9) DataVision
Knowing you can never have too many reporting tools, DataVision is one of the open source variety. It’s never mentioned as much as it ought to be, likely due to its open source licensing, I suspect. However, DataVision provides fantastic GUI goodness that even the most uptight corporate type is bound to find quite usable. It's completely cross-platform, running on Java. DataVision will work with most database needs, and if you are in the market for an open source reporting tool, I would give this at least the once over.

10) Evince
Living in a Linux world often means not having to suffer at the hands of Adobe's amazingly bloated Acrobat Reader software for viewing PDF documents. In the Linux world, we have better alternatives. Evince, for instance, has to be my favorite PDF viewer on any platform from within the Linux world. It’s lightweight, simple to use, and doesn’t include unneeded features that have nothing to do with reading the document in question. Designed for the GNOME desktop in Linux, Evince supports the following formats: pdf, postscript, djvu, tiff and dvi.

11) WinMerge
Personally, I am shocked that this program is not OEM released into every Windows desktop released from the factory floor. WinMerge does a fantastic job at helping to manage projects, making sure that the data inside the file is always the newest, not just the file itself. For example, take two of the same files and use the program to compare them. You’ll see, instantly, using colors to guide you, which syntax has changed and which is missing from one file vs. another. This is a have must for programmers and web designers.

12) Kexi
There have been a lot of people over the last few months who have been quite clear in stating that they do not feel Open Office Base is a solid replacement for Microsoft's Access. My answer to these individuals is to look into Kexi instead. It offers a solid, consistent UI, an active community of users and a future that looks pretty darn bright to me. I see this cross-platform data management application as a means of freeing your company from an otherwise expensive alternative.

13) jEdit
Another cross-platform, programmer favorite. jEdit is a Java-powered text editor will all of the powerful bells and whistles that today's programmer would want to get their code into place quickly and effectively. Complete with a complex language plugin, font coloring and other advanced features, this is definitely a must-have utility for your toolbox.

14) VirtualDub
Video editing for Windows is certainly not limited to the Windows Movie Maker. VirtualDub allows its users a clean, user –friendly tool to capture, edit and produce their videos without sacrificing quality or spending any money on an application with unneeded features. Thanks to VirtualDub, which rovides decent documentation and frequent revisions, this is one of the better, yet lesser known open source video editing applications for the Windows OS.