I like to use ShareX for my screenshots. Print Screen captures whole screen, Alt+Print Screen captures active window and ctrl + Print Screen captures desired area.
My priority software list: Fast Stone Image Viewer, MPC-BE (Media player classic - black edition), Lightshot - screenshot tool, MSI afterburner for keeping my GPU fans non-idle, SyncBack Free for backups, LibreOffice, SumatraPDF viewer, Gimp 2, TreeSize, NAPS2 ocr, XMPlay music player (un4seen) and some mentioned in the video.
About mods for games giving you grief on Linux (given we're probably talking about wine/proton), one of the big offenders is case-sensitivity of path/filename. Windows ignores case, Linux and whatever filesystem you're on interprets Uppercase.file and lowercase.file as two different files. Next time you create an ext4 partition remember to turn on selective casefolding, which enables you to mark directories as case-insensitive. Been doing this since the feature was introduced and it completely circumvents the problem. Writing up a howto is a bit much for a youtube comment, the terms to search for are "linux ext4 casefolding".
One of the most difficult things about switching to linux.. also, using alt + backspace instead of ctrl + backspace to go back one word is sooooo annoying lol.
@@quintit Do you mean going back as in to delete the last word left of the pointer? If so give ctrl + w a try, I find that a lot more ergonomic than reaching for backspace. Moving the pointer one word back would be alt + b though. (I'm just guessing that whatever you're using is based on GNU readline, otherwise those shortcuts might do nothing or something different)
The recommendation from the last software sharing video, of the "EVERYTHING" file-search application, has been *ultra* invaluable! Still looking for alternative modifications to replace stock Windows Explorer.
freecommander by Marek Jasinski is a good win-expl replacement. 32bit is free, 64 requires a donation. Lots of settings to make it how you want, (bit daunting), then save/export the settings for future installs.
Sound Lock by 3 Appes is a gem when using headphone. Especially when theres a mic drop or a Weddle laugh that breaks the sound barrier. Saved my ears many a time.
I like Windows Commander. Any old version is fine. I've been using it since back in the day, when it was Total Commander. For video media, VLC player. For music, good old WinAmp v2.95. Though more often I stream my local preferred classic rock station. And Greenshot. It's simple and effective. I used to use it a lot when I had to make workflow instructions for work, making screenshots of our ERP-system and adding in bullet points and such.
I've tried and failed at setting up voicemeter, so a video on how you use that with EarTrumpet would be nice, also OpenShell and Handbrake would be of interest to me
Your thoughts on Malwarebytes would be interesting, especially if you find good, cheaper alternatives. I don't know of anything better atm, but the level you have to go to in MB to tell it that things like PIA are ok / legit isn't the most convenient.
Foobar has gotten so much love but I have all ways been a winamp guy would appreciate a vid on it, how does it compare to winamp, how well does it handle playlists and shuffle. Also how do you set it up with your nas like can you stream your music to your phone or out of the house like plex.
I always love seeing a list like this, and seeing mostly the stuff I use. Nice to know I'm still using the right stuff. Haha. Though, cherrytree is my favorite list, but it is not on mobile. It's hierarchal note taking, so you can have subnotes, collapse them if there's too much on the screen. It's not checklist focused or anything, so it feels more like a place for my ideas, rather than a list that wants to pester me to complete things.
The hierarchical note taking would be so useful.... but I seem to write most of my ideas using the android app... since I am usually just walking around then I get an idea.
Oh, one more trick if you use Open-shell start menu, If you can see through the taskbar (like moving a window under taskbar threshold line and that windows on a percentage is visible under the line (see through)), than if using Winamp with Milkdrop plugin and use it desktop mode, before you start the plugin, hide the taskbar, run the plugin inside winamp, unhide taskbar, and voila, you have a taskbar visualisation, so you can maximize your windows, you will still be in the disco. ;) Rock on! Greetings from Hungary.
Voice Meeeter, always. Multiple stereo receivers with their own EQs, one is just for extra bass. Also easy to bump up mic volume. I know you already know of that software.
Good video, thanks. Everyday software for me on Windows 10 : Open-Shell StartMenu foobar2000 MPC-BE Adobe Audition (3.0! later versions have clumsy GUI) iZotope RX Mozart Music Processor Atlantis Word Processor VideoPad Firefox (with StartPage/Quant search engine, never G**gle) ProtonMail
The programs I would like to see more detailed videos on with how much I would like to see more: EarTrumpet (very high) BulkRename Utility (very high) PowerToys (high) Handbrake (high) gbittorrent (medium) FooBar (medium) Thanks (^◕.◕^)
I'd like a full video on your experiences with linux all the way from your first distro and reasons why you prefer windows, and maybe add in some features or services linux could add that would make you switch.
