Software ShowShifter Turn your pc into a VCR, and more... Web Attack An excellent source of freeware. Bitwise A simple chat client with a very small memory and disk footprint. Free, no ads, and does what it says on the tin. I like it ! Download Express A small (but fully working) and fast download manager. ProxyPlus A simple to use proxy server QCD aka Quintessential Player. A multimedia player with a very small memory footprint (unlike the new Winamp). It is also compatible with SqrSoft's brilliant cross-fade plug-in. AudioCrusher A fast CD ripper (from CD tro MP3). Cooledit I've been using this for years now, and it still works. A quick audio editor. WindowBlinds Make Windows look different. Lockergnome Software recommendations, rants, tips, news, etc... Ghrone A nice transparent clock for Windows 2000 or XP. Ultimate Zip Does everything Winzip does, but for free. AVG Anti Virus A free antivirus with a good email protection (with Outlook or Outlook Express). It is also possible to integrate it with Proxy+, in order to intercept infected emails before they get to Outlook Express. JS Pager A virtual desktop program : very useful if you have lots of windows open all the time. OE Quote fix. Put an end to Outlook Express's messy quotes with this automated fix ! StartupMonitor Monitors changes to the startup items and ask for confirmation when a new item is added. A great complement to AutoStartManager. Programmer's corner SysInternals Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell write incredible system software for Windows, including NTFS drivers for Win98 (which MS never wanted to do), a very useful registry and disk activity monitor, and lots of other useful tools. Relisoft They are the authors of a good version control system, but their Web site features a very useful alternative to MFC for Windows programming. The code there is not complete, but with a little work you can extend it to be usable. In fact, Ras Scheduler, AutoStartManager, ShowStopper and dbSched were written using the Relisoft code (with some modifications). ZLib I use ZLib when I need data compression. It's quick, it's efficient and it's free. Inno Setup and IS Tool. A free setup compiler, and a front end for it.The footprint is about 200K, which is more than others, but I think it is the easiest to use with the most options. ID3LIB A library to handle ID3V1 and V2 tags. Other things Life at the other end of the world (if you're in the Northern hemisphere, that is). I still dream that I may get a job there one day. Radio stations on the Internet. Lots of them. You've got to mess with people. He said it.