Bottom line: hands down the best RDP client available for OS X.

For many years I've used tools such as VNC, RDP and the loathsome WebEx for remotely assisting people with computer issues. Some months back I stumbled upon TeamViewer. I was reluctant at first as this is a closed source commercial program. And, be forewarned that your connection is running through their servers - not something to be taken lightly by any security conscious users out there.

The best little tool to control what programs, scripts and services fire when your Windows (95,98,ME,2K,XP) starts up.

nnCron is a Windows version of the standard Unix cron (crontab) utility used to automatically run tasks and programs at specific intervals. For those used to the using crontab on Unix based systems, nnCron is a freeware version that will feel right at home. For those who are just looking to run automated tasks, the regular version of nnCron has a graphic interface that allows anyone to run this program.

This is quite simply a CHM (Windows Help File) viewer for Mac OS X. CHM's are one of the little pieces of Microsoft engineering that I really liked, but they took steps to prevent anyone writing a program to open them on other platforms (Mac, Linux, Unix, etc.). Well, the hackers finally broke through this one too. I simply can't tell you how happy I was when I finally found this simple little program.

An Open-Source utility to mirror web sites from the internet. Very useful when switching servers or ISP's.

IrfanView is a very small graphic viewer program. It is known for efficient use of resources and the ability to open nearly every media file there is. Additional features include screen capture, basic graphic editing, file conversion, scanning capabilities, filter effects, and the ability to edit graphic palettes.

A handy utility for *nix to put the shell right at your fingertips and keep it there. One of the best little tools I've ever seen. Seriously, it changed the way I work and how I get things done ... not to mention how much I get done.

Simply put, the best browser I've seen. I swore by Opera for several years, even though it didn't support all the web features that some web designers take for granted. Mozilla (combined email and web browser) didn't impress me too much either. But now they have broken off the browser, named it Firefox, and according to the reviews, it's giving Internet Explorer something to worry about. And because it isn't Internet Explorer, using it will help keep your machine free of viruses and ad/spyware.

the OpenOffice.org suite of office applications - all you need to kiss Micro$cum goodbye.