Guides For Using These Four Popular Free Applications

There are certain free applications that are especially popular and we have collected some links to articles that give guides and tips for making better use of four of them.

Here is information that you will find helpful for using some of your favourite freeware.

VLC Media Player: VLC is one of Gizmo's top-rated media players and is widely used. But it has a lot of functions that you may not be aware of. Learn more about VLC from this article at the How-To Geek:10 Useful Features Hidden in VLC, The Swiss Army Knife of Media Players

Paint.NET: Paint.NET (not to be confused with the Windows app called Paint) is a free but quite powerful image editor. It can be made even more powerful with the plug-ins that are available. Find out about the versatility of this program from these two articles at MakeUseOf.

Notepad++: One of the most popular and versatile text editors is Notepad++. It has a multitude of features and it is easy to overlook many of them. Here are some links to help you take full advantage of all the functions and plug-ins packed into this excellent free program.

NoScript Extension for Firefox: Firefox is a very popular browser and one of its most popular extensions is NoScript. But not everybody knows all the ins and outs of this important aid to safer web viewing. Here are two places to learn how to make expert use of Firefox and NoScript.

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