Tweak-XP Pro bundles more than 37 different utilities in one: it was developed to combine both tweaking and optimizing features to increase the speed of your Windows® XP system. All settings can be done without having any former knowledge, since Tweak-XP informs the user in detail about each option

SMS-it! allows you to send a short message (SMS = Short Message Service) to a mobile phone using your computer. SMS-it supports Picture messages, Caller Group Graphic, Operator Logo, Ringtones and Flash SMS. The messages can be sent through an attached modem, through an internet connection or directly through an attached mobile phone. If a mobile phone is attached to the computer (IE through the IR port), the contents of the inbox can be downloaded and stored in folders. The phonebook can also be downloaded and synchronized with SMS-it!

Freeware HDCleaner: clears the fixed disk and removes unnecessary file garbage from all available drives. The most important groups of files, about BAK, CHK, GID, ~ * *, TMP, are before-configured already and need to be only selected. After the selection of the desired drives HDCleaner starts scanning and searches the data.

PowerStrip provides advanced, multi-monitor, programmable hardware support to a wide range of graphics cards - from the venerable Matrox Millennium I to the latest SiS Xabre. It's the only program of its type to support multiple graphics cards from multiple chipset vendors, simultaneously, under every Windows operating system from Windows 95 to XP.

This freeware program is a simple portlistener that listens on a specified port, for example the netbus trojan or sub 7 trojan port. It will log any attempt trying to connect on that port on your PC and will make a beep or sound to notify you. It gives the possible hacker's IP and host so you can find out his ISP and mail them about the hack attempt. Make sure you read the included readme.txt first.

HyperSnap-DX 5 is a screen capture and image editing tool for MS Windows. It captures screens from standard desktop programs and even those hard-to-grab DirectX, Direct3D, 3Dfx Voodoo and Glide mode games. HyperSnap-DX 5 can capture frames from many software DVD players and other video playing software.

A new beta version of PowerStrip is available for download - 'Release info':
"Really just an OEM release, but with a couple of improvements for dual-headed cards, as well as a transparent workaround for ATI's clock locking on budget Radeon 9000 cards (validated with Saphirre and PowerColor 9000 cards, but should work on all of them)."

Matrox released a new Parhelia Apptimizer 1.1.0.19 game support tool. The Matrox Apptimizer utility provides Surround Gaming and / or standard gaming optimizations for popular game titles on Matrox Graphics hardware. Hit Read more for link.

jv16 PowerTools is the next generation of RegCleaner. A full set of tools to keep your computer and your LAN up and running. jv16 PowerTools is basicly the tool to control your computer. Until now your computer might had been the one who is in charge, but with jv16 PowerTools you can take the control. The program contains all the tools needed for monitoring and cleaning the Registry and the file system. In addition to that, you can control all the computers in your LAN.

Sound Forge is Sonic Foundry's award-winning two-track digital audio editor. Sound Forge includes a powerful set of audio processes, tools, and effects for manipulating audio.

RightMark Audio Analyzer v4.2 has been released. The test suite performs various tests of electroacoustical performance of sound cards and other real-time audio devices. Testing is accomplished by playing the test signals and recording them after they pass through the testing chain. New features include:

Subwoofer testing mode
WDM drivers switch (on/off)
Better stability
Several minor improvements on users' demands

Matrox released a new Tech Support Tweak Utility to adjust driver settings with cards based on G200 and newer up to Parhelia.

Freeware DVX is a powerful and user friendly program that automates popular video tools in order to create DivX or XviD videos out of DVB or DVD sources.

Fresh UI - your FREE Windows tweaking tool - just got better with the release of version 4.4! What's new: hidden settings for Desktop, Network, and Windows file protection.

I found some screeenshots on 7Byte's website (www.7byte.com). Looks like they are from their new program MetaBench (HotBench). Looks interesting, hope they release it soon.



More screenshots.

Freeware Optimizer XP 3.52 will help you to optimize your PC system to its best performance without any options. No experience required. Just select mode to optimize or restore your system.

Freeware DrvImagerXP creates and restores drive images of FAT32 and NTFS partitions for the Windows2000/XP operating systems. It makes backups of your partitions, but does not copy file-by-file, it doesn't know anything about files!. It creates a mirror image (but not reversed) of a partition by copying the sector bytes on the partition. And it does this very fast! You can create images of different operating system setups and swap them out in just minutes!

jv16 PowerTools is the next generation of RegCleaner. A full set of tools to keep your computer and your LAN up and running. jv16 PowerTools is basicly the tool to control your computer. Until now your computer might had been the one who is in charge, but with jv16 PowerTools you can take the control. The program contains all the tools needed for monitoring and cleaning the Registry and the file system. In addition to that, you can control all the computers in your LAN.

Thanks to MajorGeeks.com! Freeware tool for flushing the Prefetch log and controlling the Prefetch parameters in Windows XP.

If there was ever a program Play&Burn, this is it. NeroMIX creates or copies anything you throw at it, in the slickest possible way. Just grab any data and burn it. NeroMIX is the emperor of style in Multimedia CD creation, combining dynamic CD burning (data, audio, copying) with the newest Internet audio technology all in one customizable interface.