One of my favorites is Find and Run Robot. Ever wanted to automate a certain task in Windows? Maybe you want to have your computer turn off every day at 10pm? Or certain keystrokes you want to record and repeat over and over again? Whatever the case, AutoHotKey is an awesome program for automating many tasks in Windows. Looking to secure your browsing traffic with a VPN? In 14, I mentioned two professional and free movie editing programs, but they are quite complex.
Got kids? Need some parental control software? The best options are Qustodio and Kidlogger. Free versions are limited obviously. Also, read my post on the different ways to childproof a computer. If you have a lot of music, you might want to consider a music management program like Media Monkey.
Another good program is MusicBee. I talked about a VPN for secure browsing in 39, but you can also use a different browser like Tor to hide your identify. Revo Uninstaller will get rid of any program whether it wants to or not. They have a whole free games section. If you have sensitive data on your computer that you want to permanently and securely delete from your hard drive, I would suggest using a program called dBan. Do a lot of reading? A great app for reading in Windows is the Kindle app.
It will also sync down to your phone or tablet too. Love using Instagram? Want to download a photo, video or story from Instagram? Check out 4K Stogram. Looking for good screen capture software? A really good one is Screenshot Captor. Of course, Windows has a lot of built-in ways to capture screenshots too. Ever wanted your computer to speak out what you have written? Do you have a lot of programs that load when Windows starts? Does it take several minutes for your computer to become useable?
If so, check out Startup Delayer, a program that delays the startup of programs so that your computer loads faster. In addition to the Office suites we mentioned in 35, you can also use Canva and Prezi.
Are you someone who prefers a supercharged Explorer interface? If so, check out Total Commander, which has been around for decades and works with Windows If you think you might have bad memory installed in your computer, you can check for bad memory using memtest Want to record your screen and live stream it too?
OBS Studio is a free app that does just that. TinyTake is another decent one, though the free version is limited. Darktable is an open-source photography workflow application. Speaking of Adobe, are there any good Adobe Illustrator alternatives? One good one for working with vector graphics is Inkscape. Another good one is Vectr. Are you someone who needs to write something, but gets distracted easily? Check out FocusWriter and write without distractions.
One of the worst things that can happen to your computer is for it to become infected with Spyware. HijackThis is an awesome program that you can use to find and remove spyware. Another good option is AdwCleaner. One good option is Windows Defender Offline. It also has a portable version you can run off your USB stick.
Ever run into the problem where you are trying to delete a file in Windows and it says that the file is in use and cannot be deleted? You can use Unlocker to delete any file that is locked by a process. Are you always thinking about stuff?
Then you should probably use some free mind-mapping software. Wikipedia also has a big list of mind-mapping software. Need to manage a small project, but need some project management software? Check out GnattProject and Taiga. If you want to play around with virtual machines, download the free and excellent VirtualBox from Oracle.
In 19 and 20, I talked about software to backup your computer, but forgot to mention DriveImage XML, an good program you can use to create an image of your hard drive. Other good disk imaging tools include MacriumReflect and Clonezilla.
GNUCash is free accounting and finance software. Ever head of Blender? It lets you create 3D worlds, 3D animations and 3D games. Check it out. For space lovers, I always recommend Stellarium, which is basically a planetarium for your computer. Looking for a really good partition manager? Check out GParted, probably the best not-heard-of partition manager out there.
Looking for a file on your computer? Default Windows search sucks? Wish your clipboard could store more than one item at a time? If you have sensitive data on your computer that you want to permanently and securely delete from your hard drive, I would suggest using a program called dBan. Do a lot of reading? A great app for reading in Windows is the Kindle app. It will also sync down to your phone or tablet too. Love using Instagram? Want to download a photo, video or story from Instagram?
Check out 4K Stogram. Looking for good screen capture software? A really good one is Screenshot Captor. Of course, Windows has a lot of built-in ways to capture screenshots too. Ever wanted your computer to speak out what you have written?
Do you have a lot of programs that load when Windows starts? Does it take several minutes for your computer to become useable? If so, check out Startup Delayer , a program that delays the startup of programs so that your computer loads faster.
In addition to the Office suites we mentioned in 35, you can also use Canva and Prezi. Follow a lot of blogs online and still miss Google Reader? RSSOwl is a good alternative. Are you someone who prefers a supercharged Explorer interface? If so, check out Total Commander , which has been around for decades and works with Windows If you think you might have bad memory installed in your computer, you can check for bad memory using memtest Want to record your screen and live stream it too?
OBS Studio is a free app that does just that. TinyTake is another decent one, though the free version is limited. Darktable is an open-source photography workflow application. Speaking of Adobe, are there any good Adobe Illustrator alternatives?
One good one for working with vector graphics is Inkscape. Another good one is Vectr. Are you someone who needs to write something, but gets distracted easily? Check out FocusWriter and write without distractions. One of the worst things that can happen to your computer is for it to become infected with Spyware.
HijackThis is an awesome program that you can use to find and remove spyware. Another good option is AdwCleaner. One good option is Windows Defender Offline. It also has a portable version you can run off your USB stick. Are you a true nerd and still use IRC? Ever run into the problem where you are trying to delete a file in Windows and it says that the file is in use and cannot be deleted?
You can use Unlocker to delete any file that is locked by a process. Are you always thinking about stuff? Then you should probably use some free mind-mapping software. Wikipedia also has a big list of mind-mapping software. Need to manage a small project, but need some project management software?
Check out GnattProject and Taiga. If you want to play around with virtual machines, download the free and excellent VirtualBox from Oracle.
In 19 and 20, I talked about software to backup your computer, but forgot to mention DriveImage XML , an good program you can use to create an image of your hard drive. Other good disk imaging tools include MacriumReflect and Clonezilla. GNUCash is free accounting and finance software. Ever head of Blender? It lets you create 3D worlds, 3D animations and 3D games.
Check it out. If Blender is too complex for you, another great option for sketching in 3D is SketchUp. For space lovers, I always recommend Stellarium , which is basically a planetarium for your computer.
Looking for a really good partition manager? Check out GParted , probably the best not-heard-of partition manager out there.
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