instant theme creator takes the hassle out of creating desktop themes. many other theme programs are difficult and confusing to use, this one isn't! it's written specially so that anyone can make their own desktop theme within minutes, whether they're a "power user" or it's their first time. there's a full user guide included and a dedicated e-mail address for technical support issues!

access folders is a fine windows enhancement that keeps all of your directories and sub-directories within easy reach. the program integrates into windows' standard save as/open dialogs which are used by most applications . by right-clicking the question mark (?) button at the top-right hand side of this window, the program's menu pops-up to provide access to favorite folders. you can also define file filters.

stguru converts between simplified chinese and traditional chinese at professional quality. it converts in all possible directions between simplified and/or traditional chinese in gbk, big5, utf-8, unicode and unicode be. it supports edit area conversions, clipboard conversions, file/web page/directory/site conversions as well as conversion for documents in special formats such as ms word, excel, powerpoint, access, trados tm, etc.

this program lets you translate several onscreen mouse movements into commands to control your computer. make a quick move with your mouse, a zigzag or a circle for example, and it will hide applications and documents. you can minimize or hide windows, execute commands such as copy-and-paste, scroll a window that contains the mouse cursor, start a screen saver, open and close a cd-rom drive, or run the explorer.

create, edit, read or e-mail encrypted/plain text files with this notepad-like text editor. it supports 4 encryption/decryption algorithms: blowfish, triple des (3des), rijndael (aes) and xor. use this utility to protect your private info, to store business and credit card data, to encrypt/decrypt a secret document/file, to keep strictly confidential data, to email an encrypted message. it can also be used as a password or electronic key keeper.