Must-Have Programs to Speed Up Your PC

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A list of Meher Baba websites is at https://sites.google.com/site/babawebsites Performance Topwin Prio – increases the process priority of open programs (http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/S...) System Explorer - provides system information and allows process priority of selected programs to be permanently changed (http://download.cnet.com/System-Explo...) RAMDisk - makes a virtual hard drive using your RAM memory that will be much faster than a conventional or solid state drive (http://memory.dataram.com/products-an...) RAMbooster (for older computers) – increases RAM memory (http://download.cnet.com/RAMBooster/3...) Tune Up Glary Utilities – fixes registry errors and removes unwanted files, etc. (http://download.cnet.com/Glary-Utilit...) Startup Explorer – stops unwanted programs from starting automatically with your computer (http://www.pctools.com/startup-explor...) Power Defragmenter – defragments files as well as drives (up to three times each) (http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/H...) Diriver Booster 3 - keeps your drivers up to date (http://download.cnet.com/Driver-Booster-3/3000-18513_4-75992725.html) Windows’ Appearance Ultimate Windows Tweaker – changes little-known but valuable Windows’ settings ((http://www.thewindowsclub.com/ultimat...)) Classic Shell – makes Windows 8 look like Windows 7, etc. (http://www.classicshell.net/downloads) File Removal/Recovery Revo Unistaller – removes files much more thoroughly than Windows’ uninstaller (http://download.cnet.com/Revo-Uninsta...) Recuva – recovers some deleted or corrupted files (http://download.cnet.com/Recuva/3000-...) Remote Access Ammy Admin – a very small program that gives remote access to another computer (http://www.ammyy.com/en/downloads.html) Security Zonealarm – a highly-rated free antivirus and firewall program (http://www.zonealarm.com/security/en-...) Malwarebytes - a highly-rated free malware removing program (https://www.malwarebytes.org/mwb-download) Antivirus Testing Websites - http://www.av-comparatives.org and http://www.av-test.org/en Belarc Advisor – reviews your computer's security (http://download.cnet.com/Belarc-Advis...) AdBlock Plus - blocks browser pop-up ads (https://adblockplus.org) Chrome Cleanup Tool - may remove annoying browser hijackers (https://www.google.com/chrome/cleanup...) Spotflux – “enhances and protects” your internet connection (though it may also slow it down) (http://download.cnet.com/Spotflux/300...) File Editing and Conversion Gimp – a free alternative to Photoshop for editing photos (http://www.gimp.org/downloads) Audacity – a free audio editor with excellent noise removal but average compression settings (http://sourceforge.net/projects/audacity) WavePad - a free audio editor with most of same functionality as expensive audio editors (http://www.nch.com.au/wavepad) Any Video Converter – converts audio as well as video files (http://www.any-video-converter.com/do...) Web Browser Google Chrome – see http://www.pcworld.com/article/260593... or http://lifehacker.com/5976082/browser... for comparison of popular browsers Battery Programs Battery Optimizer - may extend battery life slightly (http://download.cnet.com/Battery-Opti...) BatteryMon - measures the battery's charging capacity, etc. (http://download.cnet.com/BatteryMon/3...) Operating System Upgrade to at least Windows 8 for increased performance and laptop battery life. A comparison of Windows 7 and 8.1 (8 with Service Pack 1) and 10 is at http://www.techspot.com/review/1042-w.... Some people have reported incompatibility problems with Windows 8.1 and 10. Internet Radio Spotify – huge selection of songs (https://www.spotify.com) Jango – average selection of songs but very good song suggestions (http://www.jango.com) Audio Dfx Audio Enhancer – tweaks your audio settings to make music sound great but becomes virtual sound driver to do so and sometimes makes speakers or headphone jack temporarily stop working (http://www.fxsound.com/dfx) Winamp – great audio player when used with Enhancer and Autoplay plugins (http://www.winamp.com with plugins at http://uploadgeneration.info/Winamp/w... and http://winampplugins.co.uk/timerestor...) Hardware Upgrades Upgrade to solid state hard drive (ssd), or if they aren't compatible with your computer, try solid state hybrid drive (sshd) or faster hard drive (e.g., 10,000 rpm for desktops, though such drives may not last as long as slower drives, or 7,200 rpm for laptops, though such drives will give you slightly less laptop battery life and may not last as long as slower drives). Increase RAM memory and use faster central processing unit (cpu) chip. Recommended Second-Hand Laptops The Lenovo Thinkpad series (e.g., the x220) with older Intel Core processors are a great value.

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