Well I need to start with an “Oops” this week. Last week’s article included an incorrect statement and if you looked for the software in the link provided you would not find Revo Uninstaller. I stated incorrectly that Revo was by the same company as CCleaner. This is not correct and I even knew better but my fingers were out of control as I typed. Of course, I could have been checking to see if you were reading closely…some of you were.
Revo Uninstaller can be found at RevoUninstaller.com; whereas, CCleaner is still found at Piriform.com. I apologize.
One more useful utility is WinDirStat (windirstat.net). We will all one day read a message on our PC that says something like, “You are running out of disk space.” You have cleaned out all the files you can find and still need more space. Run WinDirStat and it will give you a colorful graphical interface letting you know where your files are located all by size. So with some clicking and determination you can hunt down and remove worthless files you no longer need. PLEASE be careful as you could also delete something quite important too.
Below is a WinDirStat representation of all the files on my computer. I can hover my mouse over an area to see information about those files down to an individual file.
This will be the last article in this series regarding apps you may want/need to add to a Windows PC. That being the case I will close with a look at a couple of fun applications.
There are many games made by Microsoft for Windows 10. But of course, Solitaire which Microsoft came out with over 26 years ago, is the original with the Windows Operating System. It was originally created to make people more comfortable with two new things that were spreading across the world. The PC and the Mouse. It went on fairly unchanged until Windows 8 changed it by requiring you to purchase it to remove ads. It has become bigger, brighter, and has more versions of the game. Microsoft has many, many games that you can try out in Windows 10 by going to rd.dblclx.com/2evl0en.
Next up, if you like video games you already know about Steam but if not here you go. Visit Steampowered.com to see the hundreds of games available. Many of them you have never heard of and many you may have played in the past (Counter Strike, Half-Life, Far Cry) on a game system or PC. There are all types of games available too, adventure, roleplaying, racing, sports strategy and more. Prices of games range from free to $25. There are also a few game creation tools available if you are the inventive type. New games roll out from Steam too. Maybe you can meet me online sometime playing, “Star Trek Online” (a freebie of course). To play Steam games you must download a large application to run the games and then each individual game so make sure you have time to wait when you first set it up.
If games are not your “thing” how about learning a new language with Duolingo? You can use it either online at Duolingo.com or download it as an application to Windows (Android and iPhones too). To be honest I have tried it out but do not use it regularly since I do not have the time or want to take the effort to learn a new language now. But when I do I will definitely use Duolingo to do so.
