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5 Benefits of upgrading to a new computer

The Brave browser is a privacy focused browser that blocks adverts and website trackers by default.

SponsorBlock is a free and open-source browser extension designed to skip (block) sponsorship segments in YouTube videos

Lastpass is a secure place to store password and notes.

Microsoft Planner is another tool that allows for planning of projects in a collaboration format similar to Trello

Microsoft To Do is the app that allows you to manage your scheduled tasks by calendar blocking in Outlook/Teams

Trello is a task orientated app to help manage your projects

Crowdstrike is your best platform for protecting your computers from cyber security threats

Office 365, is a line of subscription services offered by Microsoft which adds to and includes the Microsoft Office product line

Microsoft Teams is a workspace chat with videoconferencing, file storage and application integration for collaboration

Command prompt is the command line interface that is the backend of windows operating systems

Exchange Online is the simplest version of exchange to use in business

Malwarebytes is a program that protects your computer from malware, spyware and ransomware

WinSCP is an open source free SFTP client, FTP client, WebDAV client, S3 client and SCP client for Windows. Its main function is file transfer between a local and a remote computer.

Putty is the SSH & telnet app that most IT people use for connecting to servers, switches, and routers.

Wifi Analyser allows you to solve problems with your wifi

Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset lets you diagnose and repair a computer that cannot be started or that has problems starting as expected.

Powershell is a command line application that allows for scripting and automation and is available for both windows and unix/linux

Signal is a messenger app similar to Whatsapp but is more focused on providing privacy, and is not owned by Facebook.

Resource Monitor allows you to figure out what is using the CPU, Memory, Disk or Network