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Many of us have been drilled and drilled on the importance of backup. We backup files religiously to external hard disks, CD-ROM or DVD or use online services such as Carbonite, HP’s Upline, Dell’s Online backup solution, Backupmyinfo or one of many other offerings.

Beyond file backup, which is important for recovering lost files, having an updated image of your computer’s hard disk (especially you server) is also important.



Acronis makes a variety of software that not only backs up your files but also creates an image of your computer system.

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What’s more stereotypically trivial than shoe shopping? Using Twitter, of course! Online shoe retailer Zappos does shoes and social media remarkably well. Scores of bloggers, lots of video blogging and 198 employees on Twitter help keep the company’s profile high and humanize the folks behind the shoe sales.

Of all the different types of social media the company uses, none are as interesting as its use of Twitter. Twitter may sound cliche, but it’s not just about Twitter as one single service. Twitter is symbolic of rapid, short, synchronous and public conversations. Zappos has bitten off a big chunk of that paradigm.

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[Source: Forrester Research: Retail

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While Web buyers generally expect the coming 12 months to be particularly grim for the US economy overall, these same consumers view their personal financial situations more optimistically. As a result, more Web buyers report that, on average, they will spend more online in the next year. The segment of the population that is most likely to drive this increase in overall online spend is a set of consumers who saw their personal financial situations improve during the past 12 months. This group is composed of technology-savvy, affluent, career-focused, and convenience-driven consumers. Many online retailers will also be buoyed by price-sensitive consumers who are looking to make their dollars stretch on their planned purchases and are likely to use the Web to comparison shop.



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[Source: Smallbiztechnology.com

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Editing photos is not easy. I’ve used Paint Shop Pro for years and find it quite complicated. Of course Adobe is the leading photo editing software vendor with Adobe Photoshop and related software leading the market as the “de facto” standard for most graphic artists.



Recently Adobe launched Photoshop Express, which makes it pretty easy for just about anyone, including a busy small business person to edit their own photos. Photoshop Express is pleasantly simple and fun to use.



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With the launch of its heavily promoted cross trainer sneaker just two days away, Under Armour is preparing to expand its push into footwear, producing more shoes to be worn off the playing field.


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Sony wants to turn your tax rebate into a high-definition television. Home Depot has other plans for your check from Uncle Sam: help the Earth by spending it on energy-efficient appliances. And Sears is offering a gift card to customers for the amount of their rebate checks, plus a 10 percent bonus. Read the entire article here.

ADOTAS – In a year of dismal retail sales projections, a recent report says Americans will continue to snap up clothes, computers and cars online. A Shop.org conducted by Forrester Research found that online retail sales should climb 17% this year to $204 billion. Read the entire article here.

[Source: Yahoo! Finance: Textile - Apparel Footwear & Accessories Industry News

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Spring is in the air, but a cloud of gloom persists over footwear makers. The industry has faced a lack of “must have” trends for about a year, along with a difficult economic environment, driving shoe sales lower.



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[Source: Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

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Footwear maker Deckers Outdoor Corporation has named Thomas R Hillebrandt as chief financial officer, replacing Zohar Ziv who was promoted to chief operating officer in December.



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