The Pricelessware list still has some great programs...

[justaprogressive]

What is Pricelessware?

https://web.archive.org/web/20111223151237/http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/2009/about.php

Pricelessware by category:

https://web.archive.org/web/20120110171900/http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/2009/2009pl.category.php



I've been at this for some time....

[marble falls]

1. It's almost impossible to know what they do (besides Skype, who I thought shut down this year) ...

... can you make some suggestion for a computer truck-driver? I know how to use my 'puter, but I am not clear on added software.

[justaprogressive]

2. What do you need to accomplish?

Secure communications? something else? I'll try and help...

[marble falls]

3. Part of the problem, I really do not know what I need. Something that will get Microsoft to leave me alone ...

... I use duckduckgo and mozzilla. I am not tech enough to go to some sort of OS system. I'd like something with some different fonts and tricks like reversing fonts. AD hiders would be good.

I really appreciate your effort to get we DUers out of the electronic stone-age.

[justaprogressive]

4. I use the Brave browser

it automagically blocks alot of stuff, I also use FFox with Privacy Badger and UBlock Origin
the latter are plugins for the FF browser.

For Win10 "ShutUp10++" Blocks reporting..for Win 10 and 11
https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10

Any of this helpful?

[marble falls]

5. Window10 ShutUp10++ sounds like the ticket! Thank you!!