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Emsa Disk Check is a dual-purpose utility, for disk checking (prescan and full disk reading) and also benchmarking. What it does, is scanning/reading the entire contents of a disk (CD, DVD or hard drive; or even floppy) and show any read errors that may appear, but also show drive speed information, progress statistics etc. It was designed with simplicity in mind, but usefulness for the user.
You can use it to do a full check of the surface of any disks, for example if you have just scratched a disk and want to see if it is still readable, or if you want to check all your cd library for time or usage related faults. You can also use it for drive benchmarking, easily comparing speeds through 'X' speed multiplier factor, in real conditions. You can also scan hard drives or even floppies - and get real condition performance information accordingly with drive performance but also with the way data is stored on it, which obviously impacts on overall performance. Make sur you clean the CD or DVD before doing tests, to remove dirt and ensure tests are accurate. Freeware.

Express Burn is a free CD burner program for Windows. Burn audio, mp3 and data CDs and trial video and data DVD and Blu-ray burning. Seamlessly burn audio to CD to play on your computer, car or home stereo system converting many audio formats automatically.

Burn:
~ Data CDs (perfect for backup)
~ Audio CDs (for traditional CD player)
~ Mp3 CDs (larger capacity alternative to audio cds)

Features (Free):
~Records CD Recordable (CDR) and CD Re-recordable (CDRW) discs.
~Supports multisession CD recording.
~Support Joliet and CDA formats.
~Audio CDs are recorded with direct digital recording (so perfect audio quality is maintained). ~Audio CDs burning supports wav, mp3, wma, au, aiff, ra, ogg, flac, aac and a number of other audio file formats and automatically converts them to CDA.
~Can seamlessly burn audio CDs with no pause between tracks.
~Normalize audio while burning to disk.
~Data CDs are fully ISO compliant with Joliet extension.

Trial Features (14 Days)
~ Data DVDs (4.5GB+ plus version only)
~ Blu-Ray discs (25GB+ plus version only).
~Video files will be re-encoded and made in to a standard DVD Movie disk
~Manage chapters
~Choice of widescreen or standard formats for video dvd authoring.
~Record video files to PAL or NTSC
~Burn ISO compliant data DVDs and Blue-ray discs (DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, BD-R, BD-RE, BD-R DL, BD-RE DL).
~Includes command line operation for automation and integration with other programs.

There are many reasons why hard-drives get damaged, and overheating is probably the most common one.
If you remember your physics lessons well, you know that spinning something at several thousand revolutions per minute causes heat, plenty of heat. That is why servers and computers have coolers, fans and other gadgets that prevent overheating. But as fans get plugged, coolers stop working, or too many hard-drives get added - the risk of "frying" your HDDs and losing data increases drastically. So how do you monitor your HDD temperature to make sure you data is always save? Simply download HDD Temperature from PalickSoft.
This utility comes in two versions - regular and pro. The regular version is intended for home users who have only single hard-drive and is totally free. Using S.M.A.R.T. technology included in all modern HDDs, HDD Temperature checks and monitors the temperature of your hard drives; you can also set the maximum value of drive temperature so that you will be warned should this temperature be exceeded.
S.M.A.R.T. stands for "Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology" and is currently the most advanced technology in this field; this technology was developed by HDD manufacturers and is supported by IBM, Maxtor, Seagate, Hitachi and many others.
HDD Temperature Pro is created specially for small and large companies that have many computers and need to monitor multiple hard-drives. This "beefed up" version has several features that the regular version does not. For example, it can monitor several HDDs simultaneously and can send warning messages to a specified e-mail address or certain computer in the network. Importantly, it can automatically force overheated system to hibernate, protecting both HDD and unsaved data. You also can run this application as network service, making this tool is ideal for corporate networks.
Get your copy now and stop sweating about your hard-drive temperature.

