Photo/Graphics
Cornice

• http://wxglade.sourceforge.net/extra/cornice.html
  
• OS: Cross platform
  
• Simple image viewer that supports many formats and can read images out of .zip files.

Instant Messager
MirandaIM

• http://www.miranda-im.org/about/
  
• OS: Windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT / 2000 / 2003 / XP / Vista
  
• Miranda IM is a multi-protocol instant messaging client for Windows. Very light on system resources and extremely fast, Miranda IM requires no installation and can be made to fit on a single floppy disk or USB drive.

Game:
Wing Commander: Privateer - Gemini Gold

• http://priv.solsector.net/
  
• OS: Windows, Linux, Mac
  
• Remake of Wing Commander - Privateer, using the Vega Strike engine.

Very nice list. I also have a suggestion for a screen recorder.

Audio Player:
Zune

• http://www.zune.net/en-us/software/download/default.htm
  
• OS: XP, Vista
  
• Media Player; great alternative to iTunes. UI is not like many other Media Players

A program likehttp://www.aurelitec.com/diskspace-explorer-30-home.html I just want a chart of where the most storage is being used. (Click on the link for more detailed information of what kind of program I want it to be similar to)
Using Windows XP at the moment.
I'd prefer if it were freeware, there is a trail for disk space explorer 3 but I would rather not keep having it expire.

EDIT: After much searching I found something very similar for free, but if anyone knows of any others please still post. Going to post it along with some other freeware in a couple of minutes.

Two games I've found.

http://www.urbanterror.net/news.php

Free FPS game I found on the internet. Decent graphics, good selection of weapons, and pretty active.

http://warrock.gamersfirst.com/index.php

I haven't played this yet, but it is free and looks pretty decent.

-XXXIII- Maintenance
Defraggler
http://www.defraggler.com/download
This version will install on PCs running Windows 2000, XP, 2003 and Vista.
64-bit OSs are also supported.
Simple to use defrag program that also visualizes fragments on a drive. I am unsure about how good it is in comparison to other defragmentation programs available, however. From the same company that created Ccleaner.

-XXXIII- Maintenance
Recuva
http://www.recuva.com/
Runs on Microsoft Windows Vista, XP, 2003, 2000 and 98.
Freeware Windows utility to restore files that have been accidentally deleted from your computer. From the same company that created Ccleaner. [I have not used this at this point]

-XXXII- System Information
OverDisk
http://users.forthnet.gr/pat/efotinis/programs/overdisk.html
I have used it on Windows XP, I could not find what other Operating Systems it is compatible with.
Only freeware program that I found capable of doing this. If you have ever used Disk Space Explorer 3 it is very similar to that. OverDisk graphically displays which areas of a drive take up what amounts. The program is buggy sometimes, but it is still in relatively early development. [It is not buggy enough to have me even consider not using it]

For musicians:

Miscellaneous
Finale Notepad 2008

• https://www.finalemusic.com/store/download.aspx?id=392
  
• OS: Windows (You also need to be a member of Finale. You can join for free https://www.finalemusic.com/store/login.aspx?t=/store/myaccount.aspx&)
  
• Finale Notepad 2008 is a lighter version of the Finale notation software. It is easy to use and the help section contains a tutorial that takes you through the basics.

It seems the link for Any Wallpaper is busted. But behold! I have a replacement-

Desktop Gadgets/Tools:
Wallpaper Master

• http://jamesgart.com/wallpaperchanger/index.html
  
• OS: Windows 98 through Vista
  
• Wallpaper shuffler with tons of customization and an easy-to-use interface. Runs so smoothly you almost forget you have it! Also has a pro version with more options, if you really want to pay.

Web Apps:
Sumo Paint

• http://sumopaint.com/web/
  
• OS: all
  
• Sumo Paint is a web-based graphics editor that is great for minor editing for someone on the go or if on an unfamiliar computer. It has a save feature that allows you to save a created/edited image to a created account for remote editing or allows you to simply download the image to your computer

Two more games, one that I recently got into and another that I recently found the download to...

Games:
Transcendence

• http://www.neurohack.com/transcendence/index.html
  
• OS: Windows 2000 through Vista. A Linux version is allegedly nearing completion.
  
• Explore randomly generated star systems for treasure, battle outlaws (or become one!) and customize & upgrade your starship in this amazingly deep spaceflight sim. Basically, the gameplay of Asteroids with the exploration/customization of a Bethesda game.

Games:
Rockman7 Final

• http://www7.atwiki.jp/wakuwakusuru/pages/13.html
  
• OS: Unknown, currently running on XP.
  
• An 8-bit remake of Mega Man 7 from the SNES, minus a couple of the more useless parts of the game. Ability to read Japanese useful but not required if you played the original.

going to download a bunch to my laptop cause my laptop gets preety boring without a cd drive , also is there some good games

Page two all depends on the PPP set by the user. I've got it at the highest setting (i.e. 40), while the default lies at 20. Though I see what you're aiming for.

trust me you don't want to play this game and don't even think that gunbound world championship is even better , there's aimbotter which are people who hit your every time , there's dk gp hackers which have high ranks just by cheating , room crashers too , also don't forget about the stuck up clans too , the only way to be successful is wasting a good amount of money to get a aimbot , because getting good at this game takes months and years

Productivity:
Freemind

• http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Download
  
• Excellent mind-mapping tool. Fantastic for note taking, brainstorming, or organizing.
  
• http://www.gurushare.com/web/main/search.aspx?key=freemind
  
• Runs on anything with Java Runtime Environment 1.4

Honestly I haven't played it in a couple years so it might be different. I remember enjoying it when I did play though.

Any open source or freeware web design software?

http://www.scribus.net/ is a decent FOSS design tool similar to InDesign. If you're looking for something closer to Dreamweaver, you may like http://www.aptana.com/.

Thank you good penguin

Addhttp://handbrake.fr/ to the list, plase. Used it for a rather long while, enjoying it.

I'm getting a set of speakers that my dad used to use. The problem is however that there's no way to control the sound volume on the speakers themselves. My dad bought them with a computer and a keyboard, and the keyboard had a specific adjustable key to change the volume with.

But my keyboard is a very basic one. So I'm looking for software that'll allow me to assign volume controls to my keyboard keys of choice. I don't need anything fancy, just a key for volume up, volume down and maybe mute will do.

Here's something new:

Video Player
Miro HD Video Player

• http://www.getmiro.com/
  
• OS: Windows, Mac OS X, Linux.
  
• Supports HD video playback and is able to decode virtually any video format used today through internal codecs.

After a few hours of work created a website for the guide:

http://freewareguide.redgalaxy.net/

Go ahead and tell me what you think and if you notice any errors. Also if anyone is interested in me adding forums let me know. I may add them eventually if I get bored, but if people want them I have no problem adding them earlier.

Careful with the MediaCoder program I had suggested earlier. I tried to use it to merge a bunch of video clips and all but the first got reducded to zero bytes and contained no data at all. Other features work great though.

That's pretty cool friend, is it just a cleaned-up version of this list?