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The 10 best apps for your new Windows PC
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Anyone who has used Windows through more than one version knows that, no matter how many utilities Microsoft adds to its operating system, there are always apps and utilities that will enhance your use. We listed several good ones in last year’s edition; this year, we have a few new ones to add to the mix. If you have a brand new system, consider installing some (or all) of these.
We’ve rounded up our favorite and most-used games, apps, and entertainment. Check out our app picks for iPhones, Android phones, PCs and Macs; our favorite mobile games from Apple Arcade and Google Play Pass; and our top choices for gaming PCs, the PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and VR. We’ve also listed our favorite streaming shows on Disney+, Hulu, ESPN and Netflix, some great sci-fi books, and exciting new podcasts. (Note: pricing was accurate at the time of publishing, but may change.)
AFFINITY PHOTO
You’ll probably want an image manipulation app for your new PC, and while Adobe Photoshop remains the king in terms of functionality, getting it means that you’ll be stuck paying Adobe on a subscription basis. That’s fine for some, but Affinity Photo is easier to recommend if you want a lean, capable photo app (it’s a $49.99 one-time purchase) that can be installed on as many machines as you’d like. The interface is similar to Photoshop, so veterans shouldn’t feel too lost, and Affinity Photo’s creators are adding new functionality on a regular basis.
1PASSWORD / LASTPASS
It should go without saying that one of the most important ways you can avoid identity theft and track all those hundreds of passwords you’ve created over the years is by using a good password manager. While there are a variety of good ones out there, 1Password and LastPass are two of the most recommended, and you can’t go wrong with either. Both will pop in to save your passwords, both will add your ID and passwords automatically to your apps, and both will recommend random combinations that will keep bad actors guessing. You can try them both out and pick the one that suits you best.
TREESIZE
Drive space is limited and can get used up quickly. Before you know it, you’ll try (and fail) to install something because something else is hogging your drive. A handy free app called TreeSize Free is great to have because it helps you find out exactly what is taking up the most space. Sometimes it tells you things you might already know — for instance, that your photo collection takes up half of your drive. But in other cases, it illuminates some dormant, unnecessary files that, once deleted, can free up several gigabytes of space.
LIBREOFFICE WRITER
If you’d prefer to use a local client to create your documents rather than a less-secure online word processor — and you don’t want to pay for Microsoft Word — LibreOffice Writer is an excellent choice. Over the years, this open-source application has become a sophisticated, highly useful word processor that has most, if not all, of the features that more expensive business applications offer.
MALWAREBYTES
Back when I was still on Windows 8, I got hit by some drive-by malware that didn’t let me reboot or access my anti-virus software — or any executable file. I would have been totally screwed — if I hadn’t had Malwarebytes on my hard drive. I started it up (and yes, it did start up, despite the malware), ran it twice, and it found and completely eliminated the nasty from my system. Since then, I always make sure I have a copy handy, and I run it every once in a while, just to make sure. It’s one of the most effective anti-malware solutions out there, and the version that disinfects is free for personal use.
VLC MEDIA PLAYER
Media players have improved vastly during the 20-odd years that VLC has been around, but this open-source media player is still my go-to for a simple, effective, and useful Windows player. (It’s also available for Macs, iPhones, Chrome OS, Android, and a wide variety of GNU/Linux platforms.) It’s simple, efficient, runs a wide range of audio and video codecs, and, well, just works.
AUDACITY
Podcasts and other audio entertainment are big these days. If you’re an audio creator — or are hoping to become one — Audacity is a good audio editor to install. It’s got a variety of recording and editing tools; supports 16-bit, 24-bit, and 32-bit audio; has a variety of plug-ins; and offers previews of the effects those plug-ins will have — and it’s all free.
WOX
Some things are worth repeating, and so we are once again recommending Wox. Wox brings a Mac-like launcher to Windows that lets you find apps and files or quickly search the web. It’s very similar to Alfred on the Mac, and it’s a much more powerful way of searching than the built-in Windows search. Wox also supports plug-ins so you can customize exactly what you search for, or even translate languages right within the launcher.