It's really simple... FL Studio doesn't really work... and my premium virtual instruments just don't work at all. So, making music is far better on Windows. Otherwise, modding Morrowind and Skyrim... that was a complete failure for me, so I gave up. I also found that I spent about 90% more time fussing with the interface, customizing, and fixing little OS things... which is amazing, but also takes up so much of my time. I'm too pragmatic and just want to work on my music and play my games. I do that more than I look at the OS.
i think linux def has time sinks when it comes to fixing or fiddling with things 😆 the music thing, i had the same issue with lmms plugins, music sounds are very important to get right coding however on linux is alot easier imo 🤔 and automating workflow with bash and things
Talking about music: MP3tag, maybe you want to rearrange track number by date when you discover new music and wanna listen it in the order you discover it (like in soundcloud) but they come with the tracknumber already embedded, well you can change that in just simple steps. You can even rename, maybe you have tons of tracks and wanna rename them using the metadata like first the year, or first the artist, or first album or first artist; I really love it, make playlisting easy and simple.
Other stuff that probably lots of people already know / use. JPEGview Sharex Audacity (I use it for making music "louder") Sumatra PDF (use it to read some weird "PDF" formats *.epub) Mousotron (Im an obsesive person when it comes down to have records of everything, pictures, music, mouse clicks) Flawless widescreed (For people with ultrawide screens, and game) Smartcontrol (is a philips utility that allows to control most of the settings of the monitor even if is not philips brand, I'm using it with an LG ultrawide monitor, so instead of using the joystick button just use smartcontrol)
I've pretty much moved to Linux but still have a dual boot for the odd occasion I need windows, I'll list what was my daily software on Windows and what's now my daily on Linux. Windows: Firefox, LAV Filters Megamix (with MPC-HC), AIMP3, Discord, SABnzbd, qBittorrent, Fan Control, Lightshot, Foxit, Steam, GOG Galaxy, Epic Launcher, Duplicati, Resilio Sync, LibreOffice, Filezilla, Eddie (AirVPN client), KeePassXC, Exact Audio Copy, Start10, Revo Uninstaller and F-Secure Internet Security. Linux: Firefox, SMPlayer, Clementine Music Player, Discord, SABnzbd, KTorrent, CoolerControl, Spectacle, Okular, Steam, Lutris, Heroic Games Launcher, Déjà Dup Backups, Syncthing, LibreOffice, Filezilla, Eddie (AirVPN client) and KeePassXC.
Thank you for acknowledging the upsides and downsides of certain software (mainly Discord and Windows.) Yes in a perfect world we would all be on Linux, but it unfortunately is not ideal for every use case. That doesn't mean we give up either, however. We try it everywhere, and use it where it fits. I will indeed mention to everyone I know that I would like to use Signal for direct messaging and small group chats, but until they give in, it is Discord for now. Unrelated note, please show me more Foobar, I have a completely stock install and I am always clearing and reloading songs onto a playlist, and I know that isn't the correct use but I know no other way!
I just can't live without Obsidian Markdown these days, and throw Syncthing into that box too because I don't have a NAS but still needed cloud-like sync!
Same. I’ve been using it for 3 years and haven’t looked back. However I still use Edge for PDFs. It has this feature where it will basically turn any pdf into an audiobook.
I use ear trumpet also, but never have used a music service, I like owning the songs and mixing my own playlists, but then again most of the music I listen to is instrumental.
terminal, kate, krita, libresprite, blender, lmms, godot, git, bash :p matrix instead of discord, element or nheko :) pixel art videos or video production or just more gaming content is cool :P arm linux is cool too i got a pinephone and rock 5, they are fun 😁 ive used those music plugins yeah its hard, maybe a virtual machine would be cool, mods... havnt delved into it much haha
I use a large TV as an additional moniter. I'm always changing up what I want coming through the TV and what I want coming through my system speakers. I also use a USB switch to move my DAC from Home PC to Work PC. So my audio outputs that are available at any momment are constantly changing. Digging through windows setting to change stuff like that quickly is a pain. Ear Trumpet looks great for this.
I have actually been using Vivaldi for years now because of your original video way back. It's pretty great in terms of customisation and features. Only complaint is that it still launches a little slowly
There's really not much reason to hate on Microsoft these days. Windows is pretty good, Azure is awesome and their developer experience has always been good. Out of the big tech companies I feel they are the "least evil" right now.
I never got into customizing my desktop much because I'm rarely on my desktop... and I don't usually care to monitor things since I am not into heavy overclocking... so I just customize my start menu and add a wallpaper... and that's all I need. Is there a big feature you like with rainmeter?
