It's not exactly free ($15) but for those of you with iPads and laptops, Duet is an iPad/iPhone app that turns the iPad into another monitor.

I've been using it with Windows and the extra screen space is actually quite helpful.

If I still played poker, for example, I could put the lobby on the iPad while I saturate the main screen with tables.

360 Total Security is nice you should check it.

Thanks for the list. I have never tried Miranda, so I will defiantly try it now.

Can you add some startup process editor app on the list ?

You may not have realised but that list is 8 years old. Amazingly some of it still holds good. Not all of it, though. Exercise caution.

In Windows 10, just use Task Manager.

In Windows 7, use msconfig or CCleaner (it's one of the utilities in Advanced Mode, I think).

Can You please inform some of excellent s/w?

That doesn't help .Something is slowing my system boot. Every program that is not part of windows turned off on startup.

Can anyone recommend any free video editing software?

My youngest wants to make a Christmas video so we installed Movavi but it is only a 7 day free trial......

Banzai,

Windows Movie Maker from Microsoft is likely to be adequate for you.

Thanks, not bundled on my OS but I think I can still download it somewhere - will take a look now.

Just bought a new laptop. I was looking through threads here for the past few days trying to decide what to get and I ran across a few things I want to use, but I can't remember where I saw them. What is the program to use to clean up all the crap that comes on a new computer? It's an HP. Ccleaner? Also, someone recommended a better program for watching videos than VLC, any ideas?

I've always been under the impression that Chrome is a lot better than IE. Is that still true for Edge? I'm going from Windows 7 to 10, any tips?

I use ccleaner and bleachbit to clean up unnecessary files. They perform the same function, but there's always a few things that one will catch but not the other, so I run both once per day. I also have a program called 0and0 ShutUp 10, which is the dumbest name for software I've ever heard of, but it's a nifty little program that allows you to plug some leaks that can't be changed in settings > privacy.

Windows 10 is basically a giant data-mining program. I would suggest uninstalling all the nonsesne bloatware you don't want to use. Then go into settings > privacy and turn off all the useless "features" that MS uses to collect all your data and claim intellectual property rights on your DNA.

I'm a FF fanboy 4lyfe so I don't use chrome, but I did have to use edge for a while only because I couldn't get netflix to work on FF. Edge is a flaming turd imo, at least compared to FF. I can't imagine chrome being worse than edge.

Thanks krunic

I've started using Revo Uninstaller, it's good for cleaning up the remnants of uninstalled programs that refuse to die.

I love that software we've been recommending here for ten years is still best in class. Big fan of Revo Uninstaller. You might think that says a lot about progress in the last decade but actually they're tools with vibrant developer and/or user communities that have kept pace really well.

It's not free, but I just saved $60 when I learned that you don't have to buy the entire Office suite. You can buy excel only for $80.

You can still "buy" them? I thought they basically only came as subscriptions now

I've startd using CCEnhancer. It adds more options to CCleaner. I ran CCleaner just before installing CCEnhancer, then I ran CCleaner again with lots of new options checked for things I didn't need. It found over 300mb worth of new junk to delete.

Very Informative thread this is . Well thanks

Hi got Duel monitors. Running Windows 7 and wanted a second task bar.its alot of travelling about from one monitor to the other.
Any one use any freeware for that?

I think that is available in the free version of display fusion but not 100% sure as I have had a license for a few years now. I actually don't even use that option myself personally because sometimes it can affect how my streaming services appear full screen if I am multi-tasking.

Thanks fozzy just what i was looking for.Can drag windows to other monitor and they appear on other taskbar genius.

A nice thread and good sharing.

Media Player Classic (MPC).
https://mpc-hc.org/