If customizing your windows experience is something on your list of priorities, then BootSkin is the program for you.

WindowBlinds 5 is great for people obsessed with tweaking and modding their windows environment. It works well and looks great.

If you need to change your cursor themes and are looking for something interesting, this is the program for you

It’s worth waiting for file storage and instant messaging functions to be added. Only then will it be a powerful productivity tool and allow for safe backups of your work that you can access and edit from anywhere.

It’s not the best in its category, but Fix-It Utilities is a substantial improvement on previous releases and is packed with plenty of features.

We liked the idea of being able to buy a cheaper package that gives you all the useful tools found in SystemWorks without forcing you to opt for Norton AntiVirus. There are lots of other virus protection suites on the market, some of which cost nothing. However, it's a good idea to opt for a package such as this that fills in the gaps left by free products.

The extra desktop space that 360desktop offers will be welcomed by most users, and panning through it is easy, but it's no competitor to Apple's Spaces just yet. A promised WebSticker management system would go a long way to change that, especially if it makes any widget work. However, advertising on people's desktops may prove to be a sticky issue.

jv16 PowerTools will tell you all you ever wanted to know about Windows Registry, but you probably won't need all of its tools.