I never got into foobar myself. I just found that vlc works really good for both my laptop and my phone, so I never really looked for an alternative. When it comes to powertools I find that sometimes to much choice can be bad. I had this dillema back in the day when I switched completly from Windows do Linux. After 2 yearts of running mint I still didn't have it like I wanted to and its not because I didnt know how to do things, its because there were so many option that I simply couldnt decide. After your video I'm gonna give firefox another try or maybe something else.
how does PIA compare to TorGuard, if you happen to know, for VPN? PIA looks a lot more budget-friendly for sure! And I didn't even know you could do something like that split-tunneling! Thanks for the info!! loving the pixel art/game idea - can't wait to see that for sure
I'd like to see a video on how you set up foobar. Not sure if you rip music CD's with Foobar, but you can adjust the offset of your CD drive with it (every CD drive has a different offset, you have to find your hardware and enter the offset values manually)
I actually use StartIsBack daily, as well as Wallpaper Engine. Might try firefox, I was using Vivaldi a while, then went to Chrome.. Fubar video requested,
basically ya its a clone from the code before it was made close source might even be missing features, no point other then its free of direct price might help some smart broke kid / teen out there or cheap bro like me that grew up a bit rough it also stops a bad habit of piracy {personally I feel comfort knowing open software like it will live like a zombie} and might have a chance of teaching someone reading the code @@teksyndicate
Winamp wtf. Still using it today. I have a big library from my younger days. Also add offline music that I like even today. Don't use streaming. Winamp will run on linux, but i use aimp on linux it runs better.
Cool video, I installed a few things you mentionned to test it. I think Power Toys would be worth doing a video about it, looks complex. One utility software I find cool: spacesniffer (for manually cleaning your hard drive and finding potential bloat/heavy files, really neat). I switched from Linux to windows for the same reason, can’t use ableton and vsts. You got super good daws on Linux though, like renoise, bigwig and reaper.
Void Tools Everything.....( Windows only sadly ) : total game changer for file indexing and searching ( Firefox / Thunderbird / Sublime Text / Putty / Rufus / Sysinternals )
Me myself and I are close to moving fully to Linux. Just waiting for a few little features and fixes such as better Multi monitor support, better VRR, and HDR support. The first 2 are already being fleshed out under Wayland and HDR will be coming soon, maybe in Plasma6. Not happy about being forced to use Windows+apps atm, but got no choice if I want smooth experience with features I want.
MusicBee is the best audio player out there, bar none. It's the only Windows software I use on Linux, because nothing else compares. As a matter of fact, nothing else compares on any OS. I used to use foobar2000 a decade or so ago. It's a great music player, but I needed a lot of plugins just to get to how I like it. MusicBee does everything out of the box, with no plugins required, and it's not bloated.
Web browsers have been garbage since Opera retired Presto engine back in 2013. I wonder if you ever used Opera then? I then switched to Firefox but when Firefox switched to Proton I went to Waterfox Classic and have not looked backed.
Hi Tek, new subscriber here, you hinted at this in the past but could you make a tutorial on how to manage game folders, launchers and all of that stuff? I'd like to understand how to properly manage my folders both on my SSD and Hard drive.
Well, a lot of this depends on what launcher you are using... Steam, GoG, etc. My only real rule is to not install them into the program files directory... otherwise modding can be very annoying. I usually just have a "games" folder somewhere and install everything there.
If the installer gives you the option, dont install it into program files, like teksyndicate already said. Create a programs folder somewhere. or just opt for the portable version of appliations whenever possible.
It's about 6-7/10 for me. I found musicbee to be slightly better... but none of them come close to Foobar when I consider the plugins I am using and such. For instance... after using my add-ons, I use it to convert things to opus easily, and it supports about 50 different native video game music formats, and I use it as a media server that supports foobar on my android phone.... so I can listen from anywhere.
how dare you call me out like that! lol been using spotify and youtube music for a couple years at this point i have whole genres of music i listen too but i dont know any of the artists. prime example being the one you gave witch house
I'd say hardware is more important than software, because without the hardware what do you have? just a conceptual pile of 1's an 0s floating in the ether. You don't even have hardware to store those 1s and 0s, let alone execute them
I think his point was that hardware is a means to an end. Logan has talked about this idea before, I think in one of his videos about frequently upgrading hardware, and the point is that what you really do on a computer is interface with software (games, utilities, the operating system) and you should build your computer to meet your software needs. Right now I game on a machine built with an i7 3770k, ASUS P8Z68-V PRO motherboard, and a GTX 980 hooked up to a Sony Trinitron G400 CRT monitor and I'm still running Windows 7 pro. This isn't my primary computer but it suits my gaming needs/interests for the time being. I have so many old games available to me, and some new ones still play well too. The great thing about gaming on this machine with a CRT is I can lower the resolution to 800x600 and game at a high frame rate while still having a crispy image, whereas on a modern display that would be blurry as all heck. I've been playing Quake 2 Enhanced this way just for the novelty of it.
