All conversion process like MP3 to WAV, AAC to MP3, AMR to MP3, and MP3 to OGG is fast and simple. You can get the excellent quality output file.

Features:

· Input formats: MP3, AAC, AC3, AMR, M4A, OGG, and WAV audio;
· Output formats: MP3, AAC, AC3, AMR, M4A, OGG, and WAV audio;
· You can keep the default setting. You can also set the parameters by yourself;

Demo, $14.99, 3.7 MB

Firefox is a small, fast and very easy to use browser that offers many advantages over other web browsers, such as the ability to block pop-up windows and the tabbed browsing.

Firefox 3 is based on the Gecko 1.9 Web rendering platform, which has been under development for the past 34 months. Building on the previous release, Gecko 1.9 has more than 15,000 updates including some major re-architecting to provide improved performance, stability, rendering correctness, and code simplification and sustainability. Firefox 3 has been built on top of this new platform resulting in a more secure, easier to use, more personal product with a lot more under the hood to offer website and Firefox add-on developers.

More Secure

* One-click site info: Click the site favicon in the location bar to see who owns the site and to check if your connection is protected from eavesdropping. Identity verification is prominently displayed and easier to understand. When a site uses Extended Validation (EV) SSL certificates, the site favicon button will turn green and show the name of the company you’re connected to. (Try it here!)
* Malware Protection: malware protection warns users when they arrive at sites which are known to install viruses, spyware, trojans or other malware. (Try it here!)
* New Web Forgery Protection page: the content of pages suspected as web forgeries is no longer shown. (Try it here!)
* New SSL error pages: clearer and stricter error pages are used when Firefox encounters an invalid SSL certificate. (Try it here!)
* Add-ons and Plugin version check: Firefox now automatically checks add-on and plugin versions and will disable older, insecure versions.
* Secure add-on updates: to improve add-on update security, add-ons that provide updates in an insecure manner will be disabled.
* Anti-virus integration: Firefox will inform anti-virus software when downloading executables.
* Vista Parental Controls: Firefox now respects the Vista system-wide parental control setting for disabling file downloads.
* Effective top-level domain (eTLD) service better restricts cookies and other restricted content to a single domain.
* Better protection against cross-site JSON data leaks.

Easier to Use

* Easier password management: an information bar replaces the old password dialog so you can now save passwords after a successful login.
* Simplified add-on installation: the add-ons whitelist has been removed making it possible to install extensions from third-party sites in fewer clicks.
* New Download Manager: the revised download manager makes it much easier to locate downloaded files, and you can see and search on the name of the website where a file came from. Your active downloads and time remaining are always shown in the status bar as your files download.
* Resumable downloading: users can now resume downloads after restarting the browser or resetting your network connection.
* Full page zoom: from the View menu and via keyboard shortcuts, the new zooming feature lets you zoom in and out of entire pages, scaling the layout, text and images, or optionally only the text size. Your settings will be remembered whenever you return to the site.
* Podcasts and Videocasts can be associated with your media playback tools.
* Tab scrolling and quickmenu: tabs are easier to locate with the new tab scrolling and tab quickmenu.
* Save what you were doing: Firefox will prompt users to save tabs on exit.
* Optimized Open in Tabs behavior: opening a folder of bookmarks in tabs now appends the new tabs rather than overwriting.
* Location and Search bar size can now be customized with a simple resizer item.
* Text selection improvements: multiple text selections can be made with Ctrl/Cmd; double-click drag selects in “word-by-word” mode; triple-clicking selects a paragraph.
* Find toolbar: the Find toolbar now opens with the current selection.
* Plugin management: users can disable individual plugins in the Add-on Manager.
* Integration with Windows: Firefox now has improved Windows icons, and uses native user interface widgets in the browser and in web forms.
* Integration with the Mac: the new Firefox theme makes toolbars, icons, and other user interface elements look like a native OS X application. Firefox also uses OS X widgets and supports Growl for notifications of completed downloads and available updates. A combined back and forward control make it even easier to move between web pages.
* Integration with Linux: Firefox’s default icons, buttons, and menu styles now use the native GTK theme.

