HELP STATION: Darren's Yates' PC User DoubleShrink 1.5

Exclusively developed by Darren Yates for PC User, this video-conversion tool will allow you to squeeze up to two full-length movies onto one single-layer DVD. Click here.


 

HELP STATION: Darren's Yates' PC User 4Burner
  Another exclusive program created by Darren Yates for his DVD burning tips & tricks feature. Click here.
   

HELP STATION: Cinemix 0.30
  This tiny Linux distribution is not your typical operating system: it's designed to create bootable movie DVD/CDs only, as described in Darren Yates' DVD burning tips & tricks feature. Click here.
   

HELP STATION: Audacity 1.32
  Audacity is a useful and flexible audio tool, and Darren Yates shows just one use in his DVD burning tips & tricks feature this month: converting music DVD soundtracks into audio CDs. Click here.
   

HELP STATION: CDBurnerXP Pro 3.0.116
  Handy free burning program which Darren Yates refers to in his DVD burning tips & tricks feature. Click here.
   

HELP STATION: Helen Bradley's Office MACROS OF THE MONTH

As described in her regular Macros of the Month column, here is Helen Bradley's "State Chooser" Excel macro and details on her "ComboBox" Word macro.
Click here.
 

HELP STATION: OpenOffice.org 2.1
  OpenOffice.org is a free, full-featured office suite which Helen Bradley covers in her regular magazine Office column. Click here.
   


HELP STATION: DriveImage XML 1.21

In his backup feature in this issue, Link Harris was pleasantly surprised by DriveImage XML, an open-source drive-imaging program that’s quite powerful but disarmingly simple to operate.
. Click here.


 

HELP STATION: SyncBack 3.2.14
  As described in Link Harris's backup feature, SyncBack is a versatile program that will perform regular backups or synchronise files between two drives. Click here.
   


HELP STATION: GoodSync 4.6.10

Grab Opera mini as described in David Flynn's mobile tips and tricks feature in the magazine. Click here.



 

Karen's Replicator 3.3.4
  For those who prefer a more conventional backup program, Karen's Replicator is recommended by Link Harris in his backup feature. Click here
   

Paragon Drive Backup 8.5 Personal Edition
 

The ideal insurance against disasters, Paragon Drive Backup 8.5 now supports Vista as well as most previous Windows versions.

.Click here.

   

NetStumbler 0.4.0
  As recommended in David Flynn's mobile computing column in the magazine, NetStumbler is the most popular tool for sniffing out wireless networks and signal strength. Click here.
   
Folder Password Expert
  As described in Link Harris's networking column in the magazine, Folder Passwork Expert will allow you to password protect sensitive files. Click here.