This has been going around today, in various blogs (Stefano), and a similar article on Slashdot

So, here are my Top-10 Non-MS programs for a new build:

  1. Firefox
  2. Thunderbird
  3. Trillian
  4. WinAmp
  5. Daemon Tools
  6. WinRAR
  7. WinZip (yes, I use them both)
  8. RSS Bandit
  9. Napster
  10. Process Explorer

The thing about lists is, there's always a few more than fit in the defined list, so honorable mention goes to csUnit, Macromedia Studio, and 3c, which is a great screen-capture tool, but I don't know where to get it, which is why I have it burned on about 4 CDs, and on a couple of Zip Disks, just in case.

So, what about you?
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