Software

Cool burning

This straightforward CD-burning utility offers all the essentials and handles its main job without incident, though its strange design makes creating a disc a somewhat convoluted process. Unlike most similar programs we've tested, Cool CD Burner doesn't have a built-in pane for browsing your PC, requiring you to open Windows Explorer; find the correct folder; pull up the program's interface; and drag and drop music, data, or ISO files into the queue. Other than that, the application is easy to use, featuring clearly labeled icons for erasing and burning discs, as well as a drop-down box for … Read more

Cool burning

This straightforward CD-burning utility offers all the essentials and handles its main job without incident, though its strange design makes creating a disc a somewhat convoluted process. Unlike most similar programs we've tested, Cool CD Burner doesn't have a built-in pane for browsing your PC, requiring you to open Windows Explorer; find the correct folder; pull up the program's interface; and drag and drop music, data, or ISO files into the queue. Other than that, the application is easy to use, featuring clearly labeled icons for erasing and burning discs, as well as a drop-down box for … Read more

Top-notch privacy protection

On just about every front, this privacy-protection application delivers the goods. We don't have any complaints with the well-designed, cool-blue interface, which boasts large; intuitive icons for performing all tasks. 1 Privacy Eraser wipes away your surfing tracks from Internet Explorer, Netscape, AOL, and Opera browsers, and also can clean up a number of Windows system areas. You'll find support for a large number of third-party plug-ins, from ACDSee to ZoneAlarm. 1 Privacy Eraser also gives you a memory-optimization tool, a scheduler, and a file shredder that employs four secure algorithms. If that weren't enough, the utility … Read more

Top-notch privacy protection

On just about every front, this privacy-protection application delivers the goods. We don't have any complaints with the well-designed, cool-blue interface, which boasts large; intuitive icons for performing all tasks. 1 Privacy Eraser wipes away your surfing tracks from Internet Explorer, Netscape, AOL, and Opera browsers, and also can clean up a number of Windows system areas. You'll find support for a large number of third-party plug-ins, from ACDSee to ZoneAlarm. 1 Privacy Eraser also gives you a memory-optimization tool, a scheduler, and a file shredder that employs four secure algorithms. If that weren't enough, the utility … Read more

Top-notch privacy protection

On just about every front, this privacy-protection application delivers the goods. We don't have any complaints with the well-designed, cool-blue interface, which boasts large; intuitive icons for performing all tasks. 1 Privacy Eraser wipes away your surfing tracks from Internet Explorer, Netscape, AOL, and Opera browsers, and also can clean up a number of Windows system areas. You'll find support for a large number of third-party plug-ins, from ACDSee to ZoneAlarm. 1 Privacy Eraser also gives you a memory-optimization tool, a scheduler, and a file shredder that employs four secure algorithms. If that weren't enough, the utility … Read more

Resize and optimize

This program aims not just to resize images but to optimize them for particular purposes. Picture Resize's interface looks welcoming, and the minimal help displays right in the interface. A pull-down list lets you resize images to make them suitable for e-mailing, burning to a photo disc, displaying in an instant-messenger program, or publishing online. The Make It Fit utility helps you find image parameters that will create a file of a specific size.

The program also helps you instantly resize multiple files. You can set the Custom option easily, though apparently you can't edit the presets. However, … Read more

Share your photos, skip the hassle

This program offers a user-friendly way to share digital photos, plus a few basic editing tools. We should note, to share photos through OurPictures, you'll have to provide your name and e-mail address to confirm your account. The sophisticated-looking interface offers a sample album for tutorial purposes, although it's a cinch to navigate the program without it. You can add photos from your PC's hard drive or directly from your camera, and then perform minimal edits, such as removing red-eye, rotating, and adding captions. OurPictures Starter Edition also provides a few basic effects, as well as an … Read more

Share your photos, skip the hassle

This program offers a user-friendly way to share digital photos, plus a few basic editing tools. We should note, to share photos through OurPictures, you'll have to provide your name and e-mail address to confirm your account. The sophisticated-looking interface offers a sample album for tutorial purposes, although it's a cinch to navigate the program without it. You can add photos from your PC's hard drive or directly from your camera, and then perform minimal edits, such as removing red-eye, rotating, and adding captions. OurPictures Starter Edition also provides a few basic effects, as well as an … Read more

Knocking down pins

Even if you're not a huge fan of Japanese anime, you're still likely to have a lot of fun with this polished bowling sim. Anime Bowling Babes offers a wide range of gameplay options. You can play in exhibition matches against the computer or up to three other humans, or you can choose to compete in a tournament. The characers, are, of course, anime-style female characters, each of which have different strengths on the lane. While we're on the subject of lanes, we're glad to say the game offers a few different ones, and also allows … Read more