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PC Tools File Recover 7

Very few PC problems are really urgent. It's annoying if your hard drive is almost full, your internet connection horribly slow, or your PC keeps crashing with inexplicable blue-screen errors, but if you put off addressing these issues for an hour or so then it's not going to make any difference. Nothing will really change. Fortunately there's an easy way to avoid this kind of trouble: PC Tools File Recover 7.

Backup4All 4 Lite

Backing up your most valuable data will always be a hassle, there's no getting away from that, but at least Backup4all Lite 4 gets the whole tedious business over with the maximum possible speed. The Backup4all advantages start with its well designed interface. The straightforward backup wizard walks you through all the key options you need, each of which have sensible default settings.

MixVibes Home 6

It's easy to create a party soundtrack on your PC. Just use your media player of choice to generate a suitable playlist, and you're done. But if you really want to impress people then you'll get much better results from MixVibes 6, a DJ media player that provides everything you need to create a custom mix of your favourite tunes.

Ashampoo Photo Commander 6

Let's be frank, most digital photo organisers do little more than combine the image previewing features you already get in Windows Explorer with a few underpowered editing options, then pretend they've created something worthwhile. There are some noticeable exceptions to this rule, though, and Photo Commander is one of the best.

EASEUS Partition Manager Pro

Dividing a hard drive into several partitions offers all kinds of benefits. It lets you install multiple operating systems, so for example you might be able to boot from Windows XP and Vista on the same PC. You could try to partition your drive with Windows own utilities, but we don't recommend it - they're just too limited, and you're far better off using a specialist drive management tool like the EASEUS Partition Manager Professional Edition.

Compact English/French Dictionary

If you're planning a trip to France but haven't spoken a word of the language for years, then a refresher course will definitely help. And there are few better supporting tools than this dictionary. If you've a suitable Windows Mobile device or Symbian S60 smartphone then you can install this and practice your skills anywhere, whenever you've a free moment.