Alan Kleymeyer

? These are a few of my favorite things ?..to install on my computer.

FireFox – Multitabbed Browser
RSSBandit – RSS reader. Requires .NET framework
WinZip – File compression
MSN Desktop Search – Besides searching files, has a great macro language for shortcuts
Visual Assist – Plugin for VC++ that enhances productivity in the IDE
Compare It! – Files compare and merge program
WinMerge – Directory/file compare program

Does your application offer enough cheese to overcome any pain in using it?

Bad programs that offer something great can be successful but not programs that offer something not so compelling and offer a poor interface to it. 

From You’ll never have enough cheese [via Richard]