On the totem pole of audio utilities, I think n-Track Studio 5 is just about three-fourths of the way up, but it’s priced like an audio utility closer to the bottom of the pole at $54 (standard version). Looking and feeling something like a shareware version of Apple’s GarageBand, n-Track is a full-featured audio...
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EssentialPIM Pro Keeping track of all the personal bits of information that make up your life is always tough, but that’s not for a lack of choices. PDAs and smartphones are one answer, as are online options such as Google Calendar and Yahoo! Calendar, and there are always PC-based options such as Outlook. Still,...
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The pricey Ultra version of this venerable player adds support for HD DVD, BD (Blu-ray Disc), VC-1, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, and DTSHD, among other things. However, my enthusiasm is tempered by limitations in the very hardware that would compel you to buy PowerDVD Ultra in the first place. CyberLink provides technologies to...
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Tripower Software throws out some impressive numbers to entice you to tap into Tripower’s power. Though the 90-day free trial is best for judging the file manager, the numbers are noteworthy, as Tripower Software claims the app can access, organize, and control up to 35 trillion files (including across networked drives) in only three...
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WinZip stuck 11.0’s best new features in the Pro version, a leap from the Standard flavor. Both include new thumbnail viewers (no need to extract images), a new algorithm for shrinking lossless WAV files, and new support for extracting BZR and RAR files. Pro gives you a full-image viewer, FTP uploading, CD/DVD burning abilities,...
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More and more TV stations around the world are streaming feeds via the Internet, but locating these feeds and playing them can be a chore for users. Now it’s easier to find numerous TV channels on the ’Net in one place with the help of JLC’s (Joakim L. Christiansen’s) Internet TV. JLC’s Internet TV...
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There’s no shortage of note-taking applications for Windows, but most programs aren’t suitable for all users. For instance, some programs are very hierarchical, requiring the user to place every note in a folder, but some folks find this constraining. Others are totally free-form but offer virtually no useful searching, sorting, and categorizing functionality. Some...
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