10 flawed products that are really bad

by Jack Wallen  |  February 7, 2012, 4:53am PST  |  Image 2 of 10

Acronis

Like QuickBooks, Acronis backup software can be great when it's functioning normally. But unlike QuickBooks, Acronis help is poor. The error codes rarely offer anything insightful, and the logs tend to be too cryptic to help. And to make matters worse, ABR11 was a major step back. Although Acronis tried to introduce new features, as well as roll in features from Echo into ABR10, the result has had me uninstalling and going back to ABR10 for several users.

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About Jack Wallen

A writer for over 12 years, Jack's primary focus is on the Linux operating system and its effects on the open source and non-open source communities.

Jack Wallen

Jack Wallen

Jack Wallen is an award-winning writer for Techrepublic and Linux.com. As an avid promoter/user of the Linux OS, Jack tries to convert as many users to open source as possible. His current favorite flavor of Linux is Bodhi Linux (a melding of Ubuntu and Enlightenment).

When Jack isn't writing about Linux he is hard at work on his other writing career -- writing about zombies, various killers, super heroes, and just about everything else he can manipulate between the folds of reality. You can find Jack's books on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords.

Outnumbered in his house one male to two females and three humans to six felines, Jack maintains his sanity by riding his mountain bike and working on his next books. For more news about Jack Wallen, visit his website Get Jack'd.

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