@@MarauderShields I agree, although I'd phrase it more as "you should get the only the hardware you expect to need and no more" rather than "software is less important than hardware blah blah". Then again, I'm not a youtuber trying to trap your attention with baity statements
@@VRIceblast even without the software you can always write your own and still use the computation capabilieties of the hardware. Without the hardware, that software literally cannot physically exist
Am I the only one who thinks that the thumbnail, with the way the lighting in the background is and whatnot, made him look like he had his hair tied into tails? Legit made me do a double-take. 😅
Actually, what cutting software do you use for the videos? Wanted to make a huge video from all my vacation shoots but can't decide which one is the easiest for my application :D
I Think that the newer beta version of open shell is windows 11 compatible. One software i use alot is Everything, it indexes all the files on your pc and makes finding stuff so much easier. Windows search allways gives me issues and is so buggy
I get any game I can on Gog over steam for the drm-free reason... and I keep an exe of the files on my nas if it's something I really care about. Steam is a better experience, but it's whatever. I don't play the platform for hours, I play the game.
I like to use ShareX for my screenshots. Print Screen captures whole screen, Alt+Print Screen captures active window and ctrl + Print Screen captures desired area.
My priority software list: Fast Stone Image Viewer, MPC-BE (Media player classic - black edition), Lightshot - screenshot tool, MSI afterburner for keeping my GPU fans non-idle, SyncBack Free for backups, LibreOffice, SumatraPDF viewer, Gimp 2, TreeSize, NAPS2 ocr, XMPlay music player (un4seen) and some mentioned in the video.
Fast stone image viewer +1
About mods for games giving you grief on Linux (given we're probably talking about wine/proton), one of the big offenders is case-sensitivity of path/filename. Windows ignores case, Linux and whatever filesystem you're on interprets Uppercase.file and lowercase.file as two different files. Next time you create an ext4 partition remember to turn on selective casefolding, which enables you to mark directories as case-insensitive. Been doing this since the feature was introduced and it completely circumvents the problem. Writing up a howto is a bit much for a youtube comment, the terms to search for are "linux ext4 casefolding".
One of the most difficult things about switching to linux.. also, using alt + backspace instead of ctrl + backspace to go back one word is sooooo annoying lol.
@@quintit Do you mean going back as in to delete the last word left of the pointer? If so give ctrl + w a try, I find that a lot more ergonomic than reaching for backspace. Moving the pointer one word back would be alt + b though. (I'm just guessing that whatever you're using is based on GNU readline, otherwise those shortcuts might do nothing or something different)
Interesting, thank you!
One of the givens, VLC :)
Same on the Windows v Linux. Windows on my home computer, Linux for work.
What kind of work do you do in Linux? Thanks
More details on Open Shell would be awesome. I've used the program for years but I've never deep dived into the settings
I miss the ability to change the taskbar color. That was such a cool feature back in win10.
Your hardware is always awesome. Your software recommendations are always top-notch as well.
DirectoryOpus - file manager, always number one software I install on freshly installed OS.
The recommendation from the last software sharing video, of the "EVERYTHING" file-search application, has been *ultra* invaluable!
Still looking for alternative modifications to replace stock Windows Explorer.
freecommander by Marek Jasinski is a good win-expl replacement. 32bit is free, 64 requires a donation. Lots of settings to make it how you want, (bit daunting), then save/export the settings for future installs.
Directory Opus. Hands down THE best file manager / explorer replacement. Been using it since the Commodore Amiga days.
Sound Lock by 3 Appes is a gem when using headphone. Especially when theres a mic drop or a Weddle laugh that breaks the sound barrier. Saved my ears many a time.
Great software. Some additions id make are wallpaper engine, equalizer APO, mp3tg, afterburner/hwinfo, and lightshot.
I like Windows Commander. Any old version is fine. I've been using it since back in the day, when it was Total Commander. For video media, VLC player. For music, good old WinAmp v2.95. Though more often I stream my local preferred classic rock station. And Greenshot. It's simple and effective. I used to use it a lot when I had to make workflow instructions for work, making screenshots of our ERP-system and adding in bullet points and such.
I've tried and failed at setting up voicemeter, so a video on how you use that with EarTrumpet would be nice, also OpenShell and Handbrake would be of interest to me
He has a Video on how he uses Voicemeeter! ruclips.net/video/l_ZJ-fJgklA/видео.html
Your thoughts on Malwarebytes would be interesting, especially if you find good, cheaper alternatives. I don't know of anything better atm, but the level you have to go to in MB to tell it that things like PIA are ok / legit isn't the most convenient.