More Personal

* Star button: quickly add bookmarks from the location bar with a single click; a second click lets you file and tag them.
* Tags: associate keywords with your bookmarks to sort them by topic.
* Location bar & auto-complete: type in all or part of the title, tag or address of a page to see a list of matches from your history and bookmarks; a new display makes it easier to scan through the matching results and find that page you’re looking for. Results are returned according to their frecency (a combination of frequency and recency of visits to that page) ensuring that you’re seeing the most relevant matches. An adaptive learning algorithm further tunes the results to your patterns!
* Smart Bookmarks Folder: quickly access your recently bookmarked and tagged pages, as well as your more frequently visited pages with the new smart bookmarks folder on your bookmark toolbar.
* Places Organizer: view, organize and search through all of your bookmarks, tags, and browsing history with multiple views and smart folders to store your frequent searches. Create and restore full backups whenever you want.
* Web-based protocol handlers: web applications, such as your favorite webmail provider, can now be used instead of desktop applications for handling mailto: links from other sites. Similar support is available for other protocols (Web applications will have to first enable this by registering as handlers with Firefox).
* Download & Install Add-ons: the Add-ons Manager (Tools > Add-ons) can now be used to download and install a Firefox customization from the thousands of Add-ons available from our community add-ons website. When you first open the Add-ons Manager, a list of recommended Add-ons is shown.
* Easy to use Download Actions: a new Applications preferences pane provides a better UI for configuring handlers for various file types and protocol schemes.

Improved Platform for Developers

* New graphics and font handling: new graphics and text rendering architectures in Gecko 1.9 provides rendering improvements in CSS, SVG as well as improved display of fonts with ligatures and complex scripts.
* Color management: (set gfx.color_management.enabled on in about:config and restart the browser to enable.) Firefox can now adjust images with embedded color profiles.
* Offline support: enables web applications to provide offline functionality (website authors must add support for offline browsing to their site for this feature to be available to users).
* A more complete overview of Firefox 3 for developers is available for website and add-on developers.

Improved Performance

* Speed: improvements to our JavaScript engine as well as profile guided optimizations have resulted in continued improvements in performance. Compared to Firefox 2, web applications like Google Mail and Zoho Office run twice as fast in Firefox 3, and the popular SunSpider test from Apple shows improvements over previous releases.
* Memory usage: Several new technologies work together to reduce the amount of memory used by Firefox 3 over a web browsing session. Memory cycles are broken and collected by an automated cycle collector, a new memory allocator reduces fragmentation, hundreds of leaks have been fixed, and caching strategies have been tuned.
* Reliability: A user’s bookmarks, history, cookies, and preferences are now stored in a transactionally secure database format which will prevent data loss even if their system crashes.

The Windows registry is a database repository for information about a computer’s configuration. The registry keep growing when you use Windows.

As it does so, it attracts obsolete and unnecessary information, and gradually becomes cluttered and fragmented. With the growing of the registry, it can degrade the performance of the whole system and cause many weird software problems.

Registry Clean Expert scans the Windows registry and finds incorrect or obsolete information in the registry. By fixing these obsolete information in Windows registry, your system will run faster and error free.

The backup/restore function of the tool let you backup your whole Windows Registry so you can use it
to restore the registry to the current status in case you encounter some system failure.

Besides above, the startup and BHO organizer feature let you manage your startup and IE BHO items with ease, and you can control the programs started with Windows and IE more handy with this feature!

In short, Registry Clean Expert will help you get rid of the bloat in the Windows registry and achieve a cleaner, much faster computer.

The new version now supports registry defrag/compact, privacy protection and auto update feature.

Features:

· Scan Windows registry and find incorrect or obsolete information in the registry.
· Fix the obsolete information in Windows registry with this Registry Cleaner and boost your Windows performance.
· Make backups for Windows Registry.
· Restore Windows Registry from previous backup.
· Manage the programs started when Windows starts up with the Startup Organizer.
· Manage the IE BHOs with BHO organizer.
· Remove Spyware, Adware and Trojan hidden in your startup items and BHOs.
· Registry Compact and Registry Defrag.
· Built-in Tracks Eraser for privacy protection.
· A user-friendly interface makes it easy for anyone to use Registry Clean Expert.

Shareware, $29.95, 2.45 MB

These outlines are not instructed (hinted) for good legibility and the results are poor. Microsoft JhengHei Regular and Bold Version 5.00 have been properly instructed for legibility at 9 point size and above in ClearType environments such as WPF. ClearType works best on LCD monitors.

Freeware, 16.2 MB

Based on the source-code of the award-winning xpy (version 0.9.8), Vispa allows you to easily tweak your Windows Vista for better privacy and security, even system performance. Do a few clicks rather than finding the write registry keys or program settings.

