Web Tools

Get Right
http://www.getright.com
It doesn't come with a cappucino maker, but this thing will do just about everything else. Get Right will look after every download you embark on, including disconnections, and drop outs. Pause and resume downloads when ever you want, search for the fastest ftp site, catch links of the clipboard - it will even shutdown the machine when it's finished!

The Web Snake
http://www.anawave.com
Web Snake is so cheap and powerful you'd think it would be illegal. Schedule it to slurp down a site, snaffling only assets you specify! It could be email addresses, graphics, script - anything! It can mirror the whole site, or do a preliminary re-con and slurp down the structure only. A very multi-purpose reptile!

MTU Speed
http://www.mjs.u-net.com/home.htm
It comes as no surprise that the default tcp/ip settings on windoze machines are pretty much the worst possible, leaving you with a slower connection. Enter MTU Speed - a very cool piece of freeware that let's you perform those otherwise life-threatening registry hacks from the safety of it's easy to use interface - a BIG five stars.

Opera Software
http://www.operasoftware.com
In this age of bloatware, Opera provides much needed relief. It's browser weighs in at only 1meg and is fully featured. While it is not free, it's worth a serious look if your tired of crashing netscape and msie, or you want to surf on a low ned machine. Opera is worth a look!

Hyperionics
http://www.hyperionics.com
Need a serious screen capture utility? Hypersnap is a great answer. A fully featured, powerful, easy to use, screen capture utility. With long web pages it will capture the non-visible sections of the page - very handy. Demo version available - makes Alt+Printscreen look like a... bad thing!

Pegasus
http://www.pegasus.usa.com
Looking for a fully featured email client that's free? Pegasus let's you deal with your email very efficiently. Advanced filtering and handling of mailing lists - it takes a little while to feel comfortable but the pain is worth it!