

Just click Link or ‘Don’t link’ – you can change the setting later on if you change your mind. SnapPea will immediately invite you to link the device to your computer so that backups will be automatically created. This is a desktop tool that can be used to organize and backup your Android tablet or phone from Windows (although there’s also a Mac version available), and despite the fact it’s currently in beta, it is already shaping up to be something very solid. It’s just not a great piece of software by any stretch of the imagination. If you’re an iPad, iPod or iPhone user you may wax lyrical about the operating system you are using, the quality of your hardware and the range of apps available – I have been included in this number at times – but you still have to contend with iTunes. ITunes may have improved somewhat in its most recent incarnation, but it is still one of the least appealing aspects of being a fan of portable Apple devices.

But I have discovered SnapPea, one of the easiest ways to manage, control and backup Android from Windows. Different manufacturers provide device management tools ranging from the mediocre to the just plain bad – Kies, I’m looking at you. Android users have not been dealt a great hand when it comes managing their devices from Windows.