CLIPMATE
Clipmate has been a useful utility through many versions of Windows, saving and making available thousands of your clipboard saves rather than just the last one. You can also edit your saved clips, reformat them, and share them. While Windows 10 has (finally) included the ability to access more than a single clipboard save, Clipmate remains a tool that could be practical for almost anyone’s arsenal.
NINITE
Whenever starting over on a Windows build he always uses Ninite to jumpstart the process for all the essentials. It packages everything as one downloader/installer and installs it onto your new PC — no muss or fuss. Just go to the Ninite website, check off which apps you want to install (the long list includes various web browsers, messaging apps, media players, document and image creators, and others), and hit the Ninite button. It’s as easy as that.
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10 + Surprising Facts About Punjab, India
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Punjab is known for its one of a kind culture and custom. Being the old focus of the settlement in the Indian Subcontinent, Punjab is where the main development of South Asia thrived around 2500 BC. Because of its geological area, Punjab has been ravaged and governed by numerous trespassers from South Asia. After the fall of Mughal Empire, Sikh impact arose and overwhelmed the district. The state is well known for Punjabi cooking, farming, celebrations, gurudwaras, Punjabi society moves, and so on.
So here are 10 + Surprising Facts About Punjab, India!
Named After Five Rivers
The word Punjab is produced using two Persian words; ‘Panj’ signifies five and ‘aab’ signifies water. Five significant streams move through the state: Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum.
One State: Two Countries
Before the parcel of India in 1947, Punjab was an enormous state in British India. After Partition, Punjab isolated into two districts; Indian Punjab and Pakistani Punjab.
Support of Civilization
In the Indian and Pakistani Punjab, the Indus Valley Civilization thrived which is viewed as one of the antiquated developments. The civilization thrived around the Indus stream framework.
Brought forth Two New States
The advanced Indian Punjab appeared on 31 October 1966 when Himachal Pradesh and Haryana were cut out.
Sikhism Was Founded Here
In the late fifteenth 100 years, Guru Nanak Dev established the underpinning of Sikhism in Punjab. Punjab is the biggest condition of the Sikh populace.
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Focus of the Sikh Empire
In 1799, under the administration of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the Sikh Empire was framed. It was a mainstream domain situated in Punjab. It went on until 1849.
Populace and Are Share in India
The area of Punjab is 50,362 sq. km. It is the twentieth biggest state in India according to the area. Its populace is around 27 million; sixteenth biggest state according to populace in the country.
Spot of The Holiest Sikh Shrine
In the city of Amritsar, the Golden Temple or Shri Harmandir Sahib is found which is viewed as the holiest and most significant journey site of Sikhism. The sanctuary was planned by the fifth Guru Arjan Dev. The Gold was introduced over the Gurudwara by Raja Ranjit Singh.
Punjab Shares its Capital with Haryana
The capital of Punjab and Haryana is Chandigarh which is a Union region. There is likewise one normal High Court for the two states which is known as Punjab and Haryana High Court, arranged in the capital city of Chandigarh.
Famous Personalities
The dirt of Punjab has brought forth numerous legends in each field. In Punjab, individuals have the excitement to be a vocalist, entertainer, competitor, and so on. A few legends are Gurdas Maan (Singer), Sidhu Moose Wala (Singer), Akshay Kumar (Actor), Balbir Singh Sr. (Hockey Player), Kapil Sharma (Comedian), Udham Singh (Hockey Player), Zail Singh (seventh President of India) and some more.
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Science
10 accidental discoveries that changed the world
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A few things weren’t intended to be, however eventually, went going to be an extraordinary thing. Peruse on to find out about how these cheerful mishaps were first found.
Lets look at 10 accidental discoveries that changed the world!
Newton and Gravity
Country: United Kingdom
Occurrence: The idea of gravity appeared when Newton was sitting under apple tree in his yard then suddendly one apple tumble from a tree. He was bit shock of apple fallen. He made various examination and afterward understood that it was a property of all make a difference to have an appealing power. Based on his examination, he had given the point by point hypothesis of gravity.
