
This software is great for recording your desktop screen, and it's actually free!
CamStudio is able to record all screen and audio activity on your computer and create industry-standard AVI video files

GIMP is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It's basically a free alternative to Photoshop, and it's very good.

Audacity is a free, easy-to-use audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and other operating systems.

Google Earth lets you fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings and even explore galaxies in the Sky. You can explore rich geographical content, save your toured places and share with others.

From the guys who brought you Firefox. .Mozilla's no-cost e-mail alternative to Microsoft Outlook is extensible, fast, and easy to master. And a wealth of free add-ons means there's not much this program won't do, from calendars to encryption.

This 3D virtual world has hundreds of thousands of online users. Access is free, but you'll pay a bit if you want to get some real estate, or even fancy clothes for your avatar.

Blogger remains one of the best blog-publishing tools, especially for newbies. Create a brain-dead simple weblog and let Blogger host it (with a blogspot.com name) using the slew of provided templates, or use it to publish a blog on your own domain.

Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm giving it a try to see if something

Simply by using the Alexa toolbar each member contributes valuable information about the web, how it is used, what is important and what is not. This information is returned to the community as Related Links, Traffic Rankings and more.

Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the ultimate uninstaller for Windows. You can uninstall programs quickly and completely using its simple and intuitive interface
