Things I like

I'm not just a moaner you know, I do like stuff as well. ClocX is a lovely clock for XP, with a large choice of clock faces, transparency, and many other options. I use the "ModanieSmall" clock face.

I love ObjectDock for it's OSX-like interface. I don't use it now, as it crashes too regularly on my machine.

I'm loving FireFox, especially with the add blocking script installed. (Small moan - why do I have to reinstall the whole of FireFox when they fix bugs, why not supply a patch?)

Spybot Search&Destroy is another favorite, a free spyware and adware remover.

Sysinternals should be mandatory for all developers, I'm using Process Explorer as a replacement for Task Manager.