Cool Info FX is the number one system information, inventory, audit & diagnostic utility. It provides all the information you could ever need to know about your usage, hardware, software and other devices whether hardware or software. Including CPUs, modems, BIOS, drives, graphic cards, drivers, DOS and Windows memory and more. Along with an easy to use graphical user interface, Cool Info XP allows for easy exporting to databases like SQL Server, Access and many other formats like XML and HTML. Multiple Cool Info clients can use the same central database to allow for a constant network inventory of the computers connected to that network. Administrators can view remote system information and perform a network inventory on the spot. Employers can view where their employees are visiting on the internet all from their local workstation. Users love it for the simplicity, Technicians love it for diagnostics, Accountants love it for its detail, Network Administrators love it for the automation, CEO's love it for the price. Tometa Software, www.tometasoftware.com

Not long time ago, Google presented their Google Desktop system. This freeware package builds a searchable index of your local files and allows you to search through them as you normally search for pages in Google. Google Desktop comes with a great sidebar. This floating panel includes such magnificent utilities as a headline news viewer, RSS and Atom monitor, Gmail and Outlook new mail notifiers, and more. Millions of users fell in love with it from the very first moment. So did I.

But, in fact, it was just the beginning. The real value of the Google sidebar is in its pluggable architecture. Software developers started to make even more tools that you can integrate into your Google Desktop. Let me tell you about one of these plug-ins...

Most Google Desktop tools are involved with the monitoring of on-line resources. However, you shouldn't forget about your own PC's health. Without a working hard drive, all remote resources will be totally inaccessible. HDDlife is a freeware plugin for Google Desktop that constantly monitors a vast range of your hard drive's parameters. By collecting statistical data from your drive operations, HDDlife can forecast hardware problems. It will alert you when your drive is close to a crash. This allows you to prevent the loss of your precious files. You will always know your drive's condition by taking a quick look at Google Sidebar. HDDlife draws green, yellow and red icons which indicate the condition of your drives at the moment.

Did you know that hard drives are quite sensitive to heat? A rise in temperature by 10 degrees may halve your drive's life expectancy. HDDlife helps you quickly diagnose heating problems and prolong the life of your hardware. In addition to the status icons for each drive shown on Google Sidebar, you will also see your hard drive temperature.

Did I mention that it is free? Yes, simply download and use it.

Bad CD Repair allows to copy files from bad CD or HDD. If your text or mp3 or any other type of file is corrupted then use Bad CD Repair to save it!

Worried about hard drive failures? Get HDDLife - a real-time hard drive monitoring utility with alerts, malfunction protection and data loss prevention functions. This hard drive inspector is an advanced proactive hard drive failure detection system which controls all of your hard drive risks. HDDLife uses S.M.A.R.T. technology, and works both for single PCs and large computer networks.

S.M.A.R.T. technology was developed by hard drive manufacturers to accurately predict hard drive life span and prevent HDD malfunction. HDDLife displays S.M.A.R.T. attributes in real-time and alerts the system administrator if particular hard-drive attributes exceed threshold values and are at risk. The system administrator can then backup data and/or replace endangered hard drives.

HDDLife loads on Windows start, compares new attribute values with the previous values and consumes absolutely no memory. The program is extremely straightforward - no fundamental knowledge of PC or hard drive technology is needed whatsoever. Zero failures during the last four years for the 100000 hard drives monitored! 100% FREE to download and try.

Express Burn is a free cd burning program for Windows that lets you create and record audio and data CDs under Windows.

With Express Burn you can record a data or audio discs quickly and easily by dragging the files you want onto the icon and clicking Burn CD. The software then does the rest, including converting the files if required. Express Burn is also the fastest CD/DVD writing program in the world using proprietary optimizing systems.

We make Express Burn free in the hope you will like it so much you will decide to upgrade to Express Burn Plus. Burn Plus includes Video DVD authoring, the ability to burn Data DVDs, HD-DVDs and Blu-ray Discs. It has advanced features like the ability to create and record ISO images and support for many more file formats (the basic version only supports wav and mp3 for audio discs).

