Recommended Applications.
"Mozilla Firefox empowers you to accomplish your online activities faster, more safely and efficiently than any other browser, period. Built with Tab browsing, popup blocking and a number of other seamless innovations, Mozilla Firefox stands out ahead."
Thats the company blurb, and i'll be the first to second it.
Its still in its early stages yet, i've had a few problems with sites that need java installed. But for every day run of the mill surfing, it really is amazing.
...Firefox is likely to soar past IE
    - Joel Spolsky, Leading
    Technology Commentator
A sweet piece of work.
    - Jon Udell, INFOWORLD
A nifty little application that allows you to instantly communicate with all of your online friends...what you say? you don't *have* any online friends?! Then you can use this application to search for like minds and kindred spirits that also use yahoo messenger. Don't knock it, I met my wife on here..
Yahoo Messenger.
Mozilla Firefox
iTunes.       
As a currently mac-less mac fan this is the application that I missed most. Note the past tense! I was over the moon when this was released on Windows (XP only)
One of the best applications for ripping, burning, buying and playing all major music files and cds.
The apple music store sells tracks for 99c a piece. This service is not yet possibly for folks on this side of the pond but i'm sure it won't be too long. Comes bunlded with one of the best selections of streaming radio stations that I have found in one place.
Oh, and the visualisations rocks! Unbelievably trippy..
I'm quite new to PCs, having had an imac for years. But in the short time i've been using this offspring of Gate's i've already settled on a few lovely little applications.
Click on the icons to be taken to the download site.
An introduction to Firefox.
faq
Contains the most frequently asked questions about the Firefox browser.
Article for beginner users.
Extensions
Extensions are small programs (or plug-ins) that add new functionality to Firefox.
Ad-Aware
Ad-aware does and excellent job of finding and removing most adware and spyware components.
The best anti virus utility that I have used to date.