Useful freewares:

Opencanvas 1.1
Inkscape
Easytoon
Artweaver
Winamp
Anthmion Writers Cafe
WordsWeb
Anvil Studio
FlashGet
Google SketchUp
Blender
GIMP
MSN messenger

(Just in case my computer decides to crash...)


Useful softwares (not freewares):
Photoshop (with imageready)
Flash
Maya
3D Max
Microsoft Word :D
Painter