CCleaner is one great FREE utility for cleaning up your registry and removing unnecessary files from your hard-drive. It's safe to use and has outstanding reviews by the computer experts as well as users. CCleaner is a nonintrusive program. You run it and exit the program. It doesn't run in the background and slow down your computer. It can clean out and compact your registry. It deletes unnecessary files on your computer. It cleans out your recycle bin and removes unwanted cookies. It deletes files that Uninstall does not remove. It can clean out and scrub your computer of file remnants that although deleted, still remain on your computer until they are overwritten. Like Malwarebytes, I run CCleaner monthly.
 
You can download CCleaner and read more about it at CNET (a very legit company owned by CBS which offers free downloads and computer news):

CCleaner (Registry and File Cleaner)

Google Chrome may be the best browser. About 54% of computer owners use Internet Explorer (which comes preinstalled on all Windows computers) to browse the internet. 7% of computer owners use Safari. 22% are using Firefox. 13% of users are now using Google's Chrome Browser.
 
The expert reviews currently pick Chrome as the fastest and best browser available. You can download and install Chrome on your computer and give it a try. It is basically a non-intrusive program. You can run it and close it and it does not take up any memory on your computer. You may want to read the installation instructions carefully. Do not download any additional programs with Chrome or make it your default browser unless you choose to do so.
 
Download Chrome on the Google site at:

Google Chrome

Macrium Reflect will make a disk image of your hard drive on an external USB, network, or other hard drive.
 
What happens when your computer stops working? You lose everything. That's why, you should be backing up your computer on at least a daily basis.
 
Your most important information is your photos, documents, spreadsheets, music and other data that can never be replaced. This is what you should be backing up on a daily basis. If you don't back up, you can never recover this data.
 
In addition, you should be doing a monthly (or at least quarterly) image of your hard drive. Should your computer hard drive fail, you can restore this image to a new hard drive (or restore your image to a new or alternate computer).
 
Your image will contain your Windows files and all of your software programs. The image will also contain your out of date data files, but this doesn't matter so much since you've been backing up your data on a daily basis.
 
I really like using Acronis True Image software. It sells for $49.95. Macrium Reflection is a FREE alternative.
 
Here's how it works. You make a monthly image onto an external USB Hard Drive. You also make a bootable CD. Should your computer fail, you use the bootable CD to access the external USB Hard Drive and access and restore the image of your original hard drive.
 
Get Macrium Reflection for FREE at:

Macrium Reflect (Image Software) 
 
Read the PC World Review of Macrium Reflection at:

PC World Review (Macrium Reflect) 
 

DD Poker is an outstanding FREE poker game. It used to sell for $49.95 and is still available at that price in many stores. It's a really nice poker game and tutorial. It's great for learning to play Texas Hold'em. It used to be sold by a major poker pro and sold through all the major computer stores and electronic outlets. The author has updated the software and offers it for free. This is not shareware type software. It is an excellent professional package.

 If you have any interest in Poker (especially Texas Hold'em) or wish to pass the game on to your customers or friends, go to:

DD Poker
 

Evernote is an organizer that helps you remember anything. You can type in notes directly or capture notes from web sites by grabbing screens or photos. Organize and quickly find anything you stored within Evernote.
 
It's infinitely useful. It can store business cards and photos taken from your mobile device. Research websites and clip the information for storage within Evernote. You can keep and search for up to 500,000 useful notes and items.
 
Everything you do on your phone, your laptop or desktop can be synchronized to your Evernote account on the Web.
 
Once you use Evernote, you won't be able to live without it.
 
Read more and download Evernote at:
 
Evernote
 

SlimCleaner is a FREE PC tune-up utility that can optimize your computer performance compatible with similar utilities that can be purchased for $29 and up.
 
SlimCleaner is highly rated by PC Magazine and received their prestigious Editors' Choice award along with a rating of 4.5 out of 5. It has also receive a 4 out of 5 rating from 280+ users who have downloaded the product from CNET's Download.com.
 
SlimCleaner does all of the following:
 
It analyzes and removes unneeded files on your computer.
 
It optimizes the startup of your computer and reduces your boot time.
 
It uninstalls programs and remnants from your computer that may have been missed by other uninstaller programs.
 
It shreds files on your computer that you may not want. When you delete a file from Windows, the remnants of that file remain on your computer. A shredder writes over that file so that no one can ever see any of the original remnants of your deleted file.
 
It cleans up virus and malware programs that may have been added to the startup operations of your computer.
 
SlimCleaner is 100% portable. You can copy it and run it form a USB Flash Drive.
 
To get SlimCleaner for FREE go to:
 
SlimCleaner Website
 
To read the PC Magazine Review of SlimCleaner go to:
 
PC Magazine Review of SlimCleaner
 
To see CNET reviews and download SlimCleaner go to CNET at:
 
CNET Review 

It's infinitely useful. It can store business cards and photos taken from your mobile device. Research websites and clip the information for storage within Evernote. You can keep and search for up to 500,000 useful notes and items.