Personal Computer World

Iolo Drive Scrubber 3

User names, passwords, financial details, work documents - most PCs contain all kinds of confidential information that you really wouldn't want to share with others. But if your system is stolen, or you sell on an old PC or hard drive when you're finished with it, then that could be exactly what you're doing. Unless you take the precaution of using iolo DriveScrubber.

PC Tools Spyware Doctor 6 SE

All the main antivirus tools now claim to detect spyware along with other threats, but tests show their effectiveness can vary considerably. It's a good idea to install a specialist antispyware tool, then, ready to deliver a second opinion whenever it's required, and PC Tools Spyware Doctor is one of the best. This is the latest version of Starter Edition based around Spyware Doctor 6.

FotoInsight Designer

The rise of digital photography has given us a lot: instant quality photos at a low price, an end to the hassle of sending your films off to be developed, and easy editing later. But the technology has taken something away, too. Most photos now exist only in a virtual sense, to be watched on a screen, and simple pleasures like reminiscing with friends and family around a photo album seem to be a thing of the past.

Actinic Catalog 9 LE

A lethal combination of the credit crunch, rising fuel and food prices has helped turn the high street into a retail disaster area. Internet sales growth is still impressive, though, as the country heads online to look for better deals, so there's never been a better time to get involved with your own web store. Exactly what you need to help get your e-shop off the ground.

Paragon Hard Disk Manager 8 SE

Partitioning, cloning, backup, defragging, recovery: managing your hard drive throughout its life normally requires many different functions, and a library of tools. But there is another way. Install Paragon Hard Disk Manager 8.5 SE and you'll get all the most useful hard drive maintenance tools collected together in an easy-to-use interface.

Titan Backup 1.5

It's a fundamental law of computing that running backups will always be tedious, and there's nothing Titan Backup can do about that. The program does help get the whole experience over as quickly and efficiently as possible, though, thanks to a very complete feature set that offers just about every backup function you could possibly want. There are multiple ways of specifying the data you'd like to back up, for example.