"Most Underhyped Apps of 2008" at Lifehacker
Tired of your current software? Check out Lifehacker's "Most Underhyped Apps of 2008," part of a whole bunch of great Best of 2008 posts worth checking out for anyone who wants to get the most out of their technology.
Back to the apps, I'm a big fan of Picasa, and I wish it was available for the Mac so I could ditch iPhoto.
VLC is the only audio/video program I've ever used that just plain worked. No frills, no complications.
It's not on this list but the big stunner to me this year is Google's voice and video chat, which blows the doors off every other videoconference software I've ever used, including the insanely expensive dedicated setups used by court reporting services. Simple and effective.
