmark $1 billion ruling against Samsung in a patent lawsuit brought by Apple, what does the decision mean for both companies? One facet of the saga: What happens to the Apple-designed -- and Samsung-supplied -- chips that help power the iPad and iPhone? Samsung will continue to supply the chips. There is a "strict internal firewall" separating Samsung's handset business -- the one slammed by Friday's U.S. court ruling -- and its components operations business, which is the sole supplier of some of the key components Apple needs to build its devices.
3. Has Google Crossed Over Into True Evil?
The reason we keep asking about Google and evil is because early in their existence they appeared to create a policy of not being evil. This was most unusual, but since then the invasions of privacy and moves like taking self-driving cars on the road without approval and in early testing seemed to test that definition. The reason car companies don't do this is because a problem could be deadly, not just to the employee but the family that might get hurt in an accident.
4. Facebook Kisses HTML5 Goodbye With Rebuilt iOS App
Facebook has released a new version of its iOS app, one that the company rebuilt from the ground up using Apple's Xcode integrated development environment. In doing so, it got rid of HTML5, on which the previous version of its iOS app relied. The move to native iOS has sped up the app's performance, Facebook stated. While HTML5 allowed the social network's devs to leverage much of the same code across iOS, Android and the mobile Web, among other things, it wasn't especially fast.
5. No Signal? No Problem - Sat Gadgets Keep You Connected Anywhere, Any Time
For years, satellite communications devices like satphones and data terminals have been out of reach of the average consumer. Access to voice calls and Internet in remote locales, where mobile phone networks are unavailable, have only been possible for military, media, mining, government and other deep-pocketed sectors. Those satellites, after all, are expensive. However, a peculiar thing happened a few years ago that has contributed to changing this inequality.\
Acronis has released True Image 2013, the latest edition of its power-packed backup tool. And while the program isn’t exactly the most revolutionary of updates, it does include some important changes.
The new edition is now fully compatible with Windows 8, for instance, good news if you’re planning to upgrade on or near release date.
Acronis Online Backup has now been replaced by Acronis True Image Online. The details remain similar, with a $4.99 monthly/ $49.99 annual subscription getting you 250GB of online storage space, shareable by up to 5 PCs. But it’s now easier to access your data via a browser, mobile devices (iOS and Android) and more, and you’re able to create a public link to share particular files or folders in just a couple of clicks.
Acronis says synchronization has been enhanced, too, with you now able to sync your data wherever it might be: on a PC, laptop, phone, tablet, network, USB key and so on.
And top of the more low-level tweaks has to be the new backup naming scheme, which ensures your archives get more meaningful names by default.
When we created our first test backup, for instance, it was saved in a folder, “My partitions”. And the file name then contains the backup method, backup number, sequential number and more (like “My partitions_full_b1_s1_v1.tib”), ensuring you can tell a great deal about any archive from its file name alone.
What’s clearly missing here is any form of free online backup account. Other services commonly manage to give away 2GB of web storage, sometimes more, but all Acronis are willing to do is provide a 30-day trial of the full 250GB account. Which seems a pity.
If you can live without the cloud features, though, there’s plenty of more earthbound backup functionality here. Acronis True Image 2013 can create file or image-based backups; run on-demand, on a schedule, or continuously; save your archives to DVD, USB keys, local, external or network drives; and has a stack of configuration options to ensure everything works just as you’d like. It remains one of the most powerful backup tools around, and a 30-day trial build of the new release is available if you’d like to sample these features for yourself.
2. Chip Shipments Keep on Trucking Despite Apple/Samsung Verdict
As the dust settles on Friday's landmark $1 billion ruling against Samsung in a patent lawsuit brought by Apple, what does the decision mean for both companies? One facet of the saga: What happens to the Apple-designed -- and Samsung-supplied -- chips that help power the iPad and iPhone? Samsung will continue to supply the chips. There is a "strict internal firewall" separating Samsung's handset business -- the one slammed by Friday's U.S. court ruling -- and its components operations business, which is the sole supplier of some of the key components Apple needs to build its devices.
3. Has Google Crossed Over Into True Evil?
The reason we keep asking about Google and evil is because early in their existence they appeared to create a policy of not being evil. This was most unusual, but since then the invasions of privacy and moves like taking self-driving cars on the road without approval and in early testing seemed to test that definition. The reason car companies don't do this is because a problem could be deadly, not just to the employee but the family that might get hurt in an accident.
