1. Google Wave – Google Wave was released earlier this year to glowing reviews, as it puts everything you need to access, right at your fingertips. All of your contacts, your email, even your Facebook and Twitter feeds are all available in one application, which makes it easy to check on updates with your friends and co-workers.

2. Dropbox – If you use multiple computers, getting files synced between them can be a real hassle. Dropbox can solve all these problems with a simple application which you install on each of the computers you want to sync. You can even sync with people across the internet, so there’s no need for attaching massive files to emails anymore.

3. Pando – Sending large files across email used to be a huge hassle, but Pando solved this problem by allowing users to send Pando packages instead. Basically, instead of sending the file, you’ll be sending a small package which points to the file on Pando’s servers. You can also track downloads, so you know if your recipient got the file. It supports pause and resume and can share files of up to 1GB in size.

4. Foxit Reader - Adobe Acrobat Reader takes too long to load and often doesn’t even let you edit the PDF in question. FoxIt Reader solves all of these problems by loading extremely fast and letting you edit any portion of the PDF file.

5. Picasa – If you take lots of pictures, editing them and fixing things like lighting and red eye can be a real problem, especially if you’re not sure how to use complicated software like Photoshop. That’s where Picasa comes in, with one touch photo correction and uploading for sharing your memories.