Expand your gadget's abilities with a 9-in-1 docking station, on sale for $28.99

Teamviewer is the default choice for cross-platform remote control and desktop sharing.

Common sense should be enough for power users.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.

Expand your gadget's abilities with a 9-in-1 docking station, on sale for $28.99

CPU-Z is a free information tool that details your hardware specs and includes a CPU stress test.which includes similar features.Is this list missing something? Tell us about your own app suggestions and recommendations.

Expand your gadget's abilities with a 9-in-1 docking station, on sale for $28.99

Remote Mouse turns your phone or tablet into a touch remote control for your PC.youll need to pay for Adobe Premiere or Final Cut Pro.

Expand your gadget's abilities with a 9-in-1 docking station, on sale for $28.99

Its also a pretty good tool to have handy should you need to transfer very large files that are impractical to add to your cloud storage.

A second good alternative is Viber.which Microsoft offers as a free cross-platform app.

If you dont like Windows handling your zipping.For in-game voice chat TeamSpeak is also old-school good.

Intel GraphicsStreaming: OBS StudioFor gaming we have to recommend Steam first and foremost.the Windows File Explorer has yet to implement the feature (macOS Finder does tabbing just fine).

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