Richard Perry - GreyCube.com

Theres lots of software out there, some good and some very bad.

Here is a selection of what I personally have found to be good.

NOTEPAD++	Powerful text editor I use for coding PHP	Free
GO OPEN OFFICE	Office suite - Extra compatible version	Free
FIREFOX	Internet Browser with powerful Extensions	Free
7-ZIP	Compression, Zip, 7z, Rar, and more	Free
VIDEO + AUDIO CODECS	Recommend K-Lite and QT Alternative	Free
MICROSOFT ANTI-VIRUS	Easy To Use and Fast	Free
KASPERSKY ANTI-VIRUS	If you want more protection	Pay

EM-ES-ENE	MSN Live Messenger Client ( set theme to Live )	Free
XFIRE	IM Client with game tracking and tools	Free
XCHAT	IRC Client	Free
PAINT DOT NET	Image Editor	Free
SUMATRA PDF	Fast PDF Reader - Adobe Reader Alternative	Free
EVINCE PDF	Fast PDF reader - Another alternative	Free
CDBURNERXP	Burn DVD - Easy To Use	Free
INFRARECORDER	Burn DVD - Open Source	Free
IMGBURN	Burn DVD - Another Alternative	Free

DVD SHRINK	Copy a Movie DVD	Free
DVD FLICK	Create a Movie DVD	Free
MP3GAIN	Balances the volume of MP3's without quality loss	Free
TAG SCANNER	Powerful MP3 organiser and tag Editor	Free
FLV EXTRACT	Extract the original Audio and Video from a FLV	Free
TUBECASTER	Downloads and converts YouTube Video to MP3 and more	Free
MEDIACODER	Complicated converter that can do rotation	Free

TAKSI	Record game videos - FRAPS alternative	Free
uTORRENT	Bit Torrent Client with Control	Free
TRUECRYPT	Encrypt Backups, USB Drives, or an entire Notebook	Free
QTRACKER	Game Server Browser	Free
VIRTUAL DVD	Mount ISO and other disc formats	Free
VIRTUAL DVD	Create and Mount disc images - Handy for games	Pay
ANYDVD	Used on Media Center to make DVD spin slow and quiet	Pay

VIRTUALBOX	Run Windows and Linux within Windows, Linux, or a Mac	Free
XAMPP	Setup a webserver with PHP and MySQL in minutes	Free
dnGREP	Useful for searching PHP code	Free
FILEZILLA	FTP and SFTP Client	Free
WINSCP	FTP and SFTP Client that supports drag and drop	Free

CCLEANER	Helps cleanup files and the registry	Free
FILE RECOVERY	Get back those accidental deletions	Free
FILE DELETION	Secure erasing of confidential stuff	Free
FILE SPLITTER - JOINER	Fast and can integrate with the context menu	Free
FILE SPLITTER - JOINER	For when .000 is the first file	Free
TWEAKUI FOR XP	Disable Autoplay, Rebuild Icons, plus much more	Free