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There are a lot of useful and free software available for all types of computers and platforms out there. These programs can do all sorts of things to help make your computing experience a much more pleasurable one. Unfortunately, there are not that many helpful applications that can help maximize the potential of a laptop. In this article, I will take note of a few applications worth mentioning. I am not going to focus on software such as word processing software, video editing applications or laptop ac power adapters anything similar. What I want to focus on are the applications that help you make the most of your mobile experience. Now, let us get down to it.

Notebook Hardware Control (NHC)

Notebook Hardware Control, popularly known as NHC, is a very useful application that allows you to monitor and control various hardware-related aspects of your laptop. With it, you can monitor the overall status of your laptop, which includes the system temperature, CPU status, memory status, hard drive status and the battery status. It also lets you take control of various hardware components to maximize power management. It is necessary for those laptop users who are always on the go. With NHC, mobile users will be able to maximize battery life significantly.

NetStumbler

Are you having difficulty locating wireless LANs when you are on the go? With NetStumbler, finding these wireless networks and connecting to them is as easy as clicking a button. This is because it enables detection of Wireless LANs at any location. If there is a wireless network present, it most probably will be detected. It is so good at detecting these wireless LANs that this tool is frequently used in Wardriving

SpeedFan

Laptops have a tendency of getting very hot especially with the latest processors available at present. In extreme cases, the heat generated can sometimes damage laptop parts such as the processor, motherboard, memory or even the video card. It is therefore very important for a laptop to have the capability to adjust fan speeds automatically to compensate for the increasing heat. This is exactly what SpeedFan can do. You do not have to worry about your laptop overheating with this tool. A cool laptop is a happy laptop.

I would like to add more tools but I think the ones mentioned here are the most important. If you haven’t tried them yet, I suggest you go ahead and download the tools and see for yourself.