Web Hosting Top Picks

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For those that need hosting, finding the right place to trust with your data can be tough.  In this review we've tried to narrow down the field for you, at the very least to help you make an informed decision.  Whether you're setting up personal space or a small online business any of these hosting companies will do the trick for you.

Acronis® Backup and Security 2010

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Protect up to Three home PC's inside and out

Acronis Backup & Security 2010 is a subscription-based full-featured home PC protection solution to protect you from both internal threats which can cause data loss and external threats which can damage your systems and data. It combines three essential elements into one product

BlackBerry Storm2

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Almost from the initial release of Research In Motion's first touch-screen BlackBerry, the Black­Berry Storm, rumor mills were buzzing with word that the company was already hard at work on the next generation of the device. Since then, both fans and foes alike have been picking away at the Storm, complaining about what it could have and should have been.

Many accused RIM and the Storm's exclusive carrier, Verizon Wireless (partially owned by Vodafone, the exclusive carrier in Europe), of jumping the gun and launching a subpar product before it was ready for prime time. Some upgrades to the device's operat­ing system, both official and leaked, have improved its usability but, for many, it never quite reached its potential.


Lenovo ThinkPad T400

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On Tuesday, Lenovo unveiled two new ThinkPad models, the ThinkPad X200 tablet and the ThinkPad T400s laptop, the company's first to have multitouch screens. With the new notebooks, it also introduced SimpleTap, an application Lenovo says "brings simplicity to the multitouch screen experience." The CRN Test Center had the chance to work with a preproduction unit of the ThinkPad T400s for a glimpse at the future of computing.

Belkin Powerstrip with built-in energy savings

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While most businesses focus all of their attention on cutting electricity costs in the data center, Belkin International states that IT energy at the workstation accounts for 50 percent of a company's overall usage. Due to standby power (the energy wasted by office electronics that continue to consume electricity even after they are powered off), much of the waste occurs at the workstation as well because there is a dependency on the end user to shut down the equipment.

Seagate FreeAgent Theater+

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HD media players have been increasing in popularity as home networks continue to grow. Allowing you to play all your digital media in a home theater setting, initial devices were buggy and limited in the file types they could play. Over the past year or so, manufacturers have taken their customers' comments and complaints to improve their products with each new generation. The recently released FreeAgent Theater+ (the plus differentiates it from its predecessor) by Seagate is the latest example.

Iomega Home NAS Review

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Storage pioneer IOMega, part of EMC for a year now, recently unveiled a four-drive NAS appliance called the StorCenter ix4-200d. The company states that the new model is based on enterprise-class technolo­gies from EMC, but in a relatively affordable device that offers advanced storage and protection features without the need for a dedicated IT staff. After working with it for some time, review­ers were impressed with the ix4-200d, but offer a few caveats.

SAP Training System

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SAP Training System.  CBT, certification materials, visual lessons and exercises and study exam guides

Driver Robot

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What is a driver?  Windows needs device drivers for the hardware in the machine like soundcards, video cards, etc.  Without a compatible driver (or a newer one), things like system crashes, lockups and random reboots can occur.

Registry Repair Software

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Are you frustrated with random computer crashes?  Inexplicable slowdowns, and programs that mysteriously malfunction?  If so, chances are that your computer has errors in its Registry.  This is a central database that gets modified constantly, by every program installed on the computer.  With time, errors tend to pile up, causing your computer to act erratically and in unforeseen ways.  Fortunately, it's now possible to repair your registry easily and quickly - just use one of these great programs!