General Software Discussion
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Adwares causing a headache? Want to stay free of them? Try some good browsing habits?
But what if it is too late?
AdwCleaner 2023 - Free Adware Cleaner & Removal Tool | MalwarebytesDownload Malwarebytes AdwCleaner 2023 for free to remove adware, bloatware, unwanted toolbars, and other potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) from your Windows…www.malwarebytes.comAdwCleaner from Malwarebytes can help you find and remove adware on your system. It is a popular tool. Been around for years now.
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Libre Office 7.6 is now available for download.
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Libre Office 7.6 boasts of
1. Zoom gestures on touchpads
2. Document themes
You can find more details and a video here
New Features | LibreOffice - Free Office Suite - Based on OpenOffice - Compatible with Microsoft
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Refresh your laptop with
What does it do?
QuoteUniversal x86 Tuning Utility is a powerful tool designed to assist users in optimising the performance and settings of their x86 laptops and computers. Its primary objective is to provide users with the ability to customise and fine-tune their device settings according to their preferences and needs.
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There is also ryzen-controller. It kind of still works on old versions of Ubuntu. The GitLab repo says it is deprecated.
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Malwarebytes is not happy about the Ryzencontroller website. It is better to skip it.
Could be a false positive. But why take a risk when the repo says Deprecated?
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There is also Openshot video editor. Not great, but does the job.
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Need a free and open-source noise suppression tool? Try
GitHub - werman/noise-suppression-for-voice: Noise suppression plugin based on Xiph's RNNoiseNoise suppression plugin based on Xiph's RNNoise. Contribute to werman/noise-suppression-for-voice development by creating an account on GitHub.github.com -
If you are using Linux, for noise suppression use Cadmus
GitHub - josh-richardson/cadmus: A GUI frontend for @werman's Pulse Audio real-time noise suppression pluginA GUI frontend for @werman's Pulse Audio real-time noise suppression plugin - GitHub - josh-richardson/cadmus: A GUI frontend for @werman's Pulse Audio…github.comIt is a front end for the above plugin.
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Looking to make animated GIF Screencasts?
ShareX - The best free and open source screenshot tool for WindowsShareX is a free and open source program that lets you capture or record any area of your screen and share it with a single press of a key. It also allows…getsharex.comShareX is a free and open-source screenshot tool with a number of premium features made available free of cost.
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Start11 is not a freeware. But it is a good option if you are on Windows 11 and is not happy with the start menu
Stardock Start11: Restore the Classic Start Menu in Windows 10 and 11.
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Did you hear? WiFi 7 is now ready. Get ready for 6GHz alongside the dual-band 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz.
The capacity of WiFi 7 is double that of WiFi 6. 320 MHz instead of 160 MHz of WiFi 6.
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Want to move the contents of one PC to another? You can do that easily with a free software called Clonezilla.
It is a free and open source alternative to Norton Ghost, Acronis True Image etc.
Available in 3 different versions, it is the perfect solution to meet most of your disc cloning and imaging needs
The Live version of Clonezilla allows you to use it from a CD or USB.
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While Clonezilla makes life easier for technicians and enthusiasts alike, Rescuezilla makes it even easier through a GUI
Easy disk cloning and imaging | Rescuezilla (Clonezilla GUI)
Backup, restore, recovery etc has never been easier. Rescuezilla is here to save you if you are not able to boot into your operating system.
Can work from a bootable USB, can save Windows, Mac and Linux through off site backups.
Supports mounting VirtualBox, VMWare, Qemu images and more
Can mount your backups, can recover your files even if you can't login, recovered deleted pictures, docuement and other files.
Everything is free and using a simple GUI. Rescuezilla calls itself a Swiss army knife for system recovery.
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Some other free and open-source tools you can use for system recovery
Cobian Reflector
CobianSoft - The home of Cobian Backup
Partimage
Partimage - Partimage Homepage
Mondo Rescue
Mondo Rescue - GPL disaster recovery solution
Redo Rescue
Redo Rescue: Backup and Recovery Made Easy | Bare metal restore
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Very useful tools indeed. The paid alternatives costs a fortune.
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