Would love a deeper dive into Foobar2000 Setup, tweaks, mods and components
This with the best way to get all my years of Spotify over to it.
Foobar has gotten so much love but I have all ways been a winamp guy would appreciate a vid on it, how does it compare to winamp, how well does it handle playlists and shuffle. Also how do you set it up with your nas like can you stream your music to your phone or out of the house like plex.
I always love seeing a list like this, and seeing mostly the stuff I use. Nice to know I'm still using the right stuff. Haha.
Though, cherrytree is my favorite list, but it is not on mobile. It's hierarchal note taking, so you can have subnotes, collapse them if there's too much on the screen. It's not checklist focused or anything, so it feels more like a place for my ideas, rather than a list that wants to pester me to complete things.
The hierarchical note taking would be so useful.... but I seem to write most of my ideas using the android app... since I am usually just walking around then I get an idea.
Oh, one more trick if you use Open-shell start menu, If you can see through the taskbar (like moving a window under taskbar threshold line and that windows on a percentage is visible under the line (see through)), than if using Winamp with Milkdrop plugin and use it desktop mode, before you start the plugin, hide the taskbar, run the plugin inside winamp, unhide taskbar, and voila, you have a taskbar visualisation, so you can maximize your windows, you will still be in the disco. ;) Rock on! Greetings from Hungary.
Fantastic video. Thanks so much! A deeper dive into some of the pieces of software would be great at some stage
I'd like to see more on bulk rename utility.
Handbrake av1 compression sounds cool, more on this please!
An explanation on the different file compressions would be good.
I really wish RUclips showed my videos to people lol
ruclips.net/video/5IV36FMpLqY/видео.htmlsi=OBs6pxTZEzJAGat7
Voice Meeeter, always. Multiple stereo receivers with their own EQs, one is just for extra bass. Also easy to bump up mic volume. I know you already know of that software.
Librewolf is Firefox with sensible default privacy options.
Got 2 ads for the first time in a long time dear Logan, I watched until the end. Turkish Airways ad was amazing. Will watch your video now.
Nice list. I use several of those, too. And Obsidian. And Thunderbird. And pfSense, SyncThing...
Oh, yeah, Thunderbird. I have been using it for more than a decade.
Thumbs up for Ear Trumpet, it beats the hell out of the default controls when you have 2 sound cards
Ive loved having your recommendations since Tiger D days. Thank you for making content.
Ok got another end video ad. Congrats Logan. Awesome video. Gonna bookmark it.
Good video, thanks.
Everyday software for me on Windows 10 :
Open-Shell StartMenu
foobar2000
MPC-BE
Adobe Audition (3.0! later versions have clumsy GUI)
iZotope RX
Mozart Music Processor
Atlantis Word Processor
VideoPad
Firefox (with StartPage/Quant search engine, never G**gle)
ProtonMail
The programs I would like to see more detailed videos on with how much I would like to see more:
EarTrumpet (very high)
BulkRename Utility (very high)
PowerToys (high)
Handbrake (high)
gbittorrent (medium)
FooBar (medium)
Thanks (^◕.◕^)
I love Ear Trumpet
I had a buddy who worked for the NSA and used Kaspersky as antivirus on his PC. So I use Kaspersky now.
Keygen church!!! Logan got a good music taste Logan!!!!!
Great video, haven't finished yet but I've been really loving your video subjects lately. Exactly what I want to watch even if I didn't know it
I'd like a full video on your experiences with linux all the way from your first distro and reasons why you prefer windows, and maybe add in some features or services linux could add that would make you switch.
It's really simple... FL Studio doesn't really work... and my premium virtual instruments just don't work at all. So, making music is far better on Windows. Otherwise, modding Morrowind and Skyrim... that was a complete failure for me, so I gave up. I also found that I spent about 90% more time fussing with the interface, customizing, and fixing little OS things... which is amazing, but also takes up so much of my time. I'm too pragmatic and just want to work on my music and play my games. I do that more than I look at the OS.
i think linux def has time sinks when it comes to fixing or fiddling with things 😆 the music thing, i had the same issue with lmms plugins, music sounds are very important to get right
coding however on linux is alot easier imo 🤔 and automating workflow with bash and things
Talking about music: MP3tag, maybe you want to rearrange track number by date when you discover new music and wanna listen it in the order you discover it (like in soundcloud) but they come with the tracknumber already embedded, well you can change that in just simple steps. You can even rename, maybe you have tons of tracks and wanna rename them using the metadata like first the year, or first the artist, or first album or first artist; I really love it, make playlisting easy and simple.
Other stuff that probably lots of people already know / use.
