# Tech Stuff ITT: Cool/Useful Programs for your PC/MAC **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 20, 2012, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tech-stuff-itt-cool-useful-programs-for-your-pc-mac/262380 "2012-01-20T13:22:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tech-stuff-itt-cool-useful-programs-for-your-pc-mac/262380/1 "2012-01-20T13:22:48Z")
So…I recently came across this tool called Ninite which is pretty sweet. It allows you to download one program, select a bunch of programs to install within that first one, and it does all of the work for you by downloading programs such as uTorrent, Chrome, Firefox, Flash, Malware Bytes, etc. Then of course there is others like CCleaner which can help cleanup your PC from temporary files, missing registry keys, etc. So, tech guys, what cool free-ware tools do you use/recommend? Please follow this format: **Program Name:** **Type of application:** Malware/Browser/etc. **Type of license:** Freeware/Trial/Open Source **Information about it:** After some time, maybe I’ll update this original post and organize everything for ease of use/finding stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 2:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tech-stuff-itt-cool-useful-programs-for-your-pc-mac/262380/2 "2012-01-20T14:24:32Z")
Welcome to 2010 bro, been using ninite at the shop for quite some time :lol I kid I kid its good stuff, ill add to this after im done stuffing my face ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 2:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tech-stuff-itt-cool-useful-programs-for-your-pc-mac/262380/3 "2012-01-20T14:30:43Z")
:lol I know. I was just bored at work so started searching for cool IT related software and came across that. ---
**Author:** ![CustomLowz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/customlowz/32/6279_2.png) [@CustomLowz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/CustomLowz)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2012, 6:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tech-stuff-itt-cool-useful-programs-for-your-pc-mac/262380/4 "2012-01-21T06:28:50Z")
Ive been using Ninite for at least a year too… Awesome program ---
**Author:** ![ReDevil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redevil/32/6385_2.png) [@ReDevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ReDevil)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2012, 6:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tech-stuff-itt-cool-useful-programs-for-your-pc-mac/262380/5 "2012-01-21T06:46:05Z")
So what does it do exactly? Its a downloader that suggest programs or what now?!?!? :ahh I heart DAEMON Tools, and VLC Player, those are my suggestions :lol. ---
**Author:** ![yota](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/76d3ee/32.png) [@yota](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yota)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2012, 8:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tech-stuff-itt-cool-useful-programs-for-your-pc-mac/262380/6 "2012-01-21T08:13:13Z")
VLC ftw! ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2012, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tech-stuff-itt-cool-useful-programs-for-your-pc-mac/262380/7 "2012-01-21T10:44:05Z")
> [@motorcyclists ..help me find this locally](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/motorcyclists-help-me-find-this-locally/47951/16): > > So what does it do exactly? Its a downloader that suggest programs or what now?!?!? :ahh > > I heart DAEMON Tools, and VLC Player, those are my suggestions :lol. Instead of you manually downloading 20 different programs and having to go through the ‘next next next’ screens…this ONE program does it all for you. ---
**Author:** ![HudsonFalcon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hudsonfalcon/32/6460_2.png) [@HudsonFalcon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HudsonFalcon)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2012, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tech-stuff-itt-cool-useful-programs-for-your-pc-mac/262380/8 "2012-01-21T12:39:33Z")
**Program Name:** FRAPS **Type of application:** benchmarking FPS, screen capture, and real-time video capture utility for DirectX and OpenGL applications. **Type of license:** Freeware **Information about it:** It is commonly used to determine a computer’s performance with a game, as well as record gamingfootage. The program is very popular in the making of amateur films