Check out this dinky, standards compliant browser: http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/. Very fast indeed!
karim shehadeh has a cool site that offers a free utility by the name of “Stick”. It creates tabs for folders or favourites that stick to the side of your Windows desktop, allowing quick access to them. Well worth the tiny download.
As well as being the fit bird in Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy, Trillian is a nifty piece of software that allows you to chat to folk regardless of which messenger they are using. It looks nice too :o)