JPEGview
Sharex
Audacity (I use it for making music "louder")
Sumatra PDF (use it to read some weird "PDF" formats *.epub)
Mousotron (Im an obsesive person when it comes down to have records of everything, pictures, music, mouse clicks)
Flawless widescreed (For people with ultrawide screens, and game)
Smartcontrol (is a philips utility that allows to control most of the settings of the monitor even if is not philips brand, I'm using it with an LG ultrawide monitor, so instead of using the joystick button just use smartcontrol)
I do most of this right in foobar. I wonder if there's a benefit to using this.
I've pretty much moved to Linux but still have a dual boot for the odd occasion I need windows, I'll list what was my daily software on Windows and what's now my daily on Linux.
Windows: Firefox, LAV Filters Megamix (with MPC-HC), AIMP3, Discord, SABnzbd, qBittorrent, Fan Control, Lightshot, Foxit, Steam, GOG Galaxy, Epic Launcher, Duplicati, Resilio Sync, LibreOffice, Filezilla, Eddie (AirVPN client), KeePassXC, Exact Audio Copy, Start10, Revo Uninstaller and F-Secure Internet Security.
Linux: Firefox, SMPlayer, Clementine Music Player, Discord, SABnzbd, KTorrent, CoolerControl, Spectacle, Okular, Steam, Lutris, Heroic Games Launcher, Déjà Dup Backups, Syncthing, LibreOffice, Filezilla, Eddie (AirVPN client) and KeePassXC.
Thank you for acknowledging the upsides and downsides of certain software (mainly Discord and Windows.) Yes in a perfect world we would all be on Linux, but it unfortunately is not ideal for every use case. That doesn't mean we give up either, however. We try it everywhere, and use it where it fits. I will indeed mention to everyone I know that I would like to use Signal for direct messaging and small group chats, but until they give in, it is Discord for now.
Unrelated note, please show me more Foobar, I have a completely stock install and I am always clearing and reloading songs onto a playlist, and I know that isn't the correct use but I know no other way!
Linux Mint, terminal, nemo, text, Firefox, lutris, asusctl, jellyfin, davinci resolve, makemkv, handbrake, obs, transmission, gimp and rawtherapee.
I just can't live without Obsidian Markdown these days, and throw Syncthing into that box too because I don't have a NAS but still needed cloud-like sync!
Great to see powertoys getting some love. Some great tools there both from a personal and professional standpoint.
I would love to see you go in-depth in voicemeeter and ear trumpet as well as asperite.
I use Axialis IconWorkshop and Photoshop (sometimes Adobe Express) to create my own icons for my Windows 7/10 system.
Been loving Brave
Same. I’ve been using it for 3 years and haven’t looked back.
However I still use Edge for PDFs. It has this feature where it will basically turn any pdf into an audiobook.
@@michiganjack1337 used to use Google and Firefox but Brave been very good
Same.. just wish they would use the FF engine. ATM uses Chromium like he mentioned in the vid.
@@michiganjack1337hi, where do I find that feature? Turning the PDF into an audiobook?
amazing thumbnail :)
and useful software, thanks dude
I use ear trumpet also, but never have used a music service, I like owning the songs and mixing my own playlists, but then again most of the music I listen to is instrumental.
I want to know how we can all go back to Windows 7, or even Windows XP. Best times were had back then.
Great list! And thank you for talking a bit about Linux.
I still use good old sound forge and have Linux mint on one of my computers. I would like to see more about the power toys and how you use it.
Your music library looks incredible! I want it! :). thanks for the video, sir.
I actually use the old ugly theme because I need 10000 options, but this is the theme in the video:
ruclips.net/video/2wQhWJujoBA/видео.html
@@teksyndicate Awesome! thanks again!
I don't even use my computer every day anymore. I definitely did back when I found this channel 9 years ago though.
terminal, kate, krita, libresprite, blender, lmms, godot, git, bash :p
matrix instead of discord, element or nheko :)
pixel art videos or video production or just more gaming content is cool :P arm linux is cool too i got a pinephone and rock 5, they are fun 😁
ive used those music plugins yeah its hard, maybe a virtual machine would be cool, mods... havnt delved into it much haha
Could you do a video on how to set up foobar for your mobile phone?
Indeed. I have it set up now to stream to my android phone.. foobar is ugly on Mobile, but it's for listening, so I give it a pass
I use a large TV as an additional moniter. I'm always changing up what I want coming through the TV and what I want coming through my system speakers. I also use a USB switch to move my DAC from Home PC to Work PC. So my audio outputs that are available at any momment are constantly changing. Digging through windows setting to change stuff like that quickly is a pain. Ear Trumpet looks great for this.
