Here's my pick of useful software:
Xplorer2-lite - 2-pane Explorer <http://zabkat.com/x2lite.htm>
ZTreeWin - text-mode file/directory manager, great for personal backups. <http://www.ztree.com/>
PhotoFiltre - photshop-like graphics edit/create <http://photofiltre.free.fr/download_en.htm>
NVU - A complete Web Authoring System <http://www.nvu.com/>
Ad-Aware - Anti-Spyware <http://www.lavasoftusa.com/>
AVG-Free - anti-virus program <http://free.grisoft.com/>
Audacity - Free Audio Editor and Recorder <http://audacity.sourceforge.net/>
Veoh - internet television/video network <http://www.veoh.com/>
CrapCleaner - system optimization and privacy tool <http://filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/>
ERUNT - Emergency Recovery Utility NT <http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/>
JKDefrag - disk defragmenter and optimizer for Windows <http://www.kessels.com/JkDefrag/>
TweakUI - access/chansge XP system settings <http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx>
Wise Registry Cleaner - safe Registry cleaning tool <http://www.wisecleaner.com/>
Astrolog - popular freeware astrology program <http://www.astrolog.org/astrolog.htm>
Kubuntu - alternative operating system I use as a dual boot <http://www.kubuntu.org/>
and of course 8Start!
Loaded4th
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