Did you know that Windows 10 has millions of free apps available for
download? Here's a look at some of the best free apps available from the
Microsoft Store. Translator. Microsoft Translator will translate text, voice, or
images to and from 60 different languages. The app will even read the
original or translated text back to you. This is a test of the Translator app.
Este es una prueba de la musica en todo. You can start a conversation and share a
conversation code or 3D barcode with an individual or group to communicate using
each other's native language on your own devices. You can also browse categorized
phrases and translate them into other languages. With its 60 languages it's a
very powerful app and completely free. Character Map UWP. Character Map UWP is a
modern replacement for the built in character map in windows. All your fonts
are listed on the left. You can copy a character to the clipboard and then
paste it anywhere you want. You can save the character as a PNG graphics file for
use in other apps. Go to settings to change the image resolution or the
character grid size to fit your needs. This application dramatically improves
the visuals of the generic character map in windows and has a much more useful
user interface. Speedtest by Ookla. Use Speedtest for a 30 second test of
your internet speed. Simply launch the app, click go,
it finds a local connection, and begins the test. Speedtest measures ping,
download, and upload speeds. You can share the results or view the history. Click on
a specific test to see the results in detail. If you think you're having
difficulty with your internet connection this is a great test to find out. Polarr.
Polarr is a photo editor that makes up for the lack of photo editing options in
Windows 10. You can upgrade Polarr to the pro version but the free version has a
large array of editing tools. Polarr has the usual editing options like crop,
filter, light, and color. It has a wide range of effects like reflect,
pixelate, you can invert the image, zoom, blur is kind of cool.
If you don't like the changes you've made you can click up here to revert
them back. It does show all the history of the changes you've made and you can
clear that. It does have features that are available in the pro version if you
choose to upgrade but it's very powerful as is. I really like the face tools
option. It detects faces in your image and when you click on the individual you
can make adjustments. Change the height of the nose, adjust the mouth smile. When
you're done check that and you can zoom out and see the changes that you've made.
If you hit the plus down here you can see other options in the menu and turn
on and off the ones that you want to use. It gives you an idea of how many Pro
features are available as well. It has text editing. You can add text, double
click, and type what you want. Now you can move or adjust the text as needed. When
you're done, check that. It's also got presets. You can pick from a variety of
different text formats and edit them to fit your needs.
You can also come over here to the menu and do auto-enhance. Altogether Polarr is a
very powerful photo editor and one that you need to have with Windows 10 because
of the lack of photo editing options available built-in. Give it a try.
EarTrumpet. EarTrumpet is a volume control app. Use it to replace the
default sound mixer in Windows 10. It adds the same icon to your taskbar but
with the default sound you can only control the active sound devices and
have to right-click to open the volume mixer in order to change others. With EarTrumpet
you can click and control all sound devices directly from the taskbar
and if you right-click you can easily control the legacy options directly as
well, so there is no need to have the old sound icon available from the taskbar. I
chose to disable it. To do that, right-click, go to taskbar settings,
scroll down, and select "which icons appear on the taskbar". Turn off the
volume and the icon's gone. Now you're set with EarTrumpet for all of your sound
controls. Translator for Edge. Not only does Translator help convert your text
or voice but the same function is available for Microsoft Edge. Launch the
app and it adds an extension to Microsoft Edge to translate websites.
When you open a page in another language just click the Translate icon, choose the
language you want to convert from and to, and click the Translate button.
It automatically translates all the menus, text, and links to that language.
Click again and you can show the original. You can also set it to always
translate and any other pages you open will translate as well. It's a great
addition to your Microsoft Edge browser. MyRadar. MyRadar provides a real-time
weather radar image. Launch the app and you see a radar image of your current
location. You can zoom in and zoom out and slide the map to different areas of
the country. If you click on Settings you can upgrade to remove the ads that are
displayed at the bottom of the screen and you can choose other settings for
your display. Click on the current location. It takes you back. Click on
layering and you can choose other types of information to add to the radar. Add
temperature settings, earthquakes, wildfires, and that information is
displayed on your screen. You can also see the current forecast for your area
and you can choose different map types. Roads, Arial, Grayscale, with some
additional upgrade features. Altogether MyRadar has a vast amount of
information in a simple app and it's free for download from the Microsoft
Store. Microsoft To-Do. Keep your life organized with lists, tasks, and reminders
using Microsoft To-Do. To-Do opens with My Day. This shows you activities that
you've added to a list or to planned tasks that are happening today. In this
example I have created a list called "Create Video" and in that I have a number
of steps that I've defined and due dates for each one. When you add a new task you
just give it a description.
When you click on that you can set the date that it's due. You can do
repeating days, weeks, or months, or any kind of custom date schedule that you
want and you can pick a reminder date. You can add files, add notes, and you can
assign it to other people as well. You can move these tasks around however you
want to organize them and you can right-click and add them to My Day so they
show up under your My Day tasks. Anything that is starred will automatically show
in your Important list and anything that's planned with a due date will show
up in order of the date that it is due in the Planned list. Now you can easily
share a list by clicking the Share button in the upper right corner, create
an invitation link, and copy and send this link to anyone that you want to
share that list with. You can go to More Options. You'll see the invitation link.
Here you can turn off sharing if you want to and when you send that link
other people will be able to access your content with the due dates as well. You
can see that it's shared with this icon next to the list. Microsoft To-Do is
powerful enough that it deserves its own video so I'm just giving you an intro
today but it's a great free app that you can download from the Microsoft Store.
QuickLook. QuickLook gives you a quick preview of file contents. After you
install QuickLook you can use it on any file list. Simply click on a file,
press the spacebar, and it shows a preview. You can hit Esc to close. You can hit
Enter to open a file in the application. If you hold the Ctrl key down and use
the mouse wheel you can zoom-in and zoom-out from the different views.
It's a very simple tool but handy. Wi-Fi Analyzer. Wi-Fi Analyzer gives you some
great information about the Wi-Fi signals you can detect and helps you
determine the best channel to use. Launch the app. It scans your network and
returns information about your Wi-Fi connection.
It shows the frequency, bandwidth, IP address information, what type of
encryption you have. You can choose Link Speed or State of the connection. When
you click the Analyze tab you can see all the Wi-Fi connections and which
channels they're on. If you click this you'll see all the channels with a star
indicating which ones are most open for use and it makes a recommendation that I
should run things on channel 6 because that's the most open. If you click on
Networks you can see the current network and other networks that even include
some that are hidden. You can also choose to upgrade the app and for a nominal fee
you'll get the pro features, which includes the ability to connect to
networks and you can get a beeper for signal strength so you can listen to
determine the connection. Wi-Fi Analyzer is a great tool to use to
analyze your Wi-Fi signal and pick the right channel. You've just watched the
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