Express Rip is a program for Windows that lets you extract digital audio tracks directly from audio CDs to either Wave (wav) or MPEG Layer-3 (mp3) files on your harddrive. By using direct digital extraction pure audio quality is maintained and the process is very fast. Express Rip is free.

Express Scribe is professional audio playback control software designed to assist the transcription of audio recordings. It is installed on the typist's computer and can be controlled using the Features: Plays compressed wav files ~ Variable speed (constant pitch) playback ~ Can use computer rudder pedals (or some other specialist transcription pedals) to control playback ~ Dock portable recorders to load recordings ~ Uses systemwide HotKeys

Vemail is software that lets you record and send voice messages instead of text using ordinary email. To send a voice message with Vemail simply enter an email address and then press and hold down F6 while speaking. When you have finished recording, the message will be compressed and sent as an email automatically. Vemail can be played with the standard player installed in most PCs.