The simply named PC Health Optimizer aims to be a one stop shop for all your PC optimizing and maintenance needs.

This multi-purpose program comes with over 25 tools to help identify and eliminate problems and speed up your PC, keeping it in overall good health. The areas it covers include memory, hard disk, registry and more. It includes an extensive range of utilities including a file shredder, a registry cleaner, start-up manager and hard disk diagnostic tools and much more.

The interface is pretty easy to work with, and while it may include a lot of utilities that are found in other such similar multi-utility programs, it also include a few extras. These include a real-time spyware scanner although it would be interesting to see how this compares to stand-alone spyware scanners. I guess another layer of protection in that department is a good thing though, and although I wouldn’t recommend getting it for that reason alone, it is a nice bonus.

The one-click-maintenance mode can keep things really simple if you set this program according to your needs and run it every once in a while. This program seems like a pretty decent all in one optimization tool for your computer, as they have included all the useful tools you are likely to want at some stage and they avoided adding confusing options you are unlikely to ever use.

It’s available in both a free and paid version.

For further details and download, check out the homepage here

This is a desktop system monitoring tool for windows. Not just any system monitoring tool, but an extremely customizable one. It can do just about anything you want from monitoring temperatures, fan speeds, upload/download speeds, memory usage, drive size, uptime, laptop battery and much more!

Basically, you can make it look anyway you want and do anything you want. It’s also very low on its resource usage.

It does have a learning curve though, so if you don’t mind taking some time to read the instructions and experiment, you’ll finally have it just the way you want it. Although it has a WYSIWYG editor, it can still be a little overwhelming at first with its extensive options, so, those of you who are a little less computer savvy, you have been warned! For everyone else who is a computer customization freak like me, this will be a must have utility! (and totally free)

Check out the Samurize site for much more info!

fSekrit is a really useful utility for those of us who value our privacy yet like to keep things as simple as possible. It enables you to read and edit encrypted text files that are totally self contained and requires no installation.

This makes it perfect for using on a thumbdrive to keep sensitive information private. For example you could have a text file with passwords or contact’s information, any kind of text information at all that you want to keep private. Should your thumbdrive be lost or stolen, your information will be safely password protected.

It uses strong encryption (256-bit AES/Rijndael in CBC mode) and the data is never transfered to the computers hard disk, making it very secure for those of us who are a tad paranoid especially when using public computers.

It’s free and you can get it from the fSekrit homepage here.

Revo Uninstaller is a freeware utility to help uninstall your unneeded software properly.

The problem with conventional uninstallers that come with most programs, is that they sometimes do a sloppy job of uninstalling. They’re known to often leave remnants behind, such as files and registry entries that are no longer needed. This can lead to your system becoming cluttered with these unnecessary leftovers which may even slow it down after a while.

It works by first calling up a programs regular uninstaller, and then after that, it cleans up what may be left behind. It also includes additional functionality such as an auto start manager, junk files cleaner, browser history cleaner, secure file deletion etc.

Its interface is very intuitive and for a free program, this does a thorough job at what it claims to do and does it as good if not better than similar paid programs. Definitely worth checking out if you’ve been in search of such a utility. You won’t beat the price on this one either!

Click here to get it and further info, it’s free!

DesktopCoral is small, unusual program. Its purpose is to shield a designated portion of your screen from maximised applications and other windows.

This is useful if you have an application such as a system monitor, sidebar, instant messenger window, etc. which you would like to keep in constant view. In fact, this little program is a perfect companion to Samurize, a free desktop system monitor which I previously reviewed. The reserved area can be as high or wide as you choose, and included is an easy option to run DesktopCoral at startup, so you can “set it and forget it”. So if you happen to work with a screen area or window you don’t want being covered up by other windows, try out this simple yet useful little program.

More details and download it from the homepage here.

FontStruct is a free, flash based program for creating fonts.

It makes it possible for you to create fonts using geometric shapes arranged like tiles or bricks in a grid pattern. When done creating your font, it can be saved as a Truetype font which is compatible with any Windows or Mac computer.

It also has an online community featuring many user-created fonts. You can also show off your font creations on your blog or web page by using the Fontstruct widget. This will be invaluable if you have ever been searching for a hard-to-find font style or had one in mind and would like to have a go at just making it yourself.

Check out the website for many free user created fonts or grab this free, simple to use, program and get creative!

Click here to visit the site.

Online storage seems to be a hot area lately with lots of new sites appearing and HumYo.com is yet another that shows some promise.

First of all, I’ll cut to chase, as most people will want to know if its free and how much space you get. Yes, there is a free option with a whopping 25GB of storage space for photos, music and videos, and also 5GB for non media files such as documents. It offers streaming of media and embedding in web pages. They also claim to keep your data very safe,as the Humyo storage is located in a former gold bullion vault! Although I didn’t find a privacy policy on the site (let me know if you find one) the answer here, is reassuring enough where privacy is concerned.

The one potential downside is that free accounts that haven’t been used in 90 days get deleted, so you may want to only sign up to this if you plan on using it regularly or if you have everything backed up elsewhere, but they will send you notice through email if you are nearing the 90 day limit.

Check out further details at Humyo.com

Virtual CloneDrive is a freeware program which lets you mount disc images as if they were discs in your drive. It basically fools your system into believing that there is another CD/DVD drive in your system. On this virtual drive, you can mount disc image files.These are exact copies of a physical disc, but as a single file, usually ISO, BIN and some other formats.

It’s very simple to use as you just have to double click an image file and it will treat it just as if you had double clicked on a real disc in your computer’s drive. It enables you to work with up to 8 virtual drives.

One example of how this could be useful is if you were to make backups of discs (as image files) for use on your laptop when you are on the move, saving you from having to carry around and load and unload a bunch of discs that may get lost or scratched.

Check it out here.

If you regularly listen to music on your computer, check out this neat little player. AIMP is an audio player, similar to other players such as Winamp, etc. It packs a lot of power though for a relatively small program, while still being low in its resource usage, always a good thing.

It provides support for a large amount of sound formats, including MP3, AAC, OGG, FLAC, WAV, WMA, and CDA, and a whole bunch of lesser known formats such as MP1, MP2, MPC, MP+, AC3, APE, WavPack, Speex, S3M, XM, MOD, IT, MO3, MTM, UMX and can also use M3U, PLC and PLS playlists. It also works with internet radio (it has bookmarking) and it has a Mass Tag Editor, Audio Grabber, Audio Converter and external plugin support as well.

If you like a bit of eye candy, you can customize it with skins and icon packs too. All in all, this player is worth checking out if you’re looking for a fully functional audio player with a small footprint, so it wont slow up your computer.

For more details on features and to try it out for yourself, visit the homepage here. Oh, and its freeware!

FireFTP is a lightweight FTP extension for Firefox. It adds basic FTP functionality directly in Firefox. You simply download and install it and from now on you can access a lightweight FTP client by clicking on Tools>FireFTP on the Firefox menu bar at the top of your Firefox browser. This opens in a new tab and has the familiar two-pane screen you’re probably familiar with.

It supports many of the features that you would expect to find in an FTP client, such as ability to choose between Binary, ASCII or automatic; ability to set File permissions, Drag and Drop, Remote editing, and more. It also supports SSL.

This is a pretty useful FTP add-on for Firefox that can easily handle basic FTP duties, so its worth checking out if you don’t want to go to the trouble of finding a stand-alone FTP client packed with features you’ll never need.

For the full list of features and to download it absolutely free, check out the FireFTP homepage here.