Sellings such as sleep timer, seamless looping and shortcut setup are a click away, and you can cycle between animations including waveform, musical spectrum and logarithmic frequency analyser (the one in our screenshot above). Resonic’s animations let you see your songs while you hear them It displays your computer’s files and folders, then instantly plays any audio file you double-click,

Resonic Player ( ) may be new (beta, in fact), but this lightning fast audio player works beautifully and looks fab. Use it alongside AdwCleaner to round up dodgy files. Ignore NoBot’s annoying prompts to upgrade – Threat Scan is the key feature here, and it’s free. The newest portable scanner on the block is NoBot ( ), whose powerful Threat Scan tool is similar to the excellent Malwarebytes AdwCleaner. However, portable security scanners are an extra weapon in your computer’s armoury because they find and remove dangerous junk that sneaks past your AV, such as spyware, toolbars, cryptocurrency miners and other PUPs. No portable tool can do the job of your installed antivirus (AV). Tweak your screen brightness, then save the setting for later using ControlMyMonitor Blitz malicious files your antivirus missed So, you could save a configuration with a warm colour temperature and lower light, then load it with one click to reduce eye strain when you work late at night.ĬontrolMyMonitor is the latest ingenious free creation from portable software developer Nir Sofer, aka NirSoft ( To save the hassle of downloading dozens of his programs separately use the newly updated NirLauncher, which is portable and free ( ).

You adjust contrast, colour tone, brightness, sharpness and other settings by scrolling your mouse, then save sellings as presets to use in different conditions (see screenshot above right). Make your monitor easier on your eyes with ControlMyMonitor.

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