Open Source Developers' Toolbox

• Firefox
• Gmail
• Thunderbird
• 7-Zip
• Filezilla
• HTML-Kit
• Aptana
• DB Designer 4
• GIMP (for windows) gimpshop (photoshop UI emulator)

Anti-Virus, Firewall, and Security

• AVG Anti-Virus 7.5 (grisoft.com) | Avast Anti-Virus (avast.com)
• ClamWin GPL Anti-Virus (clamwin.com)
  • [Firefox Extension https://addons.mozilla.org/addon.php?id=771]
• A² Free Anti-Trojan (emisoft.com)
• Kerio Personal Firewall -- Last Free Version (321download.com)
• Sysinternals rec

• see also
  • Best Free Utilities (techsupportalert.com)
  • Why Popular Anti-Virus Apps 'Don't Work'(slashdot.org)
  • Not Running as Admin in XP (blogs.msdn.com)
  • AVG 7.5 released (digg.com)

Privacy Package

• Vidalia/Tor Package
  • Torbutton Firefox Extension (for use with Tor)
• GPG
• mushpup

Design: Fonts and Photos

• people's toolbox (good link-farmesque site)
• moorstation
• Mickey Avenue (links to other good sites)
• Disney Experience
• Free Fonts (fateback.com) they're really free, but see this

Freeware Lists and Directories

• http://freewarewiki.pbwiki.com/

Internet Services

• internet connection test (speedtest.net)
• large file sharing by email (pando.com)
• file storage (4shared.com)
• video sharing (homemovie.com)
• slashdot article