I have actually been using Vivaldi for years now because of your original video way back. It's pretty great in terms of customisation and features. Only complaint is that it still launches a little slowly
Ear Trumpet is a godsend, would love to see a deep dive video on Open Shell please :)
F.lux, CPUID monitor, qbitorrent, firefox, NordVPN, Google Earth Pro
Winrar 4 life ❤
There's really not much reason to hate on Microsoft these days. Windows is pretty good, Azure is awesome and their developer experience has always been good. Out of the big tech companies I feel they are the "least evil" right now.
A video on your foobar setup would be great
This RUclips algorithm just buries my videos lol
ruclips.net/video/ENEdaqrexwM/видео.html
A video on Aseprite would be rad. This is the first I've heard of it and would like to see it in action.
I'm surprised you don't use Rainmeter. It's great!
I never got into customizing my desktop much because I'm rarely on my desktop... and I don't usually care to monitor things since I am not into heavy overclocking... so I just customize my start menu and add a wallpaper... and that's all I need. Is there a big feature you like with rainmeter?
@@teksyndicate generally just the look of it. I don't do anything too crazy with it. Weather, quick notes and rss feeds are enough for me.
You can get it to work with foobar to display album art, play/pause and skip track. Looks really nice.
I never got into foobar myself. I just found that vlc works really good for both my laptop and my phone, so I never really looked for an alternative. When it comes to powertools I find that sometimes to much choice can be bad. I had this dillema back in the day when I switched completly from Windows do Linux. After 2 yearts of running mint I still didn't have it like I wanted to and its not because I didnt know how to do things, its because there were so many option that I simply couldnt decide. After your video I'm gonna give firefox another try or maybe something else.
how does PIA compare to TorGuard, if you happen to know, for VPN? PIA looks a lot more budget-friendly for sure! And I didn't even know you could do something like that split-tunneling! Thanks for the info!! loving the pixel art/game idea - can't wait to see that for sure
P.S. cover PIA , or vpns in general.
I would love to see tutorial on VoiceMeeter. I need to set it up for streaming but it is pretty confusing.
Great video
Would like to see what you software you use on your mobile
greenshot (screenshot) and everything (file search app)
My computer does things.
I'd like to see a video on how you set up foobar. Not sure if you rip music CD's with Foobar, but you can adjust the offset of your CD drive with it (every CD drive has a different offset, you have to find your hardware and enter the offset values manually)
I vote for Fancy Zones powertoy for a dedicated video. I didn't know about that one. Maybe I'm the only one. It's not as sexy as the others.
I can't live without Lightshot to take screenshots.
I actually use StartIsBack daily, as well as Wallpaper Engine. Might try firefox, I was using Vivaldi a while, then went to Chrome.. Fubar video requested,
Would love to have a video going into more detail with Ear Trumpet.
godot, krita, libresprite, pixelorama, tic-80, blender, ardour daw, helm vst,
is there any reason to use libresprite over aseprite other than the licensing?
basically ya its a clone from the code before it was made close source might even be missing features, no point other then its free of direct price might help some smart broke kid / teen out there or cheap bro like me that grew up a bit rough it also stops a bad habit of piracy {personally I feel comfort knowing open software like it will live like a zombie} and might have a chance of teaching someone reading the code @@teksyndicate
will also add few more daw's lmms is amazing, reaper has no trial end after 30 days,
Winamp wtf. Still using it today.
I have a big library from my younger days. Also add offline music that I like even today. Don't use streaming.
Winamp will run on linux, but i use aimp on linux it runs better.
I would be very interested in your pihole setup and how you block things - which lists you use
I like bitdefender
Could you do a video on the end of support for Windows 10?! And I miss your old hairstyle... LOL
Cool video, I installed a few things you mentionned to test it. I think Power Toys would be worth doing a video about it, looks complex.
One utility software I find cool: spacesniffer (for manually cleaning your hard drive and finding potential bloat/heavy files, really neat).
I switched from Linux to windows for the same reason, can’t use ableton and vsts. You got super good daws on Linux though, like renoise, bigwig and reaper.
Void Tools Everything.....( Windows only sadly ) : total game changer for file indexing and searching ( Firefox / Thunderbird / Sublime Text / Putty / Rufus / Sysinternals )
Me myself and I are close to moving fully to Linux. Just waiting for a few little features and fixes such as better Multi monitor support, better VRR, and HDR support. The first 2 are already being fleshed out under Wayland and HDR will be coming soon, maybe in Plasma6.
Not happy about being forced to use Windows+apps atm, but got no choice if I want smooth experience with features I want.
2 years left before they drop win 10 support, I've been dual booting linux for a while now and it's getting better lol.
MusicBee is the best audio player out there, bar none. It's the only Windows software I use on Linux, because nothing else compares. As a matter of fact, nothing else compares on any OS.
I used to use foobar2000 a decade or so ago. It's a great music player, but I needed a lot of plugins just to get to how I like it. MusicBee does everything out of the box, with no plugins required, and it's not bloated.
lightshot since 2019
Firefox private browsing. I wish someone would make this browser.
