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Intro\n\nRandy covers 8 must-have applications that are, for the most part, free and simply amazing.\n\nAnnouncements\n\n Congrats to our Jabra Earbuds winner, Jocelyn!\nThere is another giveaway coming soon, in the next couple of weeks.\n#1: Greenshot\n\nBest free screenshot tool out there. My career in I.T. is based on making tutorials for users and this tool is the most efficient one I keep going back to.\n#2: 7-Zip\n\nCompletely free, open source. Provides a compression ratio 2-10% Better than WinZip. Can work with a ton of different file formats:\nAR, ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, CramFS, DMG, EXT, FAT, GPT, HFS, IHEX, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MBR, MSI, NSIS, NTFS, QCOW2, RAR, RPM, SquashFS, UDF, UEFI, VDI, VHD, VMDK, WIM, XAR and Z\n\n#3: TeamViewer\n\nTeam Viewer is free for \u201cpersonal use\u201d. It allows you to remote into computers to support them remotely. This is a fantastic tool to use to remotely support friends and families\u2019 computers. \nThe commercial version of Team Viewer is pretty pricey, so if you\u2019re looking at corporate remote support software, I recommend GoToAssist. \n#4 VLC Media Player\n\nFree and Open Source baby! So what is it? It\u2019s arguably the best media player. Plays virtually any format. Get this one now.\n#5: Google Photos\n\nSaves users (particularly iPhone users) from paying for tyrannically-priced storage plans.\n I believe this app is absolutely essential on all smartphones.\n#6: Outlook Mail and Calendar\n\nOutlook Mail and Calendar has the calendar and contacts built into the actual mail app. It\u2019s updated very often, and maintains a very high rating in all app stores.\n#7: Google Voice (Hangouts)\n\nThink of it as an \u201cAlias\u201d for your actual phone numbers that you\u2019d otherwise not feel comfortable giving out to someone. It\u2019s also great if you want to make phone calls over WiFi, if you\u2019re in an area with no cellular connection.\n#8: GIMP Image Editor\n\nI like to refer to it as a totally-free version of Adobe Photoshop. It\u2019s not exactly Photoshop, but it\u2019s free and worth your attention\n \nBonus: Office 365 Suite