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would like to recommend software that will help you keep your system up and going. We have found over the year(s) multiple programs to help with;

Anti-Virus

  • Avast! Avast! Antivirus Home Edition is free to use, however, the Professional edition is available for a nominal fee on a yearly basis.

Anti-Spyware

  • Malwarebytes Free spyware scans are available, though the full version can be purchased here.
  • Super Anti Spyware Free spyware program with the option to donate. Donations are not required for full support.

Protect Your Family

  • Qustodio The initial product helped parents see what their kids were doing on their Windows computers in an easy-to-understand way. In the years since then, Qustodio has added multiple features and expanded to cover many operating systems. It’s now a truly comprehensive parental control solution that works on (almost) all devices.

Cleaning Software

  • CCleaner Free-to-use program that provides registry cleaning and cache clearing.
  • Glary Utilities Free to use performance cleaning solution; provides registry and cache cleaning as well as defrag and one click checkup.
  • Microsoft PC Manager is a free utility developed by Microsoft to help keep a Windows computer running smoothly by providing system optimization and performance management tools

Web Browsers

  • Firefox Firefox is an open source browser which can be utilized for free.
  • Google Chrome Chrome is another free browser. Android based browser for your Smart Phone.
  • Opera GX is a gaming-focused browser with built-in Social Media integrations, plus CPU, RAM, and network limiters for smoother gaming.

Email Client

  • Thunderbird Thunderbird is an open source email client which can be utilized for free.

Office Suite

  • Libre Office  is an open source office suite which can be utilized for free and a great alternative to Microsoft Office.

CD Burning

  • CDBurnerXP is a very basic burning software for Audio, MP3, Data Backup Etc.

Media

VLC is a free, open-source media player that supports most audio, video, and streaming formats.

HandBrake is a open-source tool, built by volunteers, for converting video from nearly any format to a selection of modern, widely supported codecs.

Benchmarking

  • Prime95 Prime95 tests both the processor (CPU) as well as memory (RAM).
  • Performance Test by PassMark is a basic test for CPU, GPU, Hard Drive, RAM.
  • Heaven Benchmark by Unigine. A simple basic benchmark.
  • Passmark a simple benchmark for CPU and GPU.

This is recommended software by Need A Geek, LLC , and is in no way supported or funded by Need A Geek, LLC. For technical support please contact the Software Developer, we do not provide technical support, these are just recommendations.

Disclaimer
“All information provided for each recommendation comes from there website(s).”

Our Tech Pick

KODI

Kodi is a free and open source media player application developed by the Kodi Foundation, a non-profit technology consortium. Kodi is available for multiple operating-systems and hardware platforms, featuring a 10-foot user interface for use with televisions and remote controls. It allows users to play and view most videos, music, podcasts, and other digital media files from local and network storage media and the internet.

Disclaimer:
” Kodi does not provide any media content or sources. Users must provide their own content or manually configure Kodi to access third party online services. The Kodi project does not provide any support for bootleg content or other illegally sourced material, nor do we allow community support within our official web sites and services for such content.“

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