If your working in the IT sector, you unfortunately sometimes have to work with Windows. And if you're not used to that, it can be a very painful and traumatic experience, much like trying to type with 2 fingers cut off each hand.

Luckily, some people have made the Windows experience somewhat more bearable by writing ans sharing free programs and I hope I can share that information with you here.
Send me your experience with one of these.
Also look at the and website. They provide downloadable CD images filled with forthmentioned and other Windows Open Source applications.