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LifeHacker has a post up today for creating a live (encrypted) backup of Outlook Mail –

Unfortunately Outlook isn’t great about backing up your PST file while Outlook is running, but Vinod has found a simple solution: Set a rule in Outlook to keep a separate copy of your incoming email in a separate PST file on an encrypted, external thumb drive. The encrypted part is optional, but it’s a smart move if you want to keep that data secure (check out our guide to encrypting data with TrueCrypt for details on how to set up an encrypted drive). Head to the post for specifics on what seems like a perfect Outlook backup solution. For a different approach, check out previously mentioned Outlook Personal Folders Backup Tool.

Read the full article at LifeHacker.

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Syncplicity [LifeHacker] is a freeware, Windows only (currently) application which keeps folders and files on your computer synchronized across a network. Example uses include tasks such as

• Code: synchronize your code automatically between your home machine and work laptop without commiting it (to svn etc).
• Automatic backups: synchronize your important data to a backup machine automatically without the need for exporting etc.
• My Documents: sync your various my documents to your work computer and your laptop which you use for travelling

As you can see, the uses of a tool like this go beyond simply sharing documents. I, however, am waiting for DropBox.