I'm old enough to remember the days when you could just type "DIR" at a system prompt and then direct the results to a network printer. Then Windows shows up, with its fancy graphical user interface, and while those directories are nice to look at, it's impossible to output a list of files anymore! And it's been that way for decades, until today, when Directory Lister Pro and Backup Dwarf Professional come knocking at the door.

First up, Directory Lister Pro. This cool utility lets you produce and save, print out, or email a list of files contained in selected folders on hard drives, optical media, or removable storage devices. You can create file lists in HTML, text, or even CSV format if you need to shove that data into a spreadsheet. It's up to you how much or how little info you want on your file list -- in addition to the usual suspects of name, extension, type, owner and such, you can also include media-specific info, Microsoft Office-relevant attributes, and much more to suit the way that you work.

As with any quality product, Directory Lister Pro gives you total control over the sorting of your file listings, and even further options for customization with HTML output. For housekeeping purposes, Directory Lister Pro can even let you check on directory sizes, sort by folder size, and know, at a glance, which folders are eating up the most hard drive space!

Tagging along for the ride today is also Backup Dwarf Professional -- smart automatic backup software that periodically backs up your data, letting you restore quickly and easily. It's up to you how often the backup runs -- daily, weekly, or monthly. You can even use Backup Dwarf Professional to archive only specific files, through the artful use of include/exclude filters! Run full or incremental backups. Best of all, choose any location your heart desires to store backups -- same drive, different drive, network drive, even a remote FTP server!