Vista Returns...

I recently put Vista back on my laptop. I had issues getting all of the hardware configured and working like my webcam, memory card reader, and even the volume control. It just wasn't working out, so Vista makes a return.

I'm a big proponent of free and open source software, so I thought I'd share the list of software that I have recently reinstalled and recommend.

Internet Apps
Web browser: Firefox
Email: Thunderbird
FTP: FileZilla
IM: Pidgin
BitTorrent: µTorrent

Multimedia Apps
MP3 Player: Winamp
Video Player: VLC
Photo Manager: Picasa
Photo Editor: GIMP

Other Apps
ZIP/Unzip: 7-Zip
Office Suite: Openoffice.org
Text/HTML Editor: PSPad
Encryption: TrueCrypt