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But are they ready yet? | Make Task Management More Like World of Warcraft With the QuestTracker PIM Track your home chores and work tasks just like you track your Warcraft progress, thanks to QuestTracker. | SoundTaxi Professional Ferries Your Audio Files From Format to Format Rapidly convert a wide range of audio file formats to either the MP3, M4A, WMA, or WAV formats with SoundTaxi Professional. | Downloads: Editor's Collection | PCWorld Reviewers' Favorite Downloads: April 2010The reviewers and bloggers of PCWorld see a great deal of software every month. In April, their favorites ran the gamut from the useful to the delightful--and a few that fit both descriptions. From encryption to syncing, from printer utilities to desktop tidiers, from problem-solvers to puzzle games and even a Commodore 64 emulator...here are the month's favorites. | AxCrypt 7007 Downloads | Free | Filed Under Security | Easy to use strong file encryption, integrated with Windows Explorer. 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