Here is a quick list of useful Ubuntu applications. Leave me a comment if you know of a good Ubuntu application that I have omitted. Enjoy!
Google Desktop
Search for files, launch applications, and find information with the touch of a few keystokes.
[download]
Dropbox
Multi-platform file storage/syncing service. Up to 2GB is free, can pay for premium services.
[download]
Skype
Make free phone calls to other skype users.
[download]
Samba
Network utility Samba shares your files and folders with Windows computers on your network (and Mac computers that are configured to enable sharing with Windows).
GParted (disk partition utility)
GParted is an essential app for creating, destroying, resizing, moving, checking and copying partitions, and the file systems on your new Ubuntu machine. (use with care!)
Picasa
An iPhoto-like photo manager from Google.
[download]
Beagle
Beagle is the Spotlight/Google Desktop search app for Linux. Beagle indexes your files and lets you perform powerful searches.
[website]
Gnome Deskbar Applet
Think Spotlight for Linux.
Gnome Do
Think Quicksilver for Linux.
[website]
Launchy
The popular Quicksilver alternative for windows has come to linux. (Beware: currently only supports 32bit installations)
[website | download]
VLC
A great free video player.
Firefox
The current king of the internet browsers.
[website]
Gimp
The free alternative to Adobe Photoshop. This comes installed in most Ubuntu distributions.
Open Office
Think Microsoft Office without all the crappy M$ parts. This app has really improved over the past few years into a true competitor for the Office Suite crown.
[website]
RapidSVN
The best GUI for subversion that I have found for the Gnome desktop.
[website]
KeePassX
Think 1Password for Ubuntu. In fact, KeePassX saves important information (e.g., user names, passwords, urls, attachmets and comments) in one single database. You can even use Dropbox (see above) to sync this database across all of your computers!
[download]
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