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Software > Scanners >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.hamrick.com/

It really looks great.

VueScan supports the CanoScan LiDE 120, which I tested it with.

It watermarks what it scans, unless you buy it. It’s not worth $50 for something decent, because my scanner cost that. $100 to get OCR cooked-in also isn’t worth it.

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Software >

(on Wikipedia)
https://bitsum.com/processlasso-docs/

A host of features to manage processes, such as changing CPU priority. It has lots of automated magic for system happiness. I use it for its control of the CPU’s power profile, making this the equivalent of Linux‘s cpufrequtils.

Highly recommended.



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Software > Web browsers >

(on Wikipedia)
https://vivaldi.com/

Based on Chrome‘s open-source components (Chromium), but with real-browser functionality added.

Spectacular. It has all the pieces missing from Chrome. I’d strongly consider switching to it from Pale Moon if it had proper ScrapBook X support.



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Entertainment > Games >

(on Wikipedia)
https://web.archive.org/web/20130109035443/sacred-world.com/

Well-polished, and with solid mechanics, this is recommended for people who would, at a glance, like this sort of brawler. Ultimately, it’s like Diablo 3 – (2012 game). While a clone in many ways, it’s quite a bit more fun and simple, with subtle extras that make it at least visually unique.

This would be great good, if it were free. It’s just not for me, and I think my tastes have been changing lately.



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Entertainment > Games >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.deepsilver.com/en/games/risen-3-titan-lords-enhanced-edition/

Slash a things and miss a lot. Get hit a lot. Uninstall.

What a shit fighting system. With a fundamental flaw as glaring as this, there’s no way in hell I’ll play this.



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