46 Freeware Utilities

It's rare to find a "best" list that includes hands-on appraisals of the winning programs, but that's exactly what you'll find at The 46 Best-ever Freeware Utilities--as comprehensive a list as I've seen on the subject. The author, Gizmo Richard, includes several of my favorites, such as Picasa (pictured), Windows AntiSpyware and Yahoo Desktop Search. Favorites not included: image editor IrfanView; remote-access utility MyWebEx PC, and audio dynamo Audacity.