Bakelite
Year: 1907
Country: New York, USA
Researcher: Leo Baekeland
Occurrence: During development of Velox visual paper, Baekeland found a hard mouldable material by controlling tension and temperature on phenol and formaldehyde which he named as ‘Bakelite’ which was the first thermostatting plastic.
Slinky
Year: Early 1940s
Country: USA
Researcher: Richard James
Episode: During his work at William Cramp and Sons shipyards in Philadelphia, he was shocked when unintentionally thumped one of the springs from a rack and looked as the spring “ventured” in a progression of bends to a pile of books, to a tabletop, and to the floor, where it re-looped itself and stood upstanding. This episode propels him towards the reality finding and as result ‘Smooth’ was found.
Coca-Cola
Year: 1886
Country: Georgia, USA
Researcher: John Pemberton
Occurrence: In his time, the soft drink wellspring was ascending in prominence as a party spot. Moderation was keeping supporters out of bars, so making a soft drink wellspring drink just seemed OK. Also, this was when Coca-Cola was conceived. He licenses the Coca-Cola recipe. He additionally composed the trademark, “The Pause That Refreshes.”
Penicillin
Year: 1928
Country: Scotland
Researcher: Alexander Fleming
Episode: He freely found mending properties of P. glaucum, during the fix interaction contaminated guinea pigs from typhoid. It isn’t known, notwithstanding, whether the dynamic synthetic in these examinations was as a matter of fact penicillin. He utilized the expression “penicillin” to portray the filtrate of a stock culture of the Penicillium form.
The Microwave
Year: 1945
Country: United States of America
Researcher: Percy Spencer
Occurrence: The idea of Microwave was developed when Spencer was chipping away at building magnetrons for radar sets, he was remaining before a functioning radar set then he got to realize the sweet treat in his pocket softened. Subsequently, he was the main who contributed the explanation lastly he gave the world “Microwave” by utilizing electromagnetic waves.
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Velcro
Year: 1948
Country: Switzerland
Researcher: Georges de Mestral
Occurrence: He finds the Velcro when he took a stroll in the forest then out of nowhere he understood that something gripped to his pant. He explored and accompanied the item named Velcro that was comprises of two parts texture strip with small snare and one more texture with texture circle that connected each other by joining them.
Teflon
Year: 1938
Country: USA
Researcher: Roy Plunkett
Episode: During his work at DuPont, he viewed that as the jug’s inside covered with a waxy white material that was strangely elusive. Investigation showed that it was polymerized perfluoroethylene, with the iron from within the compartment having gone about as an impetus at high tension. In this manner Teflon was imagined which is presently utilized as pelting material on cookware to keep away from tacky propensities.
Pacemaker
Year: 1985
Country: USA
Researcher: Wilson Greatbatch
Occurrence: The innovation appeared when associate teacher at the University of Buffalo dismissed his task. Then he planned 10,000 ohm resistor of box to use on a heart-recording model that came about a circuit created a sign that sounded for 1.8 milliseconds, and afterward stopped briefly — a carbon copy for the human heart. In this pacemaker was concocted which is presently broadly utilized for individuals who have heart issue particularly related with the issue heart-beat.
Radioactivity
Year: Early 1900
Country: France
Researcher: Antoine Henri Becquerel
Occurrence: On the Basis of Roentgen technique, Becquerel encompassed a few visual plates with dark paper and brilliant salts. With the expectation of additional pushing ahead the investigation of x-beams, He planned to put the hidden visual paper in the daylight and see what happened. Following a couple of days Becquerel got back to his trial opening up the visual paper and creating it, anticipating just a light engraving from the salts. All things being equal, the salts left extremely particular frameworks in the visual paper proposing that the salts, paying little heed to coming up short on an energy source, consistently fluoresced. What Becquerel had found was radioactivity.
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