Over at The Register is a round up of a variety of freeware applications that many have found useful. Ad Aware, a program that not many have talked about since the competition picked up has made a reappearance and has stepped up their game somewhat although you will still find Malwarebytes product on this list. Classic Shell has been very popular since Windows went metrosexual as it restores much of the familiar interface that users are accustomed to and is likely to remain popular with the release of Windows 10. Duplicati is a great way to locally back up your files from the Cloud while Eraser can do the opposite for those wanting to make sure that deleted file stays deleted. They also include Notepad++ for those who actually do work on their machines, Process Explorer for those who work on the machines themselves and several others worth checking out if you are unfamiliar with the free software available for PC users.
"No matter if you're reinstalling Windows for the 47th time this fortnight or attempting to rid a new machine of bloatware in favour of something that's actually useful, the question remains: what alternative apps exist that don’t involve coughing up for obscene licensing fees?"
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
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Why an the hell are people
Why an the hell are people still using Notepad++. I think it sucks compared to others, like my fav is “Programmers notepad” http://www.pnotepad.org/
or how about this little gem i came cross a few days ago http://lighttable.com/
Going through that list, it
Going through that list, it didn’t have a single one of the many free apps I rely on. Even the ones that were in the same category were different picks from my own.
Really, we each need a personal top-ten list of our own in every reply to this thread.
For me, it would be:
Libre Office
The Gimp (with G’Mic Gimp Plugin)
Raw Therapee for my DNG raws.
CHDK, which really spruces up my Canon Powershot A590is.
Bitdefender for my antivirus/antimalware.
Media Player Classic – Home Cinema, instead of VLC for me.
CDBurnerXP for my limited burning needs.
CCleaner to clean up my HDD and registry
Defraggler as my defrag replacement.
Code::Blocks IDE with TDM Mingw W64 compiler for my C++ learning pleasure (Visual Studio Community is also a good choice, but kind of overkill for me)
You should check out KingSoft
You should check out KingSoft Office Suite 2013. http://www.kingsoftstore.com/index.html
It would be nice to read an
It would be nice to read an article without hearing snarky comments about Microsoft. If you hate it so much, start posting Apple or Linux articles. And what’s your problem with calling them Windows apps? Amdmb has sure changed.
M$ is a monopoly, expect more
M$ is a monopoly, expect more snark, and it is much deserved snark! Expect more articles about Steam OS to be appearing, as gamers and the gaming industry gets out from under M$’s thumb.
M$ = Monopoly, M$ = crApps, M$ = SpyWare, M$ = TIFKAM/Tiles,
M$ = Fat-Sweaty-Ballmer.
is time travel real?
did this
is time travel real?
did this guy just teleport from the year 1995?
raaaaaaaaaaaaaa go bash your face into a brick wall!
better yet, go load linux and go away! 🙂 🙂 🙂
I would suggest that you go
I would suggest that you go on to a forum that is more suited to your needs. Maybe Linux or Mac would better serve you. If you hate Microsoft that much, you would be much better off elsewhere.
It would be nice to read an
It would be nice to read an article without hearing snarky comments about Microsoft. If you hate it so much, start posting Apple or Linux articles. And what’s your problem with calling them Windows apps? Amdmb has sure changed.
Strange list. Also a list of
Strange list. Also a list of free programs for windows that doesn’t start with Libre Office is wrong from the beginning.
Les métiers d’avenir ont été
Les métiers d’avenir ont été créés par la loi n° 2012-1189
26/10/2012 pour proposer des solutions d’emploi
aux jeunes sans cdi peu ou pas dilpômés, de leur ouvrir l’accès
à une niveau de certification et à une embauche professionnelle durable.
Eraser? People are still
Eraser? People are still pushing that ‘x overwrites’ bullshit? Next you’ll be seriously suggesting DBAN!
Either you use ATA SECURE ERASE, or you’re just wasting time (and missing sectors in the G-list). This isn’t the fucking 90s, GMR write heads have been standard for more than a decade. You write once, and that domain is set. No ‘magnetic memory’ even if you went over it with a Magnetic Force Microscope.
Definitely check out
Definitely check out ninite.com
It will install all the useful non-bloatware version of apps in one click. Ninite.com is invaluable when doing a Windows Install.