CPUBench2003 is an efficient application that will test your CPU-Motherboard-Memory subsystem performance. It includes the following tests: integer, floating point, STREAM-based memory bandwidth benchmarks, 3D software raytracing, etc.

Klipfolio is a small, efficient and easy to use desktop application that allows you to collect, view and manage live information channels. Save the time and energy needed to stay up-to-date. Based on your collection of information channels, it will gather and present information to you the moment it is available. KlipFolio will keep you on top of the stuff you care about. Download Klips ready-made or build your own : news, weather, auctions, weblogs, RSS feeds, sports, corporate data, downloads, site updates, stocks and many more available right now. Read More For Updates, Changes and Download

BurnInTest is a software tool that allows all the major sub-systems of a computer to be simultaneously stress tested for endurance, reliability and stability. BurnInTest tests the CPU, hard drives, CD ROMs, sound cards, 2D graphics, 3D graphics, RAM, network connections & printers. The Pro version can also test tape drives, serial and parallel ports.

Here's a few DVD player updates!

Xine v1.0 beta 11 : Xine is a free, GPL-licensed video player for unix-like systems. Xine plays videos synchronizing the playback of image and audio.

DirectDVD v5.0: DirectDVD is a full-Software Decoder & digital-quality DVD player for Windows that brings an enhanced movie experience to your PC. It offers MPEG-2 video support, and has the ability to bring new features such as DVD-to-MP3 conversion, a 16-band EQ, and MP3 functionality. DirectDVD also supports new audio filters, such as Dolby 5.1 Channels and Prologic Surround Sound

CladDVD XP is a 'DVD Ripper', meaning it decrypts the encrypted VOB files off the DVD and saves them to your hard drive. The files can be ripped in a standard way preserving the original content along with the IFO, useful when you use or need to use a 3rd party application to process the VOB files. CladDVD XP also allows you to rip using 'IFO Parsing' which will allow you to select certain ProGram Chains like the main movie or a certain version of the movie, this is definately the recommended option, you can also rip extra features apart from the main movie.

XviD is a videocodec just like DivX. Most new movies and videos are being encoded with XviD.
But now 2 new codec's has been released:
Koepi's XviD Codec Build 03052003-1 uManiac's XviD Codec Build 03.05.2003.1100 (My Favorite) Note: The development of Nic's XviD Codec has been stopped! Click on Read More... to see what's new and download links

This version of the freeware add-on made by Patchou for MSN's Messenger Service is packed of improved and new features to improve your instant messaging experience; such as Improved Logging, Boss Protection, Integrated Pop Mail Verification, Multi text Formatting inside IM windows, Quick emoticons, Quick Texts, Events Logging, Improved Text Recall, Instant Locking to protect your privacy, Custom Contact Login Sounds, Integrated IRC Commands, Personalised Status Messages, and other enhances such as changing the security warning, adding transparency effects to Messenger Windows, Removing MSN Banner-Ad, Truncating long contact names, boosting the max. message length, and much more. Click on Read More... for a link to see what's new and download links.

A new referencefile (0R139 02.05.2003) is now available. Included are newly added signatures for: StarInstall, BroadCast-PC and NetRatings. Updated signatures include: MyWay-Speedbar, LOP, PStopper, PurityScan, CashToolbar, BrowserAid (Rundll16+MessageCenter Variant added), INPA Ltd. Dialer, HackerAG, Piratos, GlobalNetcom (2 variants), Central24-Dialer (3 variants), EbAtes MoneyMaker, MainPean (4 New variants), SubSearch, Ezula and WeatherCast. As always, use Webupdate to install the new referencefile, or download it manually from here.

CladDVD XP is a 'DVD Ripper', meaning it decrypts the encrypted VOB files off the DVD and saves them to your hard drive. The files can be ripped in a standard way preserving the original content along with the IFO, useful when you use or need to use a 3rd party application to process the VOB files. CladDVD XP also allows you to rip using 'IFO Parsing' which will allow you to select certain ProGram Chains like the main movie or a certain version of the movie, this is definately the recommended option, you can also rip extra features apart from the main movie.

Guru3D have released a new version of their tweak tool called nVHardPage. If you seek an easy way to en/disable overclocking options or vsync option in your Detonator drivers without the burden of importing registry entries or the need to go in that registry yourself then get it. Basically CoolBits and more at your fingertips.

TMPEGenc converts *.AVI file to MPEG1, the format which is used in VideoCD. Using a variety of options in TMPEGenc, you can compress your video file in high quality. It enables you to adjust bitrate, qantize matrix, GOP structure, interlace and many other parameters so that you can create most appropriate movie files depending on your purpose.

WinDVD Tweaker is designed to allow users of the WinDVD playback software to enable some hidden settings and allow for maximum playback pleasure. Now the tweaker supports WinDVD 4!

Freeware VirtualDub is a video capture and processing program. It features fast capturing, process files larger than the 2 gigabyte limit, optimized for linear editing, support for Motion-JPEG, MPEG-1 video and layer 3 audio, real-time and near-realtime video processing, video job queues, and much more.

PowerStrip 3.40 provides advanced, multi-monitor, programmable hardware support to a wide range of graphics cards - from the venerable ATI Mach 64 to the latest Matrox Parhelia and GeForce FX. It is in fact 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. A simple menu that pops up from the system tray provides access to some 500 controls over your display hardware, including sophisticated color correction tools, period level adjustments over screen geometry, and driver independent clock controls. Click on Read More... for more information & download link.

ClonyXXL is a copy protection detection scanner, which can show what kind of protection is used on a disc. It will provide you with the right settings for CloneCD, so you can make a working copy of the disc! Click on Read More... to see what's new and a download link.

Motherboard Monitor (MBM) is a tool that will display information from the sensor chip on your motherboard in your Windows system tray. MBM supports a wide range of Chipsets & Sensor Chip combinations. MBM is compatible with Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP and .NET.

Asus LiveUpdate 5.06.01: Asus has just released the latest version of their Windows based utility which lets you view your motherboards BIOS, flash from internet or file, save to file and more. A must have for Asus owners.

Freeware n.player is a versatile media player that plays DVD, audio CDs, MP3, WMA, AVI, DiVX, or any media with the preisntalled DirectShow decoder. It also supports enhanced features for playing video and audio.

This Final version of this freeware add-on made by Patchou for MSN's Messenger Service is packed of improved and new features to improve your instant messaging experience; such as Improved Logging, Boss Protection, Integrated Pop Mail Verification, Multi text Formatting inside IM windows, Quick emoticons, Quick Texts, Events Logging, Improved Text Recall, Instant Locking to protect your privacy, Custom Contact Login Sounds, Integrated IRC Commands, Personalised Status Messages, and other enhances such as changing the security warning, adding transparency effects to Messenger Windows, Removing MSN Banner-Ad, Truncating long contact names, boosting the max. message length, and much more. Click on Read More... for a link to see what's new and download links.

This is a newer version of the Freeware XMPEG, but still in early stages of development. XMPEG is a modification version of FlaskMPEG. This program decodes MPEG1 (Audio & Video) and MPEG2.