If you know how to write, consider doing online copy-writing for some scratch.

Wow, I'm a link-builder, so they don't get much handier then his.

Darkroom must be mentioned as a great netbook writing app!

My friend-base is often completely different by the time I'm looking to get a new email.

Wow, what took so long making this site?

I think there's a bias towards laptops by a lot of editors & writers, for them, laptops make sense and seem to be everywhere they go.

@Buster Friendly:

I understand if it's something hard to find, or for a friend to play in his DVD player.

There's no way I'm carrying around 2 terabytes

Vote: Handbrake

I'd download it, but then I'd have four Notepad replacements.

Knives Vs Cops

VOTE: ffmpeg

I love! that steampunk style pic, where's it from?

Despite its questionable usefulness, this app deserves an award for simplistic practicality.

This is Huge!

I tend to favor organizing my video and photo files through Windows Explorer. Using third-party software for something that could be handled by hand seems like a waste of system resources.

Took up Boxing

I sold my iPod touch at a 100$ loss a week after I bought it.

Media Player: VLC Player & Media Player Classic