Web browsers have been garbage since Opera retired Presto engine back in 2013. I wonder if you ever used Opera then?
I then switched to Firefox but when Firefox switched to Proton I went to Waterfox Classic and have not looked backed.
and Windows does let you select specific audio devices per app now.
is that in windows 11? It doesn't seem to be doing anything for me on 10... maybe I need to look in a different place.
10 "app volume and device pereferences". Settings > system > sound > scroll all the way down.
You have to to it through the "setitngs" app, there is no way through the normal control-panel-style menus.@@teksyndicate
Foobar2000 can look like that?
OMG o.O
Would love a video on aseprite.
Hi Tek, new subscriber here, you hinted at this in the past but could you make a tutorial on how to manage game folders, launchers and all of that stuff? I'd like to understand how to properly manage my folders both on my SSD and Hard drive.
Well, a lot of this depends on what launcher you are using... Steam, GoG, etc. My only real rule is to not install them into the program files directory... otherwise modding can be very annoying. I usually just have a "games" folder somewhere and install everything there.
If the installer gives you the option, dont install it into program files, like teksyndicate already said. Create a programs folder somewhere. or just opt for the portable version of appliations whenever possible.
@@quintit Thanks, I appreciate the help.
On foobar for Linux, I find DeadBeef to be a good replacement
It's about 6-7/10 for me. I found musicbee to be slightly better... but none of them come close to Foobar when I consider the plugins I am using and such. For instance... after using my add-ons, I use it to convert things to opus easily, and it supports about 50 different native video game music formats, and I use it as a media server that supports foobar on my android phone.... so I can listen from anywhere.
Unreal
how dare you call me out like that! lol
been using spotify and youtube music for a couple years at this point
i have whole genres of music i listen too but i dont know any of the artists. prime example being the one you gave witch house
I'm curious what your fancy zones look like. I try to keep windows with common aspect ratios at different sizes.
I'd say hardware is more important than software, because without the hardware what do you have? just a conceptual pile of 1's an 0s floating in the ether. You don't even have hardware to store those 1s and 0s, let alone execute them
I think his point was that hardware is a means to an end. Logan has talked about this idea before, I think in one of his videos about frequently upgrading hardware, and the point is that what you really do on a computer is interface with software (games, utilities, the operating system) and you should build your computer to meet your software needs. Right now I game on a machine built with an i7 3770k, ASUS P8Z68-V PRO motherboard, and a GTX 980 hooked up to a Sony Trinitron G400 CRT monitor and I'm still running Windows 7 pro. This isn't my primary computer but it suits my gaming needs/interests for the time being. I have so many old games available to me, and some new ones still play well too. The great thing about gaming on this machine with a CRT is I can lower the resolution to 800x600 and game at a high frame rate while still having a crispy image, whereas on a modern display that would be blurry as all heck. I've been playing Quake 2 Enhanced this way just for the novelty of it.
@@MarauderShields I agree, although I'd phrase it more as "you should get the only the hardware you expect to need and no more" rather than "software is less important than hardware blah blah".
Then again, I'm not a youtuber trying to trap your attention with baity statements
Without the software that hardware is a paper weight. You can't write a letter, and you can't play a game, and you wouldn't be reading this right now.
@@VRIceblast even without the software you can always write your own and still use the computation capabilieties of the hardware. Without the hardware, that software literally cannot physically exist
YOU'RE ON TO ME
Am I the only one who thinks that the thumbnail, with the way the lighting in the background is and whatnot, made him look like he had his hair tied into tails? Legit made me do a double-take. 😅
lol... I mean I'm not that cute
Actually, what cutting software do you use for the videos?
Wanted to make a huge video from all my vacation shoots but can't decide which one is the easiest for my application :D
Davinci Resolve is amazing it is free
I really, really, really wish I had learned Davinci Resolve first... I'm using Premiere and it has been so hard to switch.
I Think that the newer beta version of open shell is windows 11 compatible. One software i use alot is Everything, it indexes all the files on your pc and makes finding stuff so much easier. Windows search allways gives me issues and is so buggy
your thoughts on GOG vs Steam? what games to you get on GOG vs Steam? I know the big thing with GOG is it's drm-free
I get any game I can on Gog over steam for the drm-free reason... and I keep an exe of the files on my nas if it's something I really care about. Steam is a better experience, but it's whatever. I don't play the platform for hours, I play the game.
YourMom :)
She's dead
@@teksyndicate i would escalate for fun, but if you do it too, it will go very dark
steam turned off no browser mode last big UI update.. has problem with the helper it creates more helper.exe when u tell it to end task its weird..
I was just talking about the same topic related to music 👀