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Paragon Hard Disk Manager 9.5

Format, partition, check, backup, clone, erase: hard drive management involves many different tasks, and usually a library of complicated utilities. But it doesn't have to be that way. Install Paragon Hard Disk Manager and you'll find just about every function you could ever need in one straightforward package.

Golden Records

You want to grab your old audio? The Golden Records Vinyl to CD Converter tool helps to liberates your analogue recordings by quickly transferring them to MP3 files or audio CDs, making it much easier to play them wherever you happen to be.

Serif Photo Plus 9

At first glance PhotoPlus 9 seems much like any other graphics editor. Open your image, then flip, rotate or resize it, adjust brightness, colours or contrast, and make the image stand out with a range of special effects. Which is great, but also a little familiar. Serif Photo Plus 9 contains many plus points.

TuneUp Utilities 2008

You could try to clean up your PC manually, but it's much easier to install a copy of the TuneUp Utilities 2008. The program comes with its own tools to remove orphaned Registry keys, delete temporary files and defragment your hard drive, so improving performance. You can use this weekly to give you complete system a speed boost.

Ashampoo PowerUp 2009

Just about every aspect of Windows can be customised, if you know where to look. But finding the right place can be a challenge. Is it a preferences dialog somewhere? This b rings an end to this confusion by collecting many of the most important Windows tweaks, and making them accessible from one central location.

FBackup

Backing up your Documents, Pictures and Music folders is a great way to start protecting yourself against PC disasters, but it's not enough. The chances are you've also spent a great deal of time setting up your many applications.