This page contains link to programs and utilities that I find useful.
Most everything you find on this page will be free, or close to it.

eCleaner
http://members.tripod.com/schin26/index.htm
An excellent program for cleaning all the ">>" and other junk from an email before forwarding to all your friends.

Icon Extractor
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~jaesenj/software/software.html
This utility has an explorer type interface that allows you to browse the folders on your hard drive to find just the right icon.  You can then copy  the icon right into the clipboard for use in other programs.  This is a freeware program.  :-)

Zone Alarm
http://www.zonelabs.com
Essential protection for DSL and Cable modem users.
Combining the safety of a dynamic firewall with total control over applications' Internet use, ZoneAlarm gives rock-solid protection against thieves and vandals. Free for personal use!!

WS_FTP
http://www.ipswitch.com/Products/WS_FTP/index.html 
WS_FTP Pro is a file transfer application that is used to transfer files between your local PC and a remote FTP server.

WinZip
http://www.winzip.com
WinZip brings the convenience of Windows to the use of Zip files and other archive and compression formats. WinZip features built-in support CAB files and for popular Internet file formats such as TAR, gzip, UUencode, BinHex, and MIME. ARJ, LZH, and ARC files are supported via external programs. WinZip interfaces to most virus scanners.

http://www.microsoft.com
If you are surfing the internet - this is a must!!  I don't care what the critics say, Microsoft is great. They make using a computer so much easier than any other software company that I know of.

http://www.grisoft.com
I quite often get asked about what anti-virus program to use.  Most people want a freebie. I would recommend te one by Grisoft as a free antivirus program for the home user.

TFTP Server
http://solarwinds.net/Tools/Free_Tools/TFTP_Server/index.htm 
The TFTP Server form SolarWinds is the only truly multi-threaded TFTP Server available.  You can now Transmit and Receive multiple files concurrently without getting an error.

Subnet Calculator
http://solarwinds.net/Tools/Free_Tools/Subnet_Calc/index.htm
The Advanced Subnet Calculator from SolarWinds not only runs a real-time DNS and PING test, it makes generation of subnets simple and easy.

WS_FTP
http://www.ipswitch.com/Products/WS_FTP/index.html 
WS_FTP Pro is a file transfer application that is used to transfer files between your local PC and a remote FTP server.

Netlab

SamSpade

Source Edit
http://jandersson.stormhosts.com/default.asp
The number one FREE editor for developers. It doesn't matter if you develop in Java, C/C++, C#, Visual Basic, Pascal, Perl, ASP, XML, HTML, SQL, or if you just want a great text editor

http://www.editplus.com
EditPlus is a very good text editor for programmers. I use it mainly for web sites. I can directly open a file via the built in FTP client. Syntax highlighting and line numbers are a definite plus