Thunderbird

Compared to my co-workers, I install a pretty large set of programs on a new Windows XP/Vista computer or a hard drive that needs to be reformatted and the OS reinstalled.  Below is a list of the free applications that I always install.

Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Reader
Adobe Shockwave Player
Firefox
iTunes
Java
QuickTime
RealPlayer
Spybot - Search and Destroy
Thunderbird

I install all of [...]

I don’t know how many of you actually go to Slashdot.org. The majority of my time reading about technology is spent reading Engadget and Gizmodo because their authors do a relatively good job of “spreading their wings.” I say relatively because it seems like a lot of their time recently as been spent talking about the [...]