By Terry Currier
video of 66 different vendors Computers Gaming Health Power Security Storage Utilities 
CMS Products www.cmsproducts.com
Released BounceBack Ultimate™ with “Instant PC Recovery” enabling computer
users to instantly recover their PC following a hard drive “crash.” Allowing
users to continue working with no data loss from their external USB-connected
hard drive, It provides the opportunity to recover or replace the internal
system drive at a convenient time, with no panic or worry about downtime. Users
can restart their Windows-based PC via the USB connection to an external hard
disk, thereby freeing users from the worry of their system’s hard drive
failing. Additionally, BounceBack Ultimate delivers super secure file-level AES
256-bit encryption for additional peace of mind. Support both Windows XP and Vista.
Diskeeper www.diskeeper.com
Launched new Diskeeper® 2009, reducing your overall energy consumption and
providing optimum computing. Diskeeper Pro Premier comes with the Terabyte
Volume Engine™ technology. It has the ability to rapidly eliminate tens of
thousands to millions of fragments on drives from 60GB on up.
They also include the exclusive I-FAAST® 2.0 (Intelligent File Access
Acceleration Sequencing Technology). It alone squeezes 10% – 80% more
performance out of the drive for the most commonly accessed files. The Free
Space Defrag Engine allows defragmentation to occur on volumes with as little
as 1% free space.
InvisiTasking is the only technology that prevents a background process from
ever interfering with application and operating system use of computer
resources. Instead of letting the operating system scheduler allocate the
entire computer system to each process, InvisiTasking empowers the system to
allocate its various resources (CPU, memory, disk, and network) separately to
the process that needs each one. This allows overlapping use of separate
resources—not just reducing system overhead, but eliminating it altogether.
This means continual optimum performance and efficiency.
Frag Shield® 2.0 boosts reliability by automatically
preventing crash-inducing fragmentation of critical system files. Diskeeper
2009 Professional retails for $59.95. Diskeeper 2009 Pro Premier retails for
$99.95.
Honestech www.honestech.com
Honestech Easy Video Editor 3.0 ($40) has a user-friendly and intuitive
interface. Simple enough for first time users yet powerful enough to enable
users to create professional quality videos from their existing personal
videos, digital still images, and audio files. New features include; support
for DV camcorders, burning DVD’s, utilities to convert video to PSP/iPod
formats, and YouTube Uploading. Special effects, transition effects, title
effects and DV editing have also been added. It now supports the Blu-ray
Authoring.
With Honestech Video Editor 8.0 ($60), you can manage and edit multiple files
simultaneously using the new timeline feature. For each video file, you can
select Full Rendering, Smart Rendering, or Fast GOP (Group of Pictures)
encoding methods. With the easy-to-use Drag-and-Drop interface editing features
including Title, Transition, Overlay, and other Special Effects novice users
will be able to produce professional looking videos in no time. Support for
YouTube, PSP and iPod output has also been added. It now supports the Blu-ray
Authoring.
VHS to DVD Deluxe 4.0 ($80) includes
VIDBOX™ hardware, a USB cable and software to convert analog video to digital,
or reformat digital video, for recording on DVDs. PC users can either use the
VID-BOX interface or connect their digital video cameras and players to their
PC to store the video. The software formats the video for DVD players, Blu-ray
Disc players and recording devices. It offers tools to edit and produce quality
video files easily and to save and keep priceless home videos in sharp and
crystal-clear DVD/CD quality. Using the Easy Wizard Mode, anyone can transfer
HDV, VHS, Beta, or other videotapes to DVD with just a few clicks, using step-by-step
pictorial instructions that guide the user through the process. 
iolo
technologies www.iolo.com
Announced the immediate availability of the 64-bit
compatible version of its flagship product. System Mechanic 8.5 is the first
comprehensive PC tune-up product compatible with 64-bit computers on the
market. System Mechanic 8.5 automatically recognizes the target operating
system type and installs appropriate components during setup. All currently
licensed users of the software will also receive an automatic update that
enables them to use version 8.5 or later on up to three 32 or 64-bit machines
alike.
iolo’s remaining products, including its security software, DriveScrubber, the
#1 best-selling secure data removal tool, and Search & Recover, the popular
data recovery program, are all slated for similar 64-bit compatibility updates
in early 2009.
