Software

Omea Reader

Omea Reader is an easy to use RSS feed reader, newsgroup reader, and web bookmark manager. But what really makes it unique is the level of information organization and management features including lightning-fast searches, flexible filing, contextual access, and extensibility. Omea Reader is a software who lets you search , organize and read RSS feeds , also with this program you can read newsgroups and you can manage web bookmarks.
http://www.jetbrains.com/omea/reader/

Paint.NET

Paint.NET is image and photo manipulation software designed to be used on computers that run Windows 2000, XP, Vista, or Server 2003. It supports layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools.
http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/paint.net/

Skype

Skype is free Internet telephony that just works.
Skype is for calling other people on their computers or phones. Download Skype and start calling for free all over the world.

Call ordinary phones from Skype with SkypeOut.
Top up on SkypeOut credit and use the Skype programme to call ordinary phones all over the world. Not free, but pretty cheap.
http://www.skype.com/

Windows AntiSpyware

Help protect your PC from spyware and other potentially unwanted software.
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

Dave Central

Perhaps the best collection of software on the net. Freeware, shareware, or try it and buy it.  Easy to use index with multiple categories.
http://www.davecentral.com/

Xara3D

A new downloadable app for creating stunning but compact 3D text headings, either still or animated, for use on the web. Users can alter the extrude length, lighting and bevel type, the font, the foreground and background color.  The text is fully anti-aliased for the best possible on-screen quality. File size can be kept to a minimum by using color reduction and palette optimization and output as a GIF, JPEG or BMP.
http://www.xara.com/products/xara3d/

Xara WebStyle

Another fine product from Xara...WebStyle lets you create top-quality, custom-designed, web-optimized graphics - buttons, bullets, dividers, 2D and 3D headings and backgrounds - with your choice of color, text, font, shadow and size.
http://www.xara.com/products/webstyle/

Netscape Software

Netscape's homepage for down loading products.
http://home.netscape.com/comprod/mirror/client_download.html

MicroSoft Software

Homepage for down loading Microsoft's products.
http://microsoft.com/downloads/search.asp?

Corel Web.Designer

Worth the free trial offered by Corel.
http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=Corel2/Downloads/Home

LView Pro

Another great image editing program. The current version of LView Pro is 1.D2, a 32-bit application for the Microsoft Windows operating system. LView Pro runs under Windows 95, Windows NT 3.51 or newer or Windows 3.1 (when Win32s extensions version 1.30 or newer are installed).
http://www.lview.com/

GIF Construction Kit

GIF Construction Set for Windows is the quickest and most professional way to create transparent, interlaced and animated GIF files for your web page. Requiring less effort to master than many brands of soap, the Animation Wizard feature of GIF Construction Set will have you creating moving graphics in minutes. The Banner, Transition and LED Signs options of GIF Construction Set will create graphics from scratch with nothing more than a few mouse clicks.
http://mindworkshop.com/alchemy/gifcon.html

Banner Maker Pro

Create custom banners, buttons, animated gifs and logs quickly using a wizard-like interface. Simply follow the steps to create great looking graphics for your website. Free trial.
http://www.bannermakerpro.com/

KoolMoves

Wow your web site visitors with stunning, professional web animations. KoolMoves lets you combine and manipulate text, vector clip art, and sounds to create Flash movies as well as frames for animated GIFs. With more than 100 built-in animated text effects such as "drop from top and bounce", KoolMoves makes it easy and inexpensive to create flying logos, character animation, and other professional quality Flash movies for your web site.
http://www.koolmoves.com/

The Web Wizard

FREE 'Browser-Based' Software To Generate HTML Pages Instantly. Try it out Online! or download your own copy today! - Runs in both Netscape & Internet Explorer
http://www.the-webwizard.co.uk/

Xara X

Products page of Xara X, a powerful graphics creation tool that allows you to create, combine and optimize both vector and bitmap graphics to create professional-grade designs. Try it and see, download the free trial version.
http://www.xara.com/products/xarax/

7-Zip

7-Zip is a file archiver with the high compression ratio. The program supports 7z, ZIP, CAB, RAR, ARJ, LZH, CHM, GZIP, BZIP2, Z, TAR, CPIO, RPM and DEB formats. Compression ratio in the new 7z format is 30-50% better than ratio in ZIP format.
http://www.7-zip.org/

Clever Batch Converter

Can covert large batches of images to a pre-defined image size and type.
http://www.batch-converter.com