Recommended Software
Here i've put together a list of recommended programs, these are just a few things i like to use. I tend to go for clean, simple, fast and reliable programs because in my opinion they're the best kind and i really don't like programs hogging system resources.
Sublime Text - is a sophisticated text editor for code, markup and prose. You'll love the slick user interface, extraordinary features and amazing performance.
WampServer - is a Windows web development environment. It allows you to create web applications with Apache2, PHP and a MySQL database. Alongside, PhpMyAdmin allows you to manage easily your databases.
Paint.NET - is free image and photo editing software for PCs that run Windows.
Google Chrome - awesome web browser by google, technically the best IMO and the fastest.
µTorrent - nice and simple bitTorrent client, runs well in the background using less system recourses than other bt clients.
FileZilla - my favorite ftp client, has a very handy quickconnect feature if you work with multiple websites.
WinSCP - windows explorer style interface for linux servers, use this in conjunction with putty and your life will be a lot easier.
Tor - Tor is free software and an open network that helps you defend against a form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy, confidential business activities and relationships, and state security known as traffic analysis.