After all complaining about Vista for months, it was kind of refreshing to read 40 Must have Windows programs for Vista over at TechRadar this morning.

Among the favorites listed are many programs you may not know about - like “Aerofoil” which turns off Vista graphics heavy “Aero” interface with just the click on one buttons. Also take a look at Windows Live Listas, CC Cleaner, and TweakVI. Everything else is great, but not really Vista specific. All in all though - there are some great pieces of software on this list, and many are free (and work on XP too)!