List of useful software

I would like to share with you a list of software that I found useful.

1) Skype (www.skype.com) (5 stars)

• Free PC-to-PC voice call, free 1-800 US call and low cost IDD
• Clear and with no delay
• Support conference call (I've tried 4 persons. I use it to call John and Amy at Shanghai)
• My id is alexkkho
  

2) Google desktop (desktop.google.com) (5 stars)

• Just like putting google search in your PC
• Very quick search on files and email on your hard disk
• Search your file content not just filename, very useful!!
  
• Must have if you have a lot of files and poor memory like me
• I use it to find my EBS material on my harddisk
  

3) Picasa (picasa.google.com) (5 stars)

• Free photo album software
• Provide some photo touchup functions, enough for many people already
  
• Must have if you have digital photos (who does not have photos nowadays?)
• Easy to use, if you don't want to configure anything, just put all your photos under /My Photo

4) Firefox (www.mozilla.com) (4 stars)

• Another choice for Internet Explorer
• Free from open source
• Faster than Microsoft products (I have no bias on Microsoft!)
• Different webpages show under multiple tabs, easy to manage than multiple windows

5) Earth (earth.google.com) (4 stars)

• Want to see you house from satellite photos?
• Want to see Forbidden city or Disneyland from above?
• Very educational and interesting!! You'll be amazed!!

I am sure many of you have your favorites, may be you can share your recommendations too by putting in the comment.