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RailsWiki (v0.5), a simple yet powerful Ruby based Wiki system built using the Rails, Crypt, and RedCloth gems.
Sample application built using Spring + Hibernate - 8.2MB (from the Agile Java Development book)
BackOnline - Robust 100% Java Client-Server Personal Backup Software (free!)

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Cross-Platform Tools

7-Zip - file archiver with high compression ratio - http://www.7-zip.org/
Aqua Data Studio (Java) - slow but good for data import/export - http://aquafold.com/
ArgoUML - UML design tool - http://argouml.tigris.org/
Cobertura - Java code coverage report - http://cobertura.sourceforge.net/
CruiseControl - framework for a continuous build process - http://cruisecontrol.sourceforge.net
CVS - Source configuration management - http://www.nongnu.org/cvs/
DbVisualizer - database tool - http://www.minq.se
FreeMind - mind-mapping software - http://freemind.sourceforge.net/
Gaim - multi-protocol instant messaging (IM) client - http://gaim.sourceforge.net/
Image Manipulation Program - http://gimp.org/
JAR Class Finder - Eclipse plug-in utility for finding JAR files containing a given class - http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/jarclassfinder
J text editor (Java) - http://armedbear-j.sourceforge.net/
KDiff3 - compare/merge two or three text input files or directories - http://kdiff3.sourceforge.net/
Mozilla Firefox plug-ins ? Hundreds of useful plug-ins for Firefox browser - https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/
Netbeans - fully-featured Integrated Development Environment (IDE) - http://www.netbeans.org/
Nvu - Web Authoring System - http://nvu.com/
OpenOffice ? Complete office applications, comparable to Microsoft Office - http://www.openoffice.org/
Poseidon (community edition) ? UML design tool - http://gentleware.com
SQuirreL SQL Client ? Manage JDBC compliant databases - http://squirrel-sql.sourceforge.net/
Sun Java Studio Enterprise ? IDE with integrated UML tool - http://developers.sun.com/prodtech/javatools/jsenterprise/
TkCVS (includes TkDiff) - graphical interface for CVS and Subversion configuration management systems - http://www.twobarleycorns.net/tkcvs.html
Vim - GUI text editor mimics Unix 'Vi' - http://www.vim.org/
vnc2swf - screen recording tool - http://www.unixuser.org/%7Eeuske/vnc2swf/
XEmacs - text editor and application development system - http://www.xemacs.org/
Yahoo widgets - http://widgets.yahoo.com/

Microsoft Windows Based Tools

AppRocket keyboard launchpad (for Windows) - http://www.candylabs.com/approcket/ ( trial version, but too cool, not to mention here )
ReplaceEm (Windows) text search-and-replace program (probably the easiest, fasted installing and most intuiative program of its knid I have come across) - http://www.orbit.org/replace/
MWSnap - snapping (capturing) images from selected parts of the screen - http://www.mirekw.com/winfreeware/mwsnap.html
Textpad - powerful, general purpose editor for plain text files.- http://www.textpad.com/
FileZilla - FTP client and server - http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/
PrimoPDF - Convert to PDF from any application via printing - http://www.primopdf.com/
Cygwin - Linux-like environment for Windows - http://www.cygwin.com/
Sysinternals - Advanced system utilities for Windows - http://www.sysinternals.com/
WinMerge - visual text file differencing and merging tool - http://winmerge.sourceforge.net/
Whiteboard Photo (limited version) ? Image capturing software - http://www.polyvision.com/
ExamDiff - Visual File Comparison Tool - http://www.prestosoft.com/ps.asp?page=edp_examdiff
TortoiseCVS ? CVS client integrated with Windows Explorer - http://www.tortoisecvs.org/

Mac OS X Based Tools

Vim (Vi IMproved) for Mac OSX - http://macvim.org/OSX/
Adium - instant messaging application; can connect to AIM, MSN, Jabber, Yahoo, and more - http://www.adiumx.com/
Quicksilver (for Mac OS X) - http://quicksilver.blacktree.com/