SightSpeed

"Version 6.0 further cements SightSpeed's position as the top provider of free Internet video calling. This release features some subtle but noticeable changes to video quality, Windows and Mac compatibility, and a new, streamlined interface. Under the hood, it boasts totally revised code, which is now fully SIP-based. These improvements to SightSpeed's already excellent service are more than enough to garner the app an Editors' Choice."

Read the PC Magazine review of the current version 6.0 here and of the previous version 5.0 here

download the PC version here :

http://images.sightspeed.com/files/SightSpeedInstall.exe

Microsoft Virtual PC 2007

"With Microsoft® Virtual PC 2007, you can create and run one or more virtual machines, each with its own operating system, on a single computer. This provides you with the flexibility to use different operating systems on one physical computer.

For more information about the ways you can use virtual machines, see Virtual PC at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=78095."


PC Magazine review:
"Can't run your legacy apps (or games) under Vista? Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 is the solution. Load an older OS in a virtual machine and run your legacy applications inside it. It's not as fancy as VMware Workstation, but it's free!

PRO's: Free. Lets you run legacy applications under an older operating system executing within Windows XP or Vista.

CON's: Doesn't run under Home versions of Win XP or Vista. No USB device support. No multiple snapshots, just single save/resume."

• NOTE : only runs on Windows Professional Edition OS'...

Visual Subst

Mount any folder as a hard drive with Visual Subst!

Freeware application Visual Subst lets you mount any file on your hard drive as a virtual hard drive.

That means that you've got quick access to your most oft-used folders—no matter where they're located—through a simple virtual drive. The drive shows up in My Computer, or you can navigate to it through the run menu by just typing the letter name (e.g., b:\) and hitting Enter. It's another handy solution in our ongoing quest for quick access to your favorite folders.