These are my free recommendations for tools needed in this digital age.
Music:
http://redditplayer.phoenixforgotten.com
8tracks.com
grooveshark.com
Text Editing Sofware:
iAWriter
Programming / Text Editing:
JetBrains PhpStorm IDE
Sublime Text (Used Plugins: SFTP Plugin, Twig extension)
SourceTree. A GUI for using Git.
Netbeans IDE. Not as good as PHPStorm, but free.
Player:
For Video: VLC or Mplayer (MplayerX for Mac)
For Sound: VLC or Winamp
Mediacenter:
Raspberry Pi or simillar PC with the OpenELEC Distribution of XBMC. Buy a raspberry Pi system with an usb stick and a WiFi Stick. Also suggested is an USB powered hub.
Misc.:
Flux. It changes the color temperature of the screen, so the carcadian rythm of the user is kept intact.
FilleZilla
TogglDesktop for Billing / Tracking Time
SelectLine
VirtualBox
Always On Top to have Windows on top
TvShows2
Console2. A Better Commandline for Windows
Ninite to install many tools automatically like: CCCleaner, 7-Zip, Paint.NET, Chrome and Defraggler
UltraMon for multiple screens management on Windows 7
Viber / GChat / WhatsApp / LINE / Skype for Messaging
Poderosa. For SSH in Windows
Tomighty. Pomodoro Timer
IrfanView
Aomei Partition Assistant. For Partitioning.
SpyBot Search and Destroy
PS3 Media Server. for DLNA streaming
Daemon Tools. For Mounting ISO Images.
Picasa or Adobe Lightroom. For ordering and improving photos.