Essential Apps from MaximumPC:

<http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/maximum_pcs_32_totally_essential_apps>

(InstallPad <http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/maximum_pcs_32_totally_essential_apps?page=0%2C6>) installer for many of the below apps

WinDirStat <http://windirstat.info/>

Foxit PDF Reader <http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/>

Dropbox <https://www.getdropbox.com/>

TrueCrypt <http://www.truecrypt.org/>

Skype <http://www.skype.com/>

Firefox <http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/>

CPU-Z <http://www.cpuid.com/>

GPU-Z <http://www.techpowerup.com/>

Speedfan <http://www.almico.com/sfdownload.php>

KeePass

Notepad++ <http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm>

Pidgin <http://www.pidgin.im/>

uTorrent

foobar2000 <http://www.foobar2000.org/>

Picasa <http://picasa.google.com/>

Secunia PSI <http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/>

Audacity <http://audacity.sourceforge.net/>

7-Zip <http://www.7-zip.org/>

GIMP <http://www.gimp.org/>

Google Earth

RipBot264 <http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=127611> for Bluray ripping

Mozilla Thunderbird <http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/>

Google Chrome <http://www.google.co.uk/chrome>

Essential PC Software from PCReview:

<http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/thread-2697599.php>

Essential PC Application List from yorkspace.com

<http://www.yorkspace.com/2006/05/42>