
OS: Windows XP, Ubuntu (free)
Security: Avast (free), Zonealarm (free)
Web browser: Firefox (free)
Email: Thunderbird (free)
Audio player: Winamp(free), iTunes (free)
Audio conversion: dBPowerAMP
Video player: Winamp (free), DivX player (free)
Video codecs: K-Lite (free)
Office: OpenOffice.org (free)
FTP: FireFTP (free)
CD/DVD burning: NTI
Messaging: Pidgin [for MSN] (free)
IRC: XChat
File compressor: Winrar
Image editing: Photoshop CS4 Extended, Inkscape (free)
Music production and editing: FL Studio 8, Audacity (free)
Screen writing: Celtx (free)
Downloads: uTorrent (free), Newsbin Pro
Random: WhatPulse (free)