Must-have Apps and Utils
Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 4:53 pm
Dropbox Easy sharing of documents across all devices, including smartphones. www.dropbox.com
Keepass Password manager, allowing you to store all your online passwords in a single and secure database. www.keepass.info
Revo Uninstaller It's not enough to use Windows to uninstall programs, as remnants get left behind. Uninstalls software and allows you to manually remove additional data otherwise left behind. www.revouninstaller.com
Filezilla Best FTP client. Easy to use and highly customizable. www.filezilla-project.org
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Second line of defense to your AV program of choice. Doesn't run auto scans and won't conflict with your other AV solution, and often finds and fixes as many if not more issues. www.malwarebytes.org
PC Decrapifier When you build a new PC, you have control over the software that gets installed. When you buy a PC, however, it's practically guaranteed to host a number of unwanted apps with little use and bloatware to slow your PC's performance. Get rid of that crap via this free tool that walks you through the process of removing unnecessary programs, startup items and icons. www.pcdecrapifier.com
CPU-Z Excellent free utility to query your CPU and report model, cache size, clock speeds, temps of the chip in real-time. (For EVGA users EVGA's proprietary version of CPU-Z is called E-LEET). www.cpuid.com
GPU-Z A CPU-Z like interface, but with more detailed info reports on your graphics speed and memory speeds for your GPU. www.techpowerup.com/gpuz
Prime95 Stress test your CPU's overclock with its "torture test". A properly configured and cooled system should have no problem running Prime95 for hours on end. www.mersenne.org/freesoft
CCleaner Cleans all areas of your computer, protects your privacy and makes your computer run faster. Use daily. www.piriform.com/ccleaner
Keepass Password manager, allowing you to store all your online passwords in a single and secure database. www.keepass.info
Revo Uninstaller It's not enough to use Windows to uninstall programs, as remnants get left behind. Uninstalls software and allows you to manually remove additional data otherwise left behind. www.revouninstaller.com
Filezilla Best FTP client. Easy to use and highly customizable. www.filezilla-project.org
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Second line of defense to your AV program of choice. Doesn't run auto scans and won't conflict with your other AV solution, and often finds and fixes as many if not more issues. www.malwarebytes.org
PC Decrapifier When you build a new PC, you have control over the software that gets installed. When you buy a PC, however, it's practically guaranteed to host a number of unwanted apps with little use and bloatware to slow your PC's performance. Get rid of that crap via this free tool that walks you through the process of removing unnecessary programs, startup items and icons. www.pcdecrapifier.com
CPU-Z Excellent free utility to query your CPU and report model, cache size, clock speeds, temps of the chip in real-time. (For EVGA users EVGA's proprietary version of CPU-Z is called E-LEET). www.cpuid.com
GPU-Z A CPU-Z like interface, but with more detailed info reports on your graphics speed and memory speeds for your GPU. www.techpowerup.com/gpuz
Prime95 Stress test your CPU's overclock with its "torture test". A properly configured and cooled system should have no problem running Prime95 for hours on end. www.mersenne.org/freesoft
CCleaner Cleans all areas of your computer, protects your privacy and makes your computer run faster. Use daily. www.piriform.com/ccleaner