thanx for this. I´m never gonna use some of those (like 3D progs and O.Office), tried VLC once, but stayed with MPC (and have it on my laptop too...). Using FF and Thunderbird, of course.
But just switched to Pidgeon. It just seems so cool and finally does everythin I want my message client to and nothing (NOTHING) more. And looks awsome. Thanks for that (had ICQ, Trillian, QIP before ... none of these really didnt fit to me. Pidgeon /i know its not Pidgeon, but its easier to remember for me/ is just simple, does have settings I need and works with accounts I need. Cool)

These are programs I have on my laptop:

Internet:
Firefox (not Thunderbird yet, use T on desktop)
Pidgin
NetTransport
Free Download Manager
uTorrent
NetMeter
SpyBot search and Destroy

Media:
Microsoft Office 2003 (lol)
IrfanView
Adobe Photoshop
Avid Xpress pro
FXhome
Adobe After Effects
Sorenson Squeeze
Nero 7 Premium

Everything I need to play ANY video:
Media Player Classic
FFDshow
QuickTime Alternative

plus Total Commander




Thats all I needed so far. I have like 20times more soft on my desktop tho....didnt wanna have mess on notebook