Check out this review by CNet:
If you’re still going to the Google or Yahoo home page to do Web searches, you’re missing half the fun–and you’re unnecessarily exerting your fingers. Toolbar plug-ins for Microsoft Internet Explorer–and now Firefox–make it easy and fast to look up Web references without having to type in another URL.
MicroSolutions RoadStor is a multi-function device that acts as a portable CD Writer to allow you to back up your digital media cards while away from your computer. It also gives the user the ability to view a slideshow of their images on a television screen, view DVD movies, and listen to CD’s or MP3’s. While connected to your computer, the device is a USB 2.0 external CD-Writer/DVD Player.
Read the full review at http://www.pcin.net/help/hardware/roadstor.php
http://www.simpleocr.com/
“Use SimpleOCR to add accurate character recognition capabilities to your custom software without the complexity and expense of runtime licensing.
TheOpenCD is a collection of high quality Free and Open Source Software. The programs run in Windows and cover the most common tasks such as word processing, presentations, e-mail, web browsing, web design, and image manipulation. We include only the highest quality programs, which have been carefully tested for stability and which we consider appropriate for a wide audience.
Have you ever wanted a Windows XP CD that would install Windows XP by automatically putting in your name, product key, timezone and regional settings? Followed by silently installing all your favourite applications along with the latest DirectX, .Net Framework and then all the Windows Critical Updates, registry tweaks, updated drivers, and a readily patched UXTheme.dll without any user interaction whatsoever? Then this guide will show you how you can do just that.
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
I haven’t tried it, but it looks like a very nice (and free) sound editor.
You’ve gotta love SourceForge!
Some useful utilities
http://home.tiscali.de/zdata/mainpage_e.htm
From the 2004-05-03 issue of LanagaList
DeepBurner – Powerful CD and DVD Burning Package Absolutely for FREE
DeepBurner is a powerful CD and DVD burning package that utilizes power and efficiency. It takes away the hassle of making CDs, DVDs, autoruns, creating and printing labels and booklets. The program supports a very wide range of internal and external (USB 2.0 and FireWire) CD and DVD writers. Burn audio, data and ISO CDs and DVDs with just one FREE program called DeepBurner.