Command and Control

• Launchy is my main interface with my programs, folders and documents. For version 2.1.2 you need the upgrade at this page to display icons correctly.
• Blat to send mail
• sTunnel to allow sending that mail securely to gmail
• Using Launchy, Blat and sTunnel, I do loads of things quickly from Launchy like tweeting a message, or adding an item to my Todo list (Remember the Milk). See configuration info here
• AutoHotKey with my custom script

Window Management and Desktop

• Emerge Desktop
  • add the Enigma theme and Battery skin
• TrayIt to minimize anything to the tray
• DExposE2, a clone of Mac’s Expose feature
• John’s Background Switcher changes desktop wallpaper automatically
• Y’z Shadow adds shadows on windows and menus
• Rainmeter for screen gadgets
• Styler to customize explorer toolbars
• The Wonderful Icon does lots of things, but I only need it for its feature of maximizing windows vertically
• Standalone Stack for screen candy folder stacks
• Purrint is a tiny utility that gives you some options when you take a screenshot with Print Screen

Other

• Google Chrome and dev channel
• Firefox
• Thunderbird
• Miranda IG
• Snarl
• DropBox
• Bulk Rename Utility
• TwiPingBrowse and follow Tweeple in bulk
• CDEx to reliably rip CDs
• Audacity for audio editing
• Gimp for image editin
• Inkscape for vector graphics
• Go-Office version of OpenOffice.org
• Notepad++
• If you want to use bluetooth under Windows, you need to replace the Windows bluetooth drivers with non-approved WIDCOMM drivers. Instructions can be found here.
• MP3Splt to directly edit mp3 files
• VLC media player
• x-lite settings
• evernote
• filezilla
• uottawa vpn
• free download manager
• Microsoft Tweak UI
• ssh putty
• vncviewer
• uTorrent
• PG2
• CDex
• pdfcreator
• Dia
• Freemind
• Ubuntu portable remix