NoteTab Light: a free Notepad replacement, feature-rich text editor, and HTML editor
Features: Open and edit many documents at once, Capable of editing huge text files, Text drag-and-drop editing, AutoCorrect/Auto-replace mode, Clip tool for quick and easy text insertion, Capture text sent to Clipboard. url: http://www.notetab.com/download.php

PSPad – Universal freeware editor for webmasters
This editor supports many file types and languages, with syntax highlighting, macros, clip files and templates to automate repetitive tasks. Integrated FTP Client, File Search/Replace, Code Explorer and HTML Tidy are just some of the features that PSPad offers. This is the only editor I use now. url: http://www.pspad.com/

Foxit – PDF Reader
I like this free pdf reader because it’s a lightweight program and loads quickly. It’s a good alternative to using adobe. url: http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php