4. Facebook Kisses HTML5 Goodbye With Rebuilt iOS App
Facebook has released a new version of its iOS app, one that the company rebuilt from the ground up using Apple's Xcode integrated development environment. In doing so, it got rid of HTML5, on which the previous version of its iOS app relied. The move to native iOS has sped up the app's performance, Facebook stated. While HTML5 allowed the social network's devs to leverage much of the same code across iOS, Android and the mobile Web, among other things, it wasn't especially fast.
5. No Signal? No Problem - Sat Gadgets Keep You Connected Anywhere, Any Time
For years, satellite communications devices like satphones and data terminals have been out of reach of the average consumer. Access to voice calls and Internet in remote locales, where mobile phone networks are unavailable, have only been possible for military, media, mining, government and other deep-pocketed sectors. Those satellites, after all, are expensive. However, a peculiar thing happened a few years ago that has contributed to changing this inequality.\
6. DIY Room Air Freshener
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7. LinuxLive USB creator now supports Peppermint OS Three, ArchLinux and Slitaz
Linux is no longer the geeky OS it used to be. Well, that might not be entirely true, but the operating system certainly has become more accessible in recent years. User friendly distributions such as Ubuntu have increased the popularity of Linux, but making the switch from Windows is still rather a daunting task for most people. If you don’t fancy the idea of wiping out Windows completely, or even going down the dual-boot route, LinuxLive USB Creator lets you make a portable version that can be run from a USB drive.
The very latest version of the program has added support for Peppermint OS Three, ArchLinux and Slitaz, but there are countless other distributions that can be used. Turning your USB drive into a portable Linux drive could hardly be simpler. If you have already download a Linux image, or you already have a distro burned to disc, you can select either of these as a source. However, you are also able to download many different varieties of Linux from within the app.
All that’s left to do is to format your USB drive is necessary and LinuxLive USB Creator will take care of the rest for you. Once your USB drive has been created, the portable version of Linux can be used on practically any computer without any worries about installing software. You can use your live USB drive just like a fully installed version of Linux, so you can install software and save files providing you are using version of Linux that supports ‘persistence’.
Unlike some live disk solutions, when you’re using LinuxLive USB Creator there’s no need to restart your computer to switch between Windows and Linux. There is an incredibly useful virtualization feature built in that means you can run the operating system over the top of Windows. The list of supported distributions is impressive, but you’re likely to find that even if a particular distro isn’t in the official list, it may well work anyway.
You can find out more and download a free copy of the program by paying a visit to the LinuxLive USB Creator review page.
If you have essential oils and baking soda on hand you can save a bundle on room fresheners by mixing the two ingredients in a small container and letting the baking soda absorb unwanted odors while the essential oils permeate wanted scents in your room. More »
7. LinuxLive USB creator now supports Peppermint OS Three, ArchLinux and Slitaz
Linux is no longer the geeky OS it used to be. Well, that might not be entirely true, but the operating system certainly has become more accessible in recent years. User friendly distributions such as Ubuntu have increased the popularity of Linux, but making the switch from Windows is still rather a daunting task for most people. If you don’t fancy the idea of wiping out Windows completely, or even going down the dual-boot route, LinuxLive USB Creator lets you make a portable version that can be run from a USB drive.
The very latest version of the program has added support for Peppermint OS Three, ArchLinux and Slitaz, but there are countless other distributions that can be used. Turning your USB drive into a portable Linux drive could hardly be simpler. If you have already download a Linux image, or you already have a distro burned to disc, you can select either of these as a source. However, you are also able to download many different varieties of Linux from within the app.
All that’s left to do is to format your USB drive is necessary and LinuxLive USB Creator will take care of the rest for you. Once your USB drive has been created, the portable version of Linux can be used on practically any computer without any worries about installing software. You can use your live USB drive just like a fully installed version of Linux, so you can install software and save files providing you are using version of Linux that supports ‘persistence’.
Unlike some live disk solutions, when you’re using LinuxLive USB Creator there’s no need to restart your computer to switch between Windows and Linux. There is an incredibly useful virtualization feature built in that means you can run the operating system over the top of Windows. The list of supported distributions is impressive, but you’re likely to find that even if a particular distro isn’t in the official list, it may well work anyway.
You can find out more and download a free copy of the program by paying a visit to the LinuxLive USB Creator review page.
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