zero APM - 4 Utility Software Tips for Windows 🖳

Hey guys! Let's try something slightly different today. Since I've spent far too much time on the computer clicking my way through menus and apps I thought I'd share some of the more useful bits of (free or opensource) software out there. Today we are going to have a look at some handy utilities and tools for keeping your computer organised, monitoring your hardware and how to take screenshots easily. Most of these are Windows based but some also exist for Linux and Mac.

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CCleaner

• This is one of the quickest, most stable and powertul tools to keep your PC free of digital dust and running smoothly. Tidy up your registry, set your start up queues, free up disk space, uninstall apps and much more. With this program you can get a lot of extra performance out of your data space and it just helps keep things organised. Don't think this has ever crashed for me!

Developed by
Piriform
Platforms:
Windows, Mac OS

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WinDirStat

• WinDirStat is a handy dandy application to check the file sizes and distribution of your data across your disks! The little Pacmans help you get organised while you organise your clutter! The classic but logical UI makes this one easy to use and Windows nerds will be reminded of the 3.1 aesthetic. I've freed up hundreds of gigabytes of data with this software and often unearthed a gem long thought lost! It's neat, simple and rather lightweight!
  
  

Note: if you are looking for an alternative for Linux, you are looking for KDirStat (apt-get install kdirstat or apt-get install k4dirstat on Debian-derivatives) or QDirStat and for MacOS X it would be Disk Inventory X or GrandPerspective.

Developed by:
WinDirStat

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CoreTemp

• Since I'm rather prone to running my hardware at close to maximum capacity I like having a lightweight tool around that keeps me in the know about the temperatures and usage of my processor. This comes in especially handy when running several high demanding applications at once like when you are gaming, streaming and recording at the same time or while rendering HD video and 3D files. CoreTemp also helps you calibrate your hardware when setting up a new build or when over/underclocking your CPU. There are more elaborate hardware monitors out there but this one always works.
  
  

Supported Processor List

Get it here

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Gyazo

• If you take a lot of screenshots then this is the tool for you. With Gyazo you can take static images or record animated .gifs of portions of your screen at the click of the button and it then uploads it into the cloud and makes them available for sharing instantly. You also won't have to worry about "losing" your screenshots anymore. This also helps save space on your computer because you don't need to save anything locally anymore. Super tiny app that runs very stable. Something like this on the blockchain would be cool. Perhaps it exists already?

Available for Windows and MacOS

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Hint of the Day:

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Assuming you are on a PC, if you wanna speed up your rate of work in any OS or Software, learn the hotkeys! In Windows for example some good ones are WIN (Windows Button) + D goes to the Desktop. WIN + E opens the explorer. Ctrl + Shift + Escape opens the Task manager. In Internet browsers like Firefox or Chrome Ctrl + T opens a new tab and Ctrl + Shift + T opens the last tab you closed again. ^^

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The "zero APM" series of articles shall be exploring the more technical side of things. From hardware, to streaming tips over game optimisations I'll be going through some topics that I am somewhat knowledgeable about! Hope to see you there!

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• The Seagate Barracuda "Click of Doom" a.k.a. broken hard disk. 🖥

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