Cool free or shareware (or once was) software:

cdTree – catalogue your CDs/DVDs
AntiVir – antivirus with updates
WordPress – this blog software
Irfanview – lightweight image processing and viewing
Mame – run those 80s arcade games
VNC viewer – see what’s happening on other peoples computers (PC and Mac)
Beyond Compare 2 – Compare folders, files, ftp accounts
Mozilla Thunderbird – email software with RSS reader and newsgroups
CDex – CD ripper – backup those CDs you’ll never get again
CDeverywhere – create CDs you can read on Macs and PCs
Zonealarm & Sygate – firewall software
Winzip – The zip/unzipper
Microsoft Script Debugger – I hate Javascript too
CD Wave – manipulate sound files
WinHTTracker – create copies of sites (need to check out)
Visual Route – see path to an IP in another part of world
Web Ferret – Windows meta search tool across different search engines
Winamp – lightweight music player
FTP Explorer – easy to use FTP client
SimpTerm – Telnet tool
Borland Delphi 7 – it came on a magazine so thats free
Keynote – make notes on various topics
WS-Ping – track IPs, finger etc
Spybot – kill spyware
VBScript V5.5 documentation – essential ASP tool
Sqlyog – Mysql admin
Mailredirect – download mail and send on
Spyware Blaster – kill spyware
Analogx packetmon – watch your connection
Real Alternative – light version of real player