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For me it's the principle.
I have to trust that, if a machine gets hosed, MS will allow me to activate the software.
XP Pro falls in the same boat regarding my decision - the last OS I will buy from them.

This activation stuff is in the same category as DRM.
I've just started reading Cory Doctorow's "Content"
Content

Bialetti Moka Express 6 Cup Espresso Maker
Dirt cheap, makes fantastic coffee - check the reviews at Amazon.

J&R
Amazon

Pair it with some choice Trader Joe coffee   

Having used releases of Streets And Trips back to 2003,  I had decided to skip 2007 and wait for 2008.
That was an unfortunate decision, as 2008 now includes activation crud.
Perhaps 2007 did as well, I don't know.

Seriously Microsoft, no more.
You will not see another $ for software from me - ever.

Less for Windows : multi-platform binaries + source availablel.
Tons of features, really fast and shift-f will give you "tail -f" functionality
http://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/index.html

Just came across Timestamp...

http://www.syntap.com/products_timestamp.htm

allCLEAR Flowcharter - not cheap though
http://www.allclearonline...om/flowchart_software.asp

http://www.allclearonline...com/flowchart_gallery.asp

Upgrade from Ashampoo Office 2006  is just $15.99
Edit: Just saw the Euro upgrade price was €16

chip.de's annual advent calendar has been up for a few days now.
http://www.chip.de/artike...ntskalender_12827094.html

Mostly German language software.
However, there are a few English language items available, such as Steganos Safe V7, Auslogics Visual Styler, A2 Anti Malware. Perhaps still more to come in the next week.

Old related post
http://www.donationcoder....um/index.php?topic=1688.0

A little more expensive than TimeSnapper, but probaby more in line with what Mouser is looking for.
Really great tracking and billing features etc..
See Timeless Time & Expense

This is not as cheap as Timekeeper, however it's pretty good software for $49.
As there is interest in this category, perhaps they can be contacted regarding a discount for DC members.

Timeless Time & Expense
 http://www.magsoftwrx.com/singleuser.htm
http://www.magsoftwrx.com/screens.htm
http://www.magsoftwrx.com/featurecomparison.htm

Yes, I used it when I was a contractor.
It handled various project's billing and reporting aspects like a dream.

This is not as cheap as Timekeeper, however it's pretty good software for $49.
As there is interest in this category, perhaps they can be contacted regarding a discount for DC members.

Timeless Time & Expense
 http://www.magsoftwrx.com/singleuser.htm
http://www.magsoftwrx.com/screens.htm
http://www.magsoftwrx.com/featurecomparison.htm

How about Pelles C ?
http://www.smorgasbordet.com/pellesc/
No C++ though.

Pelles C for Windows is a complete development kit for Windows and Pocket PC. It contains among other things an optimizing C compiler, a linker, a resource compiler, a message compiler, a make utility and install builders for both Windows and Pocket PC

IphigeniePickup, how about a copy of PowerDvd 6 (OEM) for $5.99  (free shipping)

It probably excludes some of the enhanced audio modes, but this should be absolutely fine for a laptop.

http://www.surpluscompute...mDetail&item=SWW12418 

http://www.securezip.com/
Limited time offer

Secure email messages and attachments through integration with Microsoft Outlook®

SecureZIP is the easiest way to protect your files being stored or transferred

This limited time offer is for a full individual user license. THIS IS NOT TRIAL SOFTWARE

© 1989-2007 PKWARE, Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. PKWARE®, SecureZIP® and PKZIP® are registered trademarks of PKWARE, Inc. Trademarks of other companies mentioned in this documentation appear for identification purposes only and are property of their respective companies.

For getting to grips with objects, check out BlueJ
http://www.bluej.org/index.html

BlueJ is an integrated Java environment specifically designed for introductory teaching.

The BlueJ environment was developed as part of a university research project about teaching object-orientation to beginners. The system is being developed and maintained by a joint research group at Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia, and the University of Kent in Canterbury, UK. The project is supported by Sun Microsystems.

BlueJ supports:
fully integrated environment
graphical class structure display
graphical and textual editing
built-in editor, compiler, virtual machine, debugger, etc.
easy-to-use interface, ideal for beginners
interactive object creation
interactive object calls
interactive testing
incremental application development

Apologies for messing up the links folks. Here's the correction


$24-99 for VirtualDrive Pro 11
http://store.digitalriver...moServlet/promoID.2539800

$17-99 for VirtualDrive 11
http://store.digitalriver...moServlet/promoID.2539700

40% off offer

$17-99 for VirtualDrive 11
http://store.digitalriver...moServlet/promoID.2539800

$24-99 for VirtualDrive Pro 11
http://store.digitalriver...moServlet/promoID.2539700

I use Movie Edit Pro 11 http://site.magix.net/english-uk/home/.
It's pretty good value and is often available with a hefty rebate.

DVD-lab has always interested me though.
http://www.mediachance.com/dvdlab/dvdlabpro.html
Comparison of various versions (DVD-lab 2.0, Studio and PRO) here
http://www.mediachance.com/dvdlab/comparison.html

http://www.serif.com/SerifExtra/index.asp

Webroot Spy Sweeper - $9.95

Webroot Desktop Firewall - $9.95
(rebranded or original?)

OmniPage Pro 12 - $9-95

"cthorpe" , thanks for the StayBackground  tip .

I use Mike Lin's Startup Control Panel and StartupMonitor to handle "startup" issues.
http://www.mlin.net/

PC-Outline (Dos) -Brown Bag software
Copy seen here http://www.umich.edu/~arc...msdos/database/pcoutline/

List Plus (Dos) - from Vern Buerg

These days though, I use Less to view really large text files 
http://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/less/index.html

Grab it while it's still available. Make sure you register to get the serial number.
This is the full commercial single-user version of eXpert PDF 3
I've stopped using Jaws PDF Creator (V3.4) in favour of this.
http://www.pcauthority.co...ownload/expert-pdf-3.aspx

These days I use VUPlayer. It's light and ripping is painless.
http://www.vuplayer.com/vuplayer.php
I particularly like it's mechanism of specifying codecs

I've used TrueCrypt and it's predecessor e4m ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E4M and http://www.woundedmoon.org/win32/e4m202a.html ) since the early days. It has not let me down once.
Personally, I prefer creating container files in the size of whatever my backup media is and then mounting them as needed. That has the added advantage of simpler backup e.g 650 MB per CD or 4.x GB per DVD etc...
Partitions used to be more difficult to manage, however now there is a plethora of partition managent software these days, so that's no longer an issue.

No Supertramp fans? 
http://www.supertramp.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supertramp