alrighty. if you wanted to know or not, here is what i use on my computer:

01_ winamp - music (minimize to tray please)
02_ y'z dock - application launcher
03_ multipatcher - custom explorer skins
04_ mirc w/ nonamescript - chat/downloading
05_ gaim - instant messenger
06_ iphile - system icon changer
07_ firefox - browser
08_ thunderbird w/thundertray - email
09_ smartftp - ftp prog
10_ k-lite codec pack w/ mediaplayer classic
11_ bsplayer - divx player
12_ newsbin pro - newsgroups
13_ bottler - irc search downloader
14_ logon loader - bootscreen changer
15_ y'z shadow - adds shadow to your windows
16_ notepad2 - html/css/code editor
17_ tagscanner - mp3 tag changer/renamer
18_ alcohol 120% - virtual cd drive
19_ winrar - extractor/unzipper/zipper
20_ nero 6 - burner
21_ photoshop - imaging
22_ office 2003 - school work
23_ ventrilo - talk over the web
24_ spybot - spyware busta

theres the list. my goal is to get most of this stuff (freeware) on frozenglow withdescriptions and tutorials, but until then you can use this. now for my daily news; well nothing much. today at work was pretty 1337, got to work with and learned alot on flash. maybe frozenglow 3.0 will be entirely in flash... that would be insane. i think later tonight im gonna do a lanx0r with thomas j... lil exchange of data and maybe a lil gamin. we will see.