The Macrium Reflect free version was officially retired on 1st January 2024 with no further updates available beyond that date. We reported on the free version’s retirement back in January 2022 – Macrium Reflect Free Version To Be Retired – and the announcement caused quite […]
Licensed versions of Macrium Reflect 8 are due to be retired and replaced by an all-new version dubbed “Reflect X.” Paramount Software retired Macrium Reflect’s free version in January 2024 and now Macrium Reflect Home is also set to be retired. Reflect X is now
Windows 10 still has the built-in backup utility from Windows 7. Here is how to use it. I’m not sure if it’s on Windows 11. My nephew gave me his old CyberPowerPC, slightly better than my current ASUS desktop, so I’m setting it up as
In light of the recent announcement that Paramount Software is discontinuing the popular free edition of its Macrium Reflect image backup software, I decided to take a look at MiniTool ShadowMaker Free as an alternative. I must stress from the outset that, due to reasons
If you are like me you probably have an Amazon account. My family has some services, like Prime and Amazon kids, set up as auto-pay. This is nice to not have to remember to pay it every month. The reason I bring this up is
Did you know that you can convert all your browser Bookmarks into one HTML file that contains all your browser links? Then, after putting that HTML file on a flash drive, you can take it with you and access them with any computer that has
The sad fact is that, despite all advice to do so, far too many users are still not backing up. Trouble is, every time those users press the go button on their computer and everything boots up fine, they get lulled further and further into
Many of my projects require me to add videos to Facebook. You might have uploaded a video to this social media site for your business or a page you manage. This is something I do often with my Gaming channel. Facebook only saves Live Stream
Ashampoo Backup Pro 15 Winners Announced! The winners will be notified by email. Thank you to everyone who participated in our contest. Our friends at Ashampoo have generously offered us five licenses for their Backup Pro 15 software. These licenses are valued at $49.99 (US)
In Part 1 of this article, I explained the process for creating system image backups using the excellent Aomei Backupper Standard (free). Now I’m going to explain how to restore those images you’ve created. At the end of Part 1, I advised that you test
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Thanks to the onset of the coronavirus outbreak, there isn’t much in the way of good news at the moment. That said, on a positive note, most now have time on their hands to learn a new skill, and there is no better or more
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Basic Computing 4 – Backing Up Personal Data A Backup of personal data (pictures, documents, videos, music, etc.) is simply a second copy stored on *external media (preferably USB external hard drive). Think of it this way– you have a hard copy of an extremely
In most jobs, you will use Microsoft Word or Excel at some point. When using these programs, it is always a good idea to make sure you are saving your work frequently. Recently, I was working on a long project in Word when all of
World Backup Day The 31st of March is World Backup Day and our friends at Aomei are giving away their Backupper Pro software to celebrate. “AOMEI Backupper Professional edition, an advanced backup and restore software, contains all features of the Standard edition, provides complete and
