Software

Filezilla – a free and easy to use FTP transfer application

FileZilla is a free, open source FTP client, with versions compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux. FileZilla supports the use of FTP, SFTP, and FTPS (or FTP over SSL/TLS). This free yet powerful program is useful for regular FTP users who need a good, free option to transfer files. It's simple to setup and run, and it gets the job done. It has a very straightforward and user-friendly interface. It allows you to quickly drag and drop files from your computer to the server, or vice versa. It also allows you to set how many simultaneous uploads or downloads you want to run, making file transfer faster.

SuperTux – an addicting Super Mario style game with a Friendly Penguin

SuperTux is a very fun rip-off of the classic Super Mario 2d sidescroller adventure game. What sets it apart from Super Mario copycats, though, is a complete overhaul of Super Mario’s world. Super Mario is replaced by SuperTux, a cute black penguin that looks exactly like the plush penguin toys available in toy stores. The graphics are also completely different—gone are the flat-looking stages that have bland colors in it. In SuperTux, the stages are rendered in different shades of blue. Almost all stages are set in snowy grounds—a fitting environment for the SuperTux the penguin.

TweetDeck – Making Your Twitter Life Easier

Are you addicted to Twitter? Are you following so many people that you're having a hard time checking all updates at once? Do you want to see all your status updates, replies, and direct messages in one page? Then TweetDeck is the program for you. TweetDeck allows you to see everything at once, so you don't need to laod three separate pages just to check your replies and direct messages. It also automatically notifies you whenever new tweets are posted, so you don't have to keep refreshing the Twitter home page.

Warrior Epic – Not Your Average Free Fantasy Action MMORPG!

Warrior Epic is amazingly well reviewed free MMORPG game that let's you direct an army of warriors through the wilderness to "recover ancient artifacts and fend off barbaric tribes carrying the wicked heritage of the warmongers of ancient times". The 3D fantasy world is very imaginative and the graphics look amazing the 50 something levels and tons of characters will keep you happily occupied for a long time! You can take "take command of a variety of Warriors through solo, PvP, and multiplayer dungeon-raiding adventures."

Picasa – a free photo editor & organizer from Google

Picasa is a great free beginner to intermediate software for photography enthusiasts from Google. It allows you to do almost everything imaginable with your pictures - import from digital devices, automatically organize into albums by date, print, edit, compress, create collages, slide shows and even edit with the short videos you've taken with your digital camera. You can even email your creations directly from the build it mail client or upload them into either the Picasa Albums Online or YouTube to share with friends and family. Picasa works with JPGs, GIFs, PSDs, BMPs, couple of popular video formats and MP3 music files.

Chicken Invaders – modern rendition of 80’s classic arcade game

Chicken Invaders is a nicely designed arcade game based on the 80's hit. The goal is to defend the planet earth and the entire human race from the revenge hungry chickens from another galaxy. You need to shoot as fast and as precise as possible to see only drumsticks falling from the sky and whatever you do - never touch asteroids or eat the eggs!

VLC

VLC is a free and open sourced very versatile video player. I've used it ever since I can remember and I've never came across an audio or video file it hasn't been able to open and play (see the full list of supported files below). Aside from it's amazing playback capabilities, VLC can also be used as an encoder and a server to stream many codecs, file formats, as well as DVDs, VCDs and various streaming protocols. VLC, written by the VideoLAN project, is open source software licensed under a GNU General Public License, which means it is entirely free to download, use and share - even for commercial purposes. VLC is also one of the most platform-independent multimedia players - it is available for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, BeOS, Syllable, BSD, MorphOS, Solaris and Sharp Zaurus - and it has been translated to many different languages.

Avira AntiVir Personal – Free Quality Antivirus Software for Windows

Avira AntiVir Personal is a solid, reliable and free antivirus solution that constantly and rapidly scans your computer for malicious programs such as viruses, Trojans, backdoor programs, hoaxes, worms, dialers etc. Monitors every action executed by the user or the operating system and reacts promptly when a malicious program is detected. This is a free software for personal use only with other paid versions available for more advanced and business/commercial use. As just the free version, the software has been highly reviewed by CNET and Softpedia and has received many positive user reviews.