- Version Tracker - new software updates and downloads
- PortableApps.com - your digital life, anywhere
Office/Productivity/PIM
- OpenOffice.org - open source Microsoft Office alternative
- PSPad - free Notepad alternative that does hex editing, syntax highlighting, spell checking, and more
- Foxit PDF reader - free alternative to Adobe Acrobat Reader that's smaller and faster
- hott notes - free sticky notes reminder software
Utilities
- 7Zip - open source file compression utility
- AstroGrep - open source grep utility for Windows
- Virtual CloneDrive - free CD image mounting
- Daemon Tools - more free CD image mounting
- Easy BCD - free Windows bootloader editor
- SelfImage - open source drive imaging
- Famatech - free network scanning utilities
- UltraVNC - open source remote PC control
- Launchy - free software to replace mouse usage in Windows
- Folder Size - free utility that displays folder sizes in Windows Exporer
- CCleaner - freeware system optimization and privacy tool
- FreeUndelete - free utility to recover deleted files
- AutoIt - free Windows scripting language compiler
- GridMove - customized grid for managing windows
- AllSnap - make all windows snap
- JkDefrag - open source hard drive defragmenting in Windows
Internet
- Mozilla - open source web browser, e-mail client and calendar
- IE7Pro - an feature add-on for IE7
- PuTTY - free SSH and telnet client
- Pidgin - open source multi-protocol IM client
- Skype - free PC VoIP software
- Filezilla - open source FTP/SFTP client and server
- freeSSHd - free SSH/Telnet/SFTP server
- The Apache Software Foundation - open source web server
- GMail Drive - virtual file system around your GMail account
- Blat - Win32 command line e-mail
Multimedia
- WinAmp - free Windows Media Player alternative
- K-Lite Mega Codec Pack - all the codecs you need to play any movie
- DVD Fab Decrypter - backup DVDs to your hard drive
- Handbrake - open source DVD to MPEG converter
- BonkEnc - open source CD ripping and converting
- MP3Gain - open source MP3 volume normalization
- MP3tag - the universal tag editor
- Audacity - open source sound recording, editing and mixing
- Picasa - find, organize and share your photos
- eBook to Images - convert text to images for portable devices
- Autostitch - free software for making panoramic pictures out of several smaller images
Hardware
- CDBurnerXP Pro - free CD/DVD burning
- Rockbox - open source jukebox firmware
- IVM Phone Answering Attendant - PC answering machine system and more
Web Services
- Blogger - a great blog service run by Google
- Gmail - 7 GB webmail
- Mail2Web - check your POP3 and IMAP e-mail anywhere
- Google Calendar - online shared calendars
- Picasa Web Albums - online picture sharing
- Virtual Browser - browse safely and anonymously
- Disposable E-mail - for single use, filling out web forms, etc.
- Bugmenot.com - bypass compulsory web registration
- The Internet Movie Database - info on any movie ever made
- Google Maps - get maps, directions and satellite pictures
- Canadian Meterological Centre/Environment Canada Current Weather Updates - anywhere in Canada
- Niagara Falls Weather Forecasts
- Windsor Weather Forecasts
- Ontario Gas Prices - find the lowest gas price in your town
- Pandora - streaming radio based on your preferences
Operating Systems
- DOSBox - a x86 emulator with DOS
- VirtualBox - open source virtual machines
- FreeDOS - free MSDOS compatible OS
- SmoothWall - a Linux based router/firewall that runs on standard PC hardware
- OpenFiler -friendly enterprise storage management platform
- Knoppix Linux - a Debian based distribution of Linux that comes on a bootable CD and installs itself in RAM
- Knoppix.net - better English documentation and help
- Ubuntu Linux - a nice alternative to Windows
- UbuntuHQ - Ubuntu news and reviews
- The Ultimate Boot CD
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