Features

~ Data CDs (perfect for backup)
~ Audio CDs (for traditional CD player)
~ Mp3 CDs (larger capacity alternative to audio cds)
~ Data DVDs (4.5GB+ plus version only)
~ Blu-Ray discs (25GB+ plus version only).
Records CD Recordable (CDR) and CD Re-recordable (CDRW) discs.
Supports multisession CD recording.
Video DVD Authoring - video files will be re-encoded and made in to a standard DVD Movie disk (Plus version only)
Choice of widescreen or standard formats for video dvd authoring.
Record video files to PAL or NTSC
Express Burn Plus can burn ISO compliant data DVDs and Blue-ray discs (DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, BD-R, BD-RE, BD-R DL, BD-RE DL).
Can seamlessly burn audio CDs with no pause between tracks.
Support Joliet and CDA formats.
Audio CDs are recorded with direct digital recording (so perfect audio quality is maintained). Supports burning of wav, mp3, wma, au, aiff, ra, ogg, flac, aac and a number of other audio file formats.
Data CDs are fully ISO compliant with Joliet extension.
Includes command line operation for automation and integration with other programs.

HDD Capacity Restore is a freeware tool that allows you to restore full factory capacity of any hard drive. It recovers LBA48 modes, DCO and HPA. It does everything automatically: it extracts the factory capacity; then it restores the factory LBA48, HPA and DCO settings. We strongly recommend to re-power your computer before running this tool. That means completely power off your computer; then power on, start Windows and run the tool.

How does HDD Scan and Repair 3.0 work?

1. A breakthrough of this program is that, without depending on BIOS, it can control read and write to the HDD directly, with high-speed, veracity, friendly interface and simple management; there will be an intuitionistic and intact report for the physical defective sectors created after the scanning. The continual defective sectors can be easily skipped; therefore the defective HDD will not get stuck.?.

2. There is a "Restorer" in this program which can restore the usual physical defective sectors by adding them into the G-list.

3. So, after you have this powerful freeware installed, all you have to do is to insert the bootable disk and have your target HDD connected correctly to you IDE slot. In minutes, you could start fixing the defective HDD using this powerful utility by pressing several keys.

NT Disk Viewer allows users to display hard-disk data by physical sectors (in hex-code or ascii). Sectors can be copied and exported to files. The software supports FAT and NTFS file systems. Really useful when doing a "low-level" disk investigation and verification the effectiveness of file and disk wiping programs. NT Disk Viewer designed for developers and technical specialist who need access to physical sectors of hard drive. Portable as it uses a single exe file, have a very simple, user-friendly interface.

Protect your digital privacy! DisCryptor Personal will manage it for FREE!

DisCryptor Personal is an excellent assistant of your digital privacy protection. It hides the content of your disks against unauthorized access and creates secured area for your personal data. It simply secures your files, folders and e-mail attachments by a click. It is a reliable security in case of theft of portable media (flash drives, etc.) and still user friendly program on another PC. The program ensures saving of your passwords, bank personal identification numbers, security keys, and other confidential data.

Even the up-to-date device will not help to anybody trying to get to your deleted files if you take advantage of the data shredder function. When you forget the access password to your documents, you can get to your data by means of security key. The startup wizard will help you setup the program very fast and easily.

DisCryptor contains a plenty of advanced tools, e.g. security scheduler, password generator or archive manager of common types (e.g. ZIP, RAR, etc.) and self-extracting files. Everything is focused on top-class security of your personal data, simple administration and minimum requirements for system resources of your PC.

FREE FOR PRIVATE AND NON-COMMERCIAL USAGE ONLY!

DisCryptor ? PROTECTS YOUR PRIVACY!

www.true-privacy.com

Check out:

- Data security key
- Security scheduler
- Security profile
- Non-installation access / traveller disk
- Safe data removal ? data shredder
- Password generator
- Archive manager of common types (ZIP, RAR, etc.)
- Self-extracting archive manager (SFX, EXE)
- Startup wizard
- Secure transferability to a new PC
- Password manager
- Virtual and physical disks encryption
- Transparent (invisible) processing
- Password security indicator
- Military security
- One click encryption
- E-mail attachments encryption