NEW: Windows Vista Service Pack 1668 RC, Switch 1.30, SmartFTP 2.5.1008.25, Nero 8 Lite 8.1.1.4, Reaper 2,017, Skype 3.6.0.244, Internet Download Manager 5.11 Build 10, Gizmo Project 4.0.0.325

Windows Vista Service Pack 1668 RC: multilingual installation package for the x86 and x64
License: Freeware
Supported OS: Windows Vista
Size: 548.6 MB/878.6 MB
Description: The first pre-release build of the long-awaited update for Vista, available for free download. Their content has been commented for many times already. To say more, earlier Microsoft released an extensive article dedicated to corrections made in SP1.

Switch 1.30
License: Freeware
Supported OS: Windows
Size: 389 KB
Description: a free converter to turn into MP3 and WAV more than twenty audio formats, including WMA, MPGA, AAC, OGG, RAW, CDA, GSM, DSS and many others. To perform conversion you only need to add in the main window a desired file or an entire folder. The program can convert up to 32000 files during one session.
Corrections and new features: none.

SmartFTP 2.5.1008.25
License: Shareware ($ 36.95)
Supported OS: Windows
Size: 5.2 MB
Description: A fairly well-known client to work with FTP- servers. Provides multi-thread download, resumes broken downloads, works through proxies and firewalls, SSL, FXP, supports drag-and-drop, interacts with Windows Commander, uploads the information to the server and many other features.
Corrections and new features:
introduced support of the SITE UTIME command.

Nero 8 Lite 8.1.1.4
License: Shareware ($ 79.99)
Supported OS: Windows
Size: 40.7 MB
Description: a well-known complex package, the features of which are not at all limited to standard operations with discs. You can record information to CD, DVD, Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD, as well as perform its backing up. Includes editor for editing video, music and images. Converts DVD content for playback under iPod or PSP. Can import and share photos and videos on social portals and videoservices like MySpace and YouTube.
Corrections and new features:
updated all components, optimized use of computer resources.

Reaper 2,017
License: Shareware ($ 39.95)
Supported OS: Windows 2000/2003/Vista/XP
Size: 3.2 MB
Description: an excellent alternative to more expensive sound editors like SoundForge or Adobe Audition. The work is performed in multi-track window where you can record, edit and overlay effects on the files in formats of WAV, OGG or MP3. Supported export to WAV.
Trial version restrictions: 30 days of use.
Corrections and new features: none.

Skype 3.6.0.244
License: Freeware
Supported OS: Windows 2000/XP
Size: 21.6 MB
Description: A simple computer program by means of which you can call to other Skype subscribers around the world for free. If your friends, relatives or business partners have a webcam, you can make free video conferences. You can also make calls via Skype to conventional telephones and cell phones at very low rates. Skype includes features of instant messaging, but also allows performing chats involving not two, but 100 people at a time.
Corrections and new features:
corrected some errors.

Internet Download Manager 5.11 Build 10
License: Freeware
Supported OS: Windows XP/2003/Vista
Size: 2.6 MB
Description: A handy tool to increase the speed of downloads by up to 500%, supporting the scheduled downloads and resuming broken downloads. There is a built-in logical download accelerator, which includes intellectual dynamic segmentation and secure multi-layer file downloading technology that helps to speed up downloads.
Corrections and new features: none.

Gizmo Project 4.0.0.325
License: Freeware
Supported OS: Windows
Size: 13.6 MB
Description: One of the competitors to Skype, meant to perform calls on the Internet through the protocol VoIP. This program can check the quality of connections, change the user status, contains IM- client and a feature of call recording.
Corrections and new features: none.