I love taking pictures with my Panasonic Lumix or Sony  Cybershot and then import them to the PC with a very nifty program called PIE Studio.

The best...

...word processor: Atlantis

...virus checker: Avira

...web browser: Chrome

...image viewer: IrfanView

...image manager: Picasa

...address book: Palm Desktop

...PDF reader: Foxit

...windows tuner upper: Tune-Up 2007

...file manager: Free Commander

...invoicing aid: Instant Invoice

...internet banking manager: OROV

And for other nifty freeware, surf to these utilities!