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GParted

GParted is a GNOME partition editor that you can use to create, copy, move or delete hard disk partitions. Developed by Curtis Gedak, it also allows you to make a partition table with ease, and you can disable or enable partition flags like hidden and boot. If you are the type that wants to partition their hard disks but unsure how to proceed, this is something you will want to consider.

Banshee Media Player

Banshee is a free media player, and it is widely used in Linux for good reasons. Developed by Aaron Bockover, Alexander Kojevnikov, Bertrand Lorentz, and Gabriel Burt, it is capable of playing all popular audio and video formats, and it can search your media player, automatically sort files and do so much more.

Hotspot Shield VPN

Hotspot Shield VPN is one of, if not the most popular VPN today, as this app from Anchorfree allows you to access websites that have been blocked in your network. So if you want access to such services like YouTube, Facebook, Netflix and Hulu but they’re blocked, you need this app.

TripIt

TripIt is a free travel organizer that aims to help you make sense of your itinerary. By simply entering all the required info here, you have less to worry about, stuff like booking or syncing information. And the app can do a whole lot more to make traveling more pleasurable.

LIVES

LIVES is a free video editor developed by Gabriel Finch for Linux. This application, which can also be used by video jocks, has many powerful features like real time capture, trimming and resizing of video clips, and de-interlacing. However, the interface makes the features very accessible.

TripCase

TripCase is a free travel app from Sabre that will help arrange various aspects of your trip. With TripCase you can manage all the essential details including dinner reservations, flights, meetings and other arrangements. In fact its features are comparable to other pricey travel apps, but this is free.

Speccy

Speccy is a free system information utility for Windows. Developed by Piriform, this program goes beyond telling you how much RAM your computer has and what processor it is using. This small application acts like a virtual utility that tells you what kind of components are inside your PC. Unlike other free system utilities, this one is very comprehensive and detailed.

Allrecipes

Allrecipes is a free Windows 8 application created by AllRecipes.com, and it’s one of the most comprehensive recipe applications you can download today. Their website is packed with recipes, and the best of them can be found here. If you love cooking or want to learn how, this is the perfect companion.