So, I'll start off with some of my favourites:
Programs
- Firefox - My favourite browser, infinitely superior to Internet Explorer and supports nice add-ons.
- Adblock Plus - The most essential add-on for Firefox that blocks nearly every advert you see. Can't use Firefox without it!
- Spybot Search & Destroy - A useful program that removes adware, malware, cookies and temporary files from your browser(s) and can 'immunise' certain files to prevent browser hi-jacking.
- AVG Anti-Virus - Anti-virus software, had no real problems with it and only ever had one false positive.
- Little Registry Cleaner - A handy registry cleaning tool for Windows (32 and 64-bit versions) and is free to use (GNU Public License).
- PeerBlock - A handy program that will block various IP's 'talking' to your computer. Essential if you use torrent software!
- µTorrent - A lightweight, easy to use torrent client. Handy to use PeerBlock too at the same time.
- 10 Minute Mail - A great website to get a free, disposable e-mail that lasts 10 minutes if you don't want to give your real address away for something. Can renew the timer too if you need to.
- Listen to YouTube - A useful website to download stuff from YouTube into mp3 format.
- SourceForge - Great website with a lot of free/open-source software, bound to find something on there that is useful like the above Little Registry Cleaner.