Must Have Utilitiesfor

Computers & Smart Phones

2015 COMPUTER & DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE

September 27. 2015

David V.P. Williams

APCUG Director

CIACUG Secretary and Board

Member

[515] 957-1339

dwilliams@apcug.org

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WARNING

I am not an expert

This is a collection of my opinions, ideas and

research

Ever wonder how fast your computer is actually running?

Do you wonder what type of motherboard you have?

Do you want to know the best way to clean your registry?

How about what wireless networks are running in your neighborhood?

How about how to clean up all the temporary junk files on your computer or how to download a video from YouTube?

We will be discussing programs the experts recommend and also getting input from you as to what you like and don’t like.

You Just Got a Computer

What do you need to put on it?

Let’s look at some Utilities that will help you

out

You Just Got a New Phone

What do you need to put on it?

Let’s look at some Utilities that will help you

out

Anti-Virus

Works on a computer and a smartphone / Tablet (Android)

MalwarebytesAnti-MalwareMalwarebytes Anti-Malware is a surprisingly

effective freeware anti-malware tool. It's a relatively

speedy malware remover, with the quick-scan

mode taking about 10 minutes.

The heuristics engine proved on multiple computers

during empirical testing that it was capable of

determining the difference between false positives

and dangerous apps.

Works on a computer and a smartphone / Tablet (Android)

More Malwarebytes

Process Explorer

A lack of visual polish doesn't hurt this utility that replaces

the cumbersome Windows Task Manager by showing

running processes in an intuitive tree format. Process

Explorer makes the job a lot easier by including program

icons and other data, such as description, image, and

processor time.

It also can identify the process for a given application

window or look up a process name in Google -- a handy

way to spot spyware. Additional features offer detailed

information on performance, DLLs, threads, handles,

TCP/IP connections, security settings, and environments.

Process Explorer is one of the best we've seen.

WinDirStat

WinDirStat identifies how much disk space you're

using. Based on Linux's KDirStat, it shows you an

informative, visual, HD usage display. It can also

analyze external devices. The initial WinDirStat scan

may take quite a while, so be prepared to grab a

cup of coffee or three.

Belarc Advisor

Hiring a professional computer-security consultant is

out of reach for most home PC users, but Belarc

Advisor can fill part of that gap. It analyzes a

machine's weak points, looking at elements such as

whether antivirus software is up-to-date, or whether

all the security flaws in Windows have been

patched. It uses the Center for Internet Security

benchmark test to give the computer a score

showing its overall security level, and produces a

report that can be viewed in a Web browser.

CPU-Z

System Cleaners

Glary Utilities

This powerful application offers extensive utilities to

improve your system's performance and protect

your privacy. Glary Utilities' well-organized interface

allows users to easily choose from several tools. It

cleans unwanted junk files and removes invalid and

broken shortcuts, freeing up valuable disk space.

CCleaner

In addition to browse- tracks cleaning, CCleaner will

clean tracks from other programs, empty your

Recycle Bin, delete temporary files, and clean your

Registry, quickly scanning for invalid entries before

removing them. CCleaner will also back up your

Registry before you hit delete, in case it accidentally

removes a crucial component. What Registry entries

it doesn't catch, the main Registry checker will, but

it's a two-step process that dedicated uninstallers

handle nicely on their own.

Advanced SystemCareAdvanced SystemCare Free also offers a one-stop

shop for cleaning and maintaining your computer

for better overall system performance. The interface

is very simple, featuring only a few buttons, which

makes it easy to get down to cleaning immediately

and doesn't confuse you with multiple steps. You

can also set it to run on start-up.

Other Useful Programs

Evernote

Functional and useful, Evernote goes beyond its

architecture and is also interesting. It's a true three-

platform play: it works very well, and somewhat

differently, on desktop computers, mobile phones,

and over the Web. Evernote is a good note-taking

application. If you have the Evernote application

running on your camera phone, it will automatically

upload your snapshots to the Evernote server,

creating a useful archive of them.

VLC Media Player

VLC is a free and open source cross-platform

multimedia player and framework that plays most

multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs,

and various streaming protocols.

Wunderlist for Work, Home and Play

We love lists. They capture ideas, things to do and places

We love lists. They capture ideas, things to do and

places to see.

When you share them, they influence the world

around you.

This is Wunderlist.

inSSIDer 3.1.2.1

inSSIDer for Home gives you visibility into your Wi-Fi

environment

Remote Support and Remote Access

Remote Support – no need for any installation on the client side

Remote Administration – 24/7 access to remote computers and servers

Remote Access – access your data and applications – anytime, anywhere

Home Office – access your office computer from home

Cloud Storage

Password Managers

Roboform

Last Pass

Dashlane

Browsers

Chrome

Firefox

IE come pre-installed

Rollback Rx

RollBack Rx is a robust system restore utility that

enables home users and IT professionals to easily

restore a PC to a time before certain events

occurred. RollBack Rx is flexible and can be used to

protect your PC in many different ways, and solves

most PC related issues.

Windows System Restore can only restore Windows

"System Files" and "Some" Program files. RollBack Rx

functions at the sector level of the hard drive and

restores every bit of data - in essence making your

PC a virtual time-machine.

Snagit

Images and Videos in Minutes

No matter what you're working on, Snagit helps you

capture great looking images and videos with just a

few clicks.

Easily customize your screen captures with effects,

or show off what's important with Snagit’s markup

tools.

You can also create quick videos by recording your

screen.

Smart phone apps

Ampere

Easy Uninstaller

Accuweather

Find my car

More Smart phone apps

Flashlight

Gauge Battery

Mighty Text

Photo Editor

Questions

David V.P. WilliamsAPCUG Director [515] 957-1339dwilliams@apcug.org

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Resources

Avast – www.avast.com

Malwarebytes – http://www.malwarebytes.org/

Process Explorer - http://bit.ly/1gI2Xg1

WinDirStat – https://windirstat.info/

Belarc Advisor – http://www.belarc.com/

CPU-Z - http://www.cpuid.com/

Glary Utilities - http://www.glarysoft.com/

Resources

CCleaner – http://www.piriform.com/

Advanced SystemCare – http://www.iobit.net/

Evernote - https://evernote.com/

VLC Media Player –

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html

Wunderlist – https://www.wunderlist.com/

insider – http://www.inssider.com/

TeamViewer – http://www.teamviewer.com/

Resources

DropBox – https://www.dropbox.com/

Box – https://www.box.com/

OneDrive – https://onedrive.live.com/about/en-us/

Google Drive – ttps://drive.google.com/#my-drive

RoboForm – http://www.roboform.com/

LastPass - https://lastpass.com/

Chrome – https://www.google.com/chrome/

Firefox - https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/

Resources

Rollback Rx –

www.horizondatasys.com/en/rollback_rx.ihtml

Snagit - http://www.techsmith.com/snagit.html

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Ampere

Easy Uninstaller

Accuweather

Find my car

Resources

Flashlight

Gauge Battery

Mighty Text

Photo Editor