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Creating a local backup of a site is useful if you need to access it and retrieve information whilst offline, or if you want to preserve a slice of history when a site is taken offline. Most web-site backup tools only offer the facility to save static content such as images and text, without capturing rich media such as video and Flash. Fresh WebSuction is different - it is capable of retrieving an entire website, rich media included, and creating a local copy of it on your hard drive. more

Burning files to disk (either a CD or DVD) is still one of the best methods of backing up data and guarding against accidential deletion. If you already have a CD/DVD burner connected to your PC, all you need is a good burning utility and a blank disk, and you're good to go. Burn4Free fits the bill nicely. more

Turbo Lister 2 is designed to make life easier for eBay sellers with a high volume of products to sell. It offers bulk uploading capabilities and much more flexibility for the visual appearance of eBay listings, making it a must-have for successful sellers on the eBay platform. more

Leaving your computer running overnight to complete defragmentation, download, upload or other tasks is costly and harmful to the environment. Chrono Shutdown is a green utility that allows you to specify a shutdown schedule for your Windows machine so that it turns itself off at a set time. This is ideal for environmentally aware PC owners who like to run essential maintenance or other tasks during the night. more

If you're trying to watch videos on YouTube but keep getting the dreaded "This video is not available in your country" message instead, the ProxTube extension for Chrome and Firefox allows you to bypass this by bouncing your IP address via a proxy in another country. It works automatically, detecting when a YouTube video is being blocked, and enabling the proxy as and when you need it. more

When erasing confidential, personal and private data it is recommended to use a reliable method of deletion that ensures it cannot be retrieved, should the disk it is stored on be accessed by another person. Deleting files using the normal method in Windows does not remove them from the hard drive. WipeFile will ensure that any files you delete cannot be recovered by normal data retrieval software. more

Data recovery is the process of bypassing a disk file system to extract raw data that has been previously marked for deletion by the operating system. In most cases, as long as the data has not been overwritten by something new, it is a fairly straightforward task for a decent recovery tool to retrieve it. DiskDigger is a reliable, free method of data recovery and our guide shows you how to use it to restore data that has been accidentally deleted. more

With the ever-changing nature of the web, it is a familiar feeling to visit a favourite website - only to find that it has been modified, pages have been taken down, or - worse still - the entire site is no longer online. Teleport Pro offers a solution for this problem, allowing you to download a static copy of an entire site for offline viewing, even if the site changes or is taken down. more

If you want to keep a unified bookmark list across multiple devices and your desktop computer, all you need is Google Chrome and an active Google account, as the bookmark syncing functionality is provided by an extension called ChromeMarks. Once you have set it up, you never have to worry about whether or not you have a particular bookmark on your Android device - and no more emailing yourself links "just in case". more