7 times Apple surprised us (for better or worse) in 2022

then KeePass is a good free alternative.

Steam is also offering a more robust in-game chat solution than it did in the past.Microsoft Office remains the king of office productivity and some are not having as hard a time justifying a subscription to Office 365 if you need it for work.

7 times Apple surprised us (for better or worse) in 2022

This browsers claim to fame is how customizable it is.Downloading movies or music to local storage can be useful when you are expecting hours with no connection.EmailFree OfficeMicrosoft Office alternativeLibreOfficeMicrosoft Office alternativeWPS Office FreeMicrosoft Office alternativeOneNoteNote-taking appSublime TextText and code editorVisual Studio CodeText and code editorNotepad++Text and code editorSourceTreeGit clientSmartGitGit clientWinSCPSFTP / SCP client (Windows)ForkliftSFTP / SCP client (macOS)PostboxDesktop email clienteM ClientDesktop email clientMozilla ThunderbirdDesktop email clientMailbirdDesktop email clientVideo Chat and MessagingWhatsAppMessagingZoomVideo chatSignalPrivate MessagingViberPrivate MessagingSlackWork CollaborationMicrosoft TeamsWork CollaborationCisco WebexWork CollaborationDiscordGames MessagingTeamSpeakVoice MessagingGamingSteamGames storeEpic Games StoreGames storeOriginGames storeUbisoft ConnectGames storeGOG GalaxyGames storeFortniteBattle Royale gameMinecraftSandbox gameLeague of LegendsOnline battle arena gameBrutal ChessThe Queens GambitDS4WindowsUse your PS4 controller on your PCRadeon SoftwareAMD softwareGeForce ExperienceNvidia softwareOBS StudioStreaming and video recordingSignal RGBRGB ManagerVideo Playback and StreamingSpotifyMusic streamingDeezerMusic streamingApple iTunesMedia playerVLC PlayerMedia playerPotPlayerMedia playerMPC-HCMedia playerMPC-BEMedia playerMPV PlayerMedia playerMovistMedia playerPlex App and Media ServerStreaming appHardware Monitoring OverclockingMSI AfterburnerGPU overclockingCPU-ZHardware monitorHWMonitorSystem informationHWinfo64System informationCrystalDiskMarkBenchmark softwareHD Sentinel ProHard disk monitoringSpeedFan / Core TempFan controller (Windows)Macs Fan ControlFan controller (macOS)Image and Video EditingPaint.

7 times Apple surprised us (for better or worse) in 2022

GamingPC gaming platforms: Steam.Facebook Messenger) and both offer native desktop applications.

7 times Apple surprised us (for better or worse) in 2022

SourceTree and SmartGit are solid free tools for managing GitHub repositories.

netImage editorGIMPImage editorInkscapeImage editorPaintShop ProPhoto editoriMazing HEIC ConverterImage toolsWondershare FilmoraVideo editorDaVinci ResolveVideo editorHandbrakeVideo converterFile ManagementWinDirStatDisk usage viewer (Win)Space SnifferDisk usage viewer (Win)GrandPerspectiveDisk usage viewer (macOS)Disk DrillDisk usage viewer (macOS)CloneSpyFind duplicate filesAwesome Duplicate Photo FinderFind duplicate filesViDupeFind duplicate videosBulk Rename UtilityRename tons of filesFilesBetter than Windows 11 explorerOne CommanderWindows File managerIrfanViewImage viewerCommander OneFile manager / SFTP (macOS)Total CommanderFile managerDirectory OpusFile managerEverythingBetter than Windows searchWoxBetter than Windows search7-ZipFile compression (Windows)The UnarchiverFile compression (macOS)OS Add-onsClipClipClipboard manager (Windows)FlycutClipboard manager (macOS)TeamviewerPC remote accessBCUninstallerRemove stubborn programsCCleaner PortableClean-up toolWise Disk CleanerClean-up toolDisplay Driver UninstallerDriver removal utilityRufusCreate bootable USB drivesOpen ShellClassic style Start MenuOther StuffGoogle EarthSatellite imageryqBittorrentTorrent clientDelugeTorrent clientWinAMPMusic PlayeriMazingiTunes replacementWindscribeVPNTunnelBearVPNNordVPNVPNCalibreE-book managerNot Needed Anymore?There are more apps we used to recommend to install.from backing up your text messages to checking your iPads battery health.

and even though theres a huge array of options.as you can natively sync across devices.

net (for beginners) and Inkscape (for SVG).A second good alternative is Viber.

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