CamStudio: http://camstudio.org (Lets you record all screen & audio activity on your computer and create video files
CCleaner: http://ccleaner.com (Removes unused files from your pc allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up space.)
Color Cop: http://colorcop.net (A multi-purpose color picker – great for web designers and programmers)
Evernote: http://evernote.com (Scan your notes, receipts, etc … it will OCR the content, sace it, and make it searchable)
GIMP: http://gimp.org (An open source program used to create & edit – free alternative to Photoshop.)
Open Office: http://openoffice.org (Open source office software – word processing, spreadsheets, databases, presentations …)
OSWD: http://oswd.org/ (Open Source Web Design offers free web design templates.)
PDF to Word Converter: http://pdftoword.com (Easily create editable Word Doc files from PDF content – for legit purposes only!

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Skype: http://skype.com (Make free calls over the internet to other people on Skype.)
Textpad: http://textpad.com (A powerful text editor. I personally like Textpad for editing HTML code)