THE 10 BEST

DEEP WITHIN THE RECESSES

OF THE INTERNET, BEYOND THE

SCOPE

OF UNSUSPECTING EYES,

LURK A NUMBER

OF LITTLE-KNOWN

SOFTWARE UTILITIES THAT HAVE

THE POWER

to change your life. Skeptical? We were too

when Editor-in-Chief

George Jones tasked us with this mission.

Sure, we’re all for giving obscure PC-enhancing applications the attention

they deserve,

and enrichin

g the lives of PC enthusiasts

in the pro

cess. But our

expecta-

tions were modest. After all, how many worthwhile utilities could possibly exist that the volu-

minous PC brains at

MAXIMUM PC

didn’t already know of?

Truth is, we were shocked and humbled by the bounty we found. Indeed, we’ll be darned

if the 10 awesome utilities presented here don’t belong in every power-user’s toolbox. What’s

more, all but two of them are totally free! (Demos for all of them are included on the

Maximum CD.) So what are you waiting for?

—BY JOSH NOREM

OCTOBER 2004 MA XIMUMPC 

U

tilities

You ve

Never

Heard Of!