Here are some I like:
http://www.archiveclipboard.com/ (great for capturing lots of screen shots)
http://www.nestersoft.com/timeleft/ (count down timer)
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/save-and-restore-desktop-icon-layout-in-windows-vista/ (I use 2 monitors and this keeps my desktop icons in place)
http://instant-eyedropper.com/ (show the RGB color of what you are pointing at on the screen)
http://www.jingproject.com/ (free screen capturing-I use it daily)
http://ekot.dk/JPEGCrops/ (crop lots of pictures to same size at once)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/notepad-plus/ (brilliant!)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/ (free pdf creation)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfsam/ (split or merge pdf files)
http://www.posteriza.com/es/index.php?lang=en_US (convert a picture into a huge poster)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897434.aspx (ZoomIt has a count down timer, gives ability to draw on screen, and zoom in on screen)
Enjoy...
Thanks for the list! I always appreciate finding new apps to do things easier.
Bump. Collecting stuff to post to my Win Server class group.
Good list. I use several of those myself.