Nero www.nero.com
Nero 9 features new cutting-edge functionality that makes enjoying digital
media content simple. This easy-to-use yet powerful multimedia suite, gives you
the freedom to create, rip, copy, burn, edit, share, and upload online.
Whatever you want – music, video, photo, and data – enjoy and share with family
and friends anytime, anywhere. With easy-to-use Nero StartSmart command center,
your digital life has never been more flexible, feasible, and
fun. Features
include:
Rebit www.rebit.com
Just plug-in the Rebit to your PC and it automatically backs up your whole PC
so that even the worst imaginable catastrophe has a happy ending: fast data
recovery and complete system restoration. Rebit keeps you backed up
continuously, with it when you save a file multiple times you have multiple
backup versions, so you can recover whatever you need, when you need it – not
just whatever you had the last time you did a back up.
Rebit integrates with Windows so that you don’t even know it’s there. Should you need to recover a file or folder, open Windows Explorer and click on the Rebit icon to see all of your backup files the same way you use Explorer to see your PC files. File recovery is just drag-and-drop. More than just your data – Rebit backs up your entire PC. The operating system, your applications, settings, e-mails, music, photos, movies — everything.
Siber Systems www.siber.com
GoodSync (www.goodsync.com) - an easy
and reliable file backup and file synchronization software. It automatically
analyzes, synchronizes, and backs up your emails, precious family photos,
contacts, MP3s, financial documents, and other important files locally -
between desktops, laptops, servers, external drives, and Windows Mobile
devices, as well as remotely through FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, and more. Automatically
synchronize and back up your important files between desktops, laptops,
servers, and external drives over a network or the Internet. Download if for
FREE.
RoboForm (www.roboform.com) - allows you to:
Smith Micro www.smithmicro.com
Anonymizer Anonymous Surfing Platinum protects you and your family from online
identity theft by keeping your IP address private. It also warns you before you
unknowingly visit malicious phishing and pharming sites and secures data sent
over wireless networks, whether at home or on the road. Key features:
Morpheus Photo Animation Suite™ contains three awesome
software products to morph, warp, and mix all of your photos Create
Hollywood-style photo effects, fun slideshows, weird distortions, and crazy
animations with easy-to-use tools and professional results. Key features:
Spring Cleaning 8 – for Mac
New version 8 will secure your privacy by eliminating hidden
files, boost performance by cleaning out stray files, and protect information
by knowing exactly where everything is located on your computer. Features
include: Duplicates Finder™ which locates duplicate and similar files and
packages that you may not need, and System Snapshot™ which scans your system
and displays any changes that took place since your last scan.
Aquazone 2 Open Water - brings the vastness of the world’s
seas to your PC. Gigantic whales, deadly sharks, and graceful manta rays swim
majestically past your screen. Have fun scanning the blue depths following pods
of dolphins and entire schools of exotic tropical fish. offers the latest in
life-like 3D technology. It includes a copy of Seven Seas Collection, with
thirteen photorealistic and customizable classic tanks.
Retrospect Express HD makes protecting your Windows PC easy. After a quick, one-time setup it regularly backs up your valuable information on schedule to any local or networked hard drive. For immediate protection, just click the BACKUP button. If you lose a file or a disaster strikes it quickly restores a single document, a folder, or even your entire computer. It compresses backups to maximize storage, and automatically removes outdated backups to free disk space. Retrospect enables easy backup drive rotation for extra protection
StuffIt Deluxe is the complete compression solution! Store
data in space-saving archives up to 98% smaller than the data’s original size.
Scan inside
compressed files you download or receive in emails to make sure
they’re safe from viruses. Search for files within Zip and StuffIt archives by
name, date, and more. Browse through archives without having to expand them
first.
QuickLink® Music has been designed with the end-user in mind. Built from the ground up to simplify your mobile music experience the intuitive graphical user interface and step-by-step wizards make it easy to:
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