RealPlayer G2 - Free download from RealNetworks. Enhance your Internet experience with the cutting edge of technology, with streaming audio and video from your favorite TV and Radio programs, such as CNN, Discovery Online, and the Bloomberg Report.

Netscape Navigator with or without Communicator. This is a free download, or you can order it on CD for a nominal amount.

Calypso E-Mail Client - You can download a 30-day trial version, which defaults to Calypso Lite if you do not purchase it at the end of 30 days. Purchase price is. $24.95 for a single version. Calypso is great if you have multiple e-mail addresses, as you can keep each of them in a separate folder and program Calypso to sort your mail to the correct folders.

ICQ - A free downloadable chat client. You can look for other people who share the same interests, play games on chat, send voice or email messages, or create your own chat room.

Norton Utilities- "Norton Utilities provides a suite of utilities that will aid users in problem solving and in gaining control of the system." At 36.9MB download, you may prefer to order the CD.

Nuts & Bolts from Network Associates is an integrated suite of tools for Win 95/98. The 13.5 MB demo download is free, or you can buy it at BuyDirect.com.

Ask Dave: Great searchable database of shareware software downloads. Try a search for "FTP Software" for example. You can do it right here using the search tool.