Total Commander, brilliant replacement for Explorer
Crimson Editor, free text editor
Firefox + IE Tab + Fasterfox
ZoneAlarm
Free Download Manager
Workrave, RSI prevention
GIMPShop, Photoshop-like version of The GIMP
Inkscape, open source vector drawing program
TightVNC
Miranda IM, multi-protocol instant messenger
JkDefrag, free defrag tool
IrfanView, free image viewer
Acrobat Reader
VMware Player
AutoIt, automate GUI actions, absolutely brilliant!
Backup
Areca, open source backup software
Compression
7-Zip, open source file archiver
Astronomy
Remote assistance
CrossLoop, remote assistance that goes through firewalls
System
Samurize, system monitor
SpaceMonger (old freeware version), drive space usage analyzer, very fast, very clear
Linux HTPC
Geexbox, nice little (only 9MB!) Linux/mplayer based HTPC application. Easy configurable with lots of features: reading files from windows shares, UPnP, MP3, photos. However, video playback on an Asus V3-M2A690G barebone with integrated ATI Radeon 1250 is suffering from flickering. Besides that, Geexbox doesn't correctly handle DVDs with menus. I tried to play a Home Improvement DVD, but when trying to navigate, the Geexbox interface popped up and took over the controls.
My Media System
Software management
UpdateStar, Best Getest door Computer!Totaal
Color management
Drawing
Dia, open source diagram editor
Portable software
Misc
PCalc, a free programmer's calculator
