Good free software

[ForTheLoveOfAll]

Ah, good man! Thank you for these.

[DirtyLeo]

PCs are so old style we should open a thread for smartphones:

"Good free Android and iOS (iPod, iPhone & iPad) Apps"

[The Magic Pudding]

Firefox 4.0 is available.
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/new/

[fester30]

7zip for rar files
Daemon Tools for iso disk image files
Bit Torrent in case I want to find more free things (of course not for pirated software, I'm not a criminal)
There's an add-on for browsers called Adblock Plus.  I like it.
I have AVG and I found out that the problems 2011 caused me were all related to the ID theft protection.  Sometimes it runs on hyperdrive in the background hogging resources.  I turned it off and it works great now.
Along with AVG for virus protection and scanning, I have Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware.  It's a great program for anything that gets through your virus software.  Just open, update, and quickscan, and gets rid of anything attacking your AVG, Norton, McAfee, etc.  Then uninstall it and wait for the next problem.

I didn't like VLC UI so I use Media Player Classic.  Seems to do the job for me so long as my codecs are updated.

If you have an older, slower computer, I definitely recommend OpenOffice over Microsoft Office.  Takes some getting used to at first.  Microsoft Office 2007 slows down your computer even when you don't have any of its components open.  When I switched from Open Office to MS Office and back on my old crappy computer I noticed a definite difference.

[joeactor]

... if you're on Android, there's the new Amazon App Store - they feature a different free app daily.
Not sure how long that'll last, but it's worth a download...

[Whitney]

Fitness phone app:  Adidas miCoach
audibly announces when to run slower/faster etc based on either heart rate or pace; can integrate with playlists.

http://www.adidas.com/us/micoach/#

(their website has been having some issues lately but it doesn't affect the app)

[Tom62]

From the Mac App Store:

Caffeine - a small utility that prevents your Mac from going to sleep and displaying the screen saver (great if you are watching a long video on YouTube)
TouchFly - a very addictive and funny game

[missedtheboat]

Sorry if this has already been posted! There is a really awesome website http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/ that is pretty self explanatory! Free software daily, sometimes its really crappy stuff, but if you check everyday there is usually something good that pops up every now and then

[curiosityandthecat]

Gizmodo.com has a monthly "Best Of" list of apps for iPhone, iPad, Android and Windows 7 phones. They're mostly free, and the ones that aren't are easily replaceable with ones that are with a little -Fu.

http://gizmodo.com/#!5787471/the-new-essential-apps-march-2011-iphone-android-ipad-and-windows-phone

[Cecilie]

^ Uh oh.

[curiosityandthecat]

^ Uh oh.

Reported a bit ago. Just ignore.

[Tom62]

DirSync Pro - keeps folders/directories in sync. Written in Java, so it runs on any PC.

[joeactor]

DirSync Pro - keeps folders/directories in sync. Written in Java, so it runs on any PC.

I've been using SyncToy for that - also free...

[curiosityandthecat]

DirSync Pro - keeps folders/directories in sync. Written in Java, so it runs on any PC.

I've been using SyncToy for that - also free...

Check out Syncless. Uses tags to sync rather than just folders and has include/exclude filters. Also runs constantly in the background in "seamless" mode. I combine it with Dropbox for some really easy, powerful backup and organization.

[original_gender]

Macromaker and Textcrawler – especially if you do any data entry work.