However, you should not apply random settings without vague knowledge of what you’re doing. Not every setting is desired in every environment. Vispa is no tool for beginners, just a more convenient way of tweaking your operating system.

Spy Boss also uses advanced surveillance screen snapshot features, you get to see not only what they do, but the exact order in which they do it, step by step. With SpyBoss Pro, you will never doubt who is doing what on the computer.

Key features and benefits

Free Updates Secretly Monitor: Keystrokes, Screenshots, Email, Instant Messenging, Chatting, Websites Visited, Passwords & Usernames, Programs Run and much much more …

Free Updates Password Protection: SpyBoss can be set to use a password to prevent access to the program.

Free Updates Stealth Mode: Run SpyBoss Pro invisible stealth-mode, prevent computer users from knowing it exists.

Free Updates Encrypted Data Files: Monitored data is collected in secure encrypted files, if anyone where to discover a log file they would not be able to read it.

Free Updates Email Log Files: Monitor your computer from anywhere. Secretly send encrypted log files to an email address at specified intervals.

Free Updates Record Usernames & Passwords: View usernames & password for websites, chat programs, online email etc …

Parents: Monitor your child’s activities

Keep an eye on your children’s computer activities.
Businesses:

Monitor employee computer usage habits (great to increase productivity).
Spouse:

Find out what your spouse or loved-one is really doing online.

Trial, $24.95, 4.9MB

With Internet Access Controller you can restrict internet access at specified times or on demand. You can password protect an internet connection. Protect your computer from viruses, trojans, worms that can be contracted from malicious websites or programs. Great for parental control or to prevent employess from inappropriate internet usage.

You will be able to limit, block or allow which services and programs have access to the internet. The timer feature allows you to disable the internet connection after a specified amount of time. Internet
Access Controller gives you complete control over your computer’s network connection.

Key features:

· Restrict internet and network access automatically at specified times
· Password protect internet and network connection
· Enable and disable internet on demand
· Allow internet access for a specified amount of time
· Allow only specified services or programs such as e-mail
· Allow only specified web sites
· Block specific web sites and allow the rest
· Set daily internet usage limits applied to all users or only specific users
· For Parents - Protect your children from the dangers of the web and limit online usage
Limit time spent online
Automatically turn off internet at night or at any other inappropriate time
Block harmful programs, such as chat and online games
Protect your computer from malicious websites or programs.
· For Businesses - Keep employees from online abuse at work
Increase productivity by limiting temptation for inapporpriate web surfing.
Only allow websites needed for daily tasks.
Block unwanted websites or games.
Only allow access to programs such as email, file sharing and business related programs.

Trial, $14.95, 2.8MB

Unfortunately, direct download isn’t working today:

http://www.gearboxcomputers.com/downloads/

Use this free software to learn more about your computer and its components, detect and diagnose problems or errors in your computer, and increase your computer’s overall performance.

You have to register on the site:

Features

* Software can create output with 10 seconds for quality test
* Support gigantic resolutions up to 7680×4800 incl. all HDTV standards
* Convert from DivX, XviD, AVI, MP4 format
* Convert from 3GP, 3G2 format
* Convert from WMV, ASF format
* Convert from VOB, MPG, DV, M1V, M2V, MOV, MPEG-4 formats
* Convert from RM, RMVB format
* Convert from FLV and many of other input formats
* Support predefined output profiles
* Support various output video format, also XviD playable with some home cinema players
* Automatically shutdown computer after long time conversion
* Easy-to-use interface
* Output profile is adjustable, you can compress movies to any size and quality you need
* With latest industry standards, It creates best picture and audio quality

Shareware, $29.95, 4.65MB

Features

* Software can create output with 10 seconds for quality test
* Support gigantic resolutions up to 7680×4800 incl. all HDTV standards
* Convert from DivX, XviD, AVI, MP4 format
* Convert from 3GP, 3G2 format
* Convert from WMV, ASF format
* Convert from VOB, MPG, DV, M1V, M2V, MOV, MPEG-4 formats
* Convert from RM, RMVB format
* Convert from FLV and many of other input formats
* Support predefined output profiles
* Support various output video format and video size
* Automatically shutdown computer after long time conversion
* Easy-to-use interface
* Output profile is adjustable, you can compress movies to any size and quality you need
* With latest industry standards, It creates best picture and audio quality

Shareware, $39.95, 4.7 MB