UltraISO Premium 9.3.3.2685

Reviewed by: CNET staff

Highly versatile and especially proficient with boot discs, UltraISO Premium creates, edits, and burns disc images in several popular formats: ISO, BIN, Nero, Alcohol, CloneCD, and Xbox. It also converts images among formats. UltraISO supports data and audio/video discs and includes a simple MP3 encoder, but it really excels at creating bootable discs. It even can create a disc with a menu for booting several OSs.

The interface is well organized, though rather plain, and we wish its icons were more readable. Also on the negative side, the program can't mount CD images, which will diminish its value for some. However, if you need support for multiple image formats and want to design bootable discs, UltraISO makes a very good pick.

Publisher's description

From EZB Systems :

UltraISO can extract, create, edit, and convert CD/DVD image files. It can directly edit an ISO file, make ISO images from CD/DVD-ROMs, create a new ISO from files and folders on your computer, and make bootable CDs and DVDs. In addition, UltraISO can convert nearly all known CD and DVD image formats to ISO, BIN/CUE, Nero (NRG), Alcohol 120% (MDS/MDF), and CloneCD (CCD/IMG/SUB) formats, as well as burn CD/DVD images directly with built-in burning engine and emulate ISO images with up to 8 virtual CD/DVD drives.

Version 9.3.3.2685 can view and extract files from XBOX360 ISO images, mount UDF DVD images on Windows Vista and Windows 7 Beta 1, and save newly detected media capacity.

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FreeRip MP3 3.1

Reviewed by: CNET Staff

Like a finely tuned laser, FreeRip 3 does one task: extract songs from your CDs. Fortunately, the app accomplishes its goals accurately, if not with flair, and makes for an easy-to-use audio-track ripper.

The latest version of the program features some long overdue enhancements. Chief among them is the inclusion of the WMA format, and it's hard to believe it wasn't included before. FreeRip also supports WAV, MP3, Vorbis, and FLAC. Other features include multitrack ripping and an option to use the program as an audio-file converter. The options menu is extensive and will appeal to any advanced user, since it makes most manners of customization a cinch.

The interface is well done, with big icons and a friendly main window split into two sections. The left pane lists the tracks, and the right gives you specific info on each song and has a tab to switch to CD-wide info. The toolbar has icons for all the major functions of the app as well as links to the publisher's community pages. In the end, FreeRip doesn't do anything its competitors don't, but it functions well, is uncomplicated and quick, and has no price tag.

Publisher's description

From MGShareware :

FreeRip is an easy to use application that can convert from audio CD to MP3, OGG, FLAC, WAV and WMA. It also is a MP3 converter, and it can convert MP3 to WAV, OGG to MP3, WMA to MP3, WAV to FLAC, and so on.

FreeRIP also is a MP3 tagger, supports CD-Text and online CD database (FreeRIP CD DB and freedb.org). Moreover FreeRIP includes a search shortcut menu, to help you find images, videos, information and lyrics about CD/track artist or song. Version 3.1 fixed a clipping problem in Ogg Vorbis reader, updated LAME and FLAC libraries.

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Burn4Free CD and DVD 4.7

Reviewed by: iFR Staff

This CD and DVD burner works as advertised, but the bundled toolbar it installs reduces its appeal. Burn4Free CD & DVD lets you burn audio discs or write data to CDs and DVDs by dropping audio or data files into the main window.

The button-heavy main window has a somewhat awkward look, but it's easy enough to understand. If you find yourself overwhelmed by the multitude of controls, you can switch to the more streamlined Easy mode. Be aware that the app attempts to install the NavExcel toolbar, which changes the way IE behaves when you mistype a URL or enter one of NavExcel's recognized keywords into the address bar.

Budget-minded users may not care, but even they have plenty of other cheap and free options. We'd prefer to burn discs with our jukebox of choice or pay for a more full-featured, less invasive application.

Publisher's description

From Burn4Free :

Burn4Free CD and DVD is a burning solution that's compatible with more than 3,000 DVD, BLU RAY and CD burners. Burn data and audio from different file types (WAV, WMA, MP3, OGG, FLAC, WavPack, and CDA). Burn and save ISO files, open and save your project to disk, verify content, print compilations, copy DVD, copy BLU RAY and import your audio compilation from M3U and ASX playlists. The drives supported include dual-layer DVD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, and DVD-RAM (SCSI, IDE, EIDE, and USB 1.0 and 2.0).

Version 4.7 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

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Random Number Generator Pro 1.73

From iFR

Random Number Generator Pro lives up to its title by providing users randomly selected numbers between specific parameters. While the program's function is a success, users may be immediately turned off by its interface.

With a cluttered black and white screen featuring several buttons controlling the high and low numbers, most users will think to immediately jump to the Help file. Unfortunately, the Help file doesn't provide much direction and barely even defines what each section of the screen does and how it results in random numbers. Confused users should simply try experimenting with this tangle of buttons and digits, which become less confusing after a few runs. As its description promises, entering high and low numbers results in a list of random digits between those parameters. The function is very simple and Random Number Generator is smart to avoid straying too far from its focus and not offering unnecessary tools. However, the program provides a few features that help users with their random numbers. We liked the ability to sort the random numbers from high to low and vice-versa with a single button click, as well as a button that allows you to exclude specific digits.

This 30-day trial (that limits your parameters from 0 to 29) initially frustrated us with its cluttered interface and directionless Help file, but proved to be simple enough to learn through trial and error. For that reason we only recommend this program for users who absolutely must have a program to randomly list numbers.

Publisher's description

From Segobit Software :

Random Number Generator Pro is a Windows-based application designed to generate random numbers. The program allows users to choose lower and upper limits and increments of the numbers. Limits can be positive or negative values. Users can exclude digits from generated random numbers.

Random numbers can be edited and copied to the clipboard for pasting into other applications. Random Number Generator Pro can print all random numbers or save numbers as files. Random Number Generator Pro will generate up to 9,999 numbers at a time.

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Pictomio 1.2.29

From Pictomio : Pictomio is a software application for managing, categorizing, geo mapping/geotagging, searching, and archiving photos and videos. With Pictomio you can also geotag your digital photos with latitude, longitude, and altitude information and generate animated 2D and 3D slideshows. The Pictomio software is composed of different parts: a photo browser, slideshow editor and a map view based on Virtual Earth or Google Maps. Features: image manager, photo mapper, geo locator, 3D trip manager with waypoints, tracklogs and routes, import wizard for GPS-trips, .nmea import/export, direct support for the GPS-trackstick pictoGEO , 3D image carousel, EXIF editor, liquid zoom, library, image rating, album and categories, tools, slideshow, video viewer, upload/download to Flickr, Locr, Facebook, ImageShack, Picasa, Photobucket. Pictomio is available in English, German, French, Spanish, Hungarian, Russian, Japanese, and Chinese

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