- Backup prOxy Server. Backup belongs to the past - The future is in recovery! — Solutions for data backup and recovery are the frequent theme of reviews, and this frequency has an explanatory background: there is not a more important task than keeping corporate or personal vital data in a safe place. But this task (backup, namely) has one less commonly discussed aspect: what is the *overall purpose* of data backup? Don’t answer immediately; let?s think. The common answer is: «to keep data safe.»…
- Qengine. Test Your Web Site. — Nowadays, when the role of the Internet in carrying on the business can hardly be overstated, it is really important to organize the functioning of your web sites and web applications properly. In order to get that done, you would need a powerful automated testing tool, such as QEngine. AdventNet’s QEngine is a complete automated web testing tool for the functional, performance, load, web-servicesá and regression…
- AllSync 2.7.58, File Synchronization For Painstaking — Nowadays, there is a very popular class of software, which makes complex operations «simple enough for anybody». Something you know, like a Large Green Button «Do Something» and two yellow buttons «Do Something Else» and No Options At All. Of course, in some areas something of this kind would be just enough. But there are many other cases, where the «no-brain» approach will Just…
- Power Folder 2.1, Sincere Synchronization — Power Folder is an application for synchronizing files and folders, which stands out of the crowd for its rich and yet extremely well-organized capabilities. It works through both LAN and the Internet, and can do many smart tricks — but the very first thing that will surprise you will be how handy it is to operate with the program. During the first application’s start, you’ll be met…
- Reboot Service - ad hoc control over the stability of remote servers — If the stability of your corporate network or the proper operation of your clients’ applications depends on how your server performs, its uninterrupted work and long uptime should be your primary areas of concern. Whenever your server’s memory is full, memory overflow errors cause the server to perform poorly or lead to complete freezing. In these cases, being close to the server to reboot it is vital…
- File Security Manager - full control over file and folder access permissions (even in Windows XP Home) — Being an overall excellent operating system, Windows XP does have some versions that limit user’s control capabilities to a bare minimum. For instance, Windows XP Home offers a great set of multimedia and general features, but lacks the degree of flexibility that many advanced users would definitely appreciate. For instance, the Home version will not allow you to set file and folder access right, which is a common method…
- Remote Files Server - an affordable alternative to expensive and cumbersome file sharing systems — As your corporate or community network grows in size, you may eventually bring some order to it and get rid of hundreds of randomly named folders clogged with thousands of file with equally indecipherable names. This would be a relatively easy task for an experienced network administrator using a server operation system. But what if you are not that advanced and just need to configure proper access to shared files for…
- Merge for Windows – quick and easy file comparison, merging and folder synchronization — If you are one of those «lucky ones» who work with hundreds of different files coming from various sources, you must be well aware of the difficulties associated with comparing different versions of the same files on a daily basis. A minor edit in a legal document may have serious implications on your or your client’s business and a single character added to the program code may cause serious…
- Server Control Tower. PA Server Monitor — “How’s my server doing?” “What’s going on with it now?” “Hope, I haven’t missed anything important.” — These are the most typical things server administrators are concerned with. In order to not miss anything important, some of them never leave their seats. (Or, if there are many servers, they run around them to make sure everything is o’kay.) Others pick the…
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