Namechk is an online service that let you see if your desired username or is still available at dozens of popular Social Networking and Social Bookmarking websites. Just type in your desired username and in a few seconds you will see the results where it is taken and where it is available. Homepage: http://namechk.com  

Firefox - Private Browsing Now that Firefox v3.5 is you can get it here. It has many new features and improvements. The most interesting is “Private Browsing” mode. You can turn it on and off from the Tools menu or via shortcut [CTRL+Shift+P].  When this feature is enabled, you won’t leave a single browsing fingerprint behind for others to discover. You can slip in and out of private browsing mode quickly, so it’s easy to return to what you were doing before as if nothing ever happened. When going to“Private Browsing” mode Firefox... 

Desk Shot is a an site where the members can upload pictures of their Desks. You can then tag items within the picture. You can also comment on the other peoples Desk Shots. Take a picture of you desk, PC  or work place and post it here. You can also comment on the other peoples Desk Shots. Homepage: http://www.deskshot.com  

Switcher is a great  Windows Vista tool that lets you switch between running applications. It only works with Vista and Aero enabled. If you hate standard way in Windows to switch apps you will love this little tool. It is fast and it takes full use of Aero features. With this tool you can easily find your application and switch to it. Switcher has many options to customize, so you can set it to run as you like. Switcher is a freeware. Homepage: http://insentient.net  

GMail Drive is a handy little tool that  creates a virtual filesystem on top of your Google Gmail account. It allows you to use your Gmail account as an online storage drive. It  enables you to save and retrieve files stored on your Gmail account directly from inside Windows Explorer. It simply adds another drive for you to use on you computer. You can create folders inside and use drag’n'drop to copy files. The install file size is only 299 KB. Homepage: http://www.viksoe.dk/gmail  

Upgrading software to a newer version can always be a good thing. Your computer may not be compatible with the new version, or  the new version is bloated, or all the options you liked are no longer available, or you favorite tool turned from freeware to shareware and it now contains adware. OldVersion is a website where you can find old versions of various programs since 2001. Currently they have over 190 various software archived with various versions. Homepage: http://www.oldversion.com  

Everything is a tool that locates files and folders by filename  instantly on your  Windows. It is probably the best windows search tool. If you are unsatisfied with default Windows search try Everything. It is very easy to use. Everything initially displays every file and folder on your computer. You type in a search filter to limit what files and folders are displayed. Everything does not search file contents, only file and folder names. This tool is very small. Current version is 1.2.1 and the install file is just 333kb. Everything is freeware. Homepage:... 

Pict is an online tool that lets you upload and share your images. With just a few mouse clicks you can upload your image. To share uploaded image move the mouse over the image and click “Share it” link. It is that simple. Pict lets you upload JPG (JPEG), GIF or PNG files. No other formats are supported. You may upload any amount of files up to 3 MB each. Images are stored for life time. Pict is a free service. Homepage: http://www.pict.com