Software for homeworkers

A goodish majority of people working from home will do so with a computer. There is a bewildering choice of software out there so it's always handy to have expert suggestions. San Sharma at Enterprise Nation has this useful roundup of free home office software and Alex Iskold has a longer post at Read/Write Web looking at a very wide range of tools which, as he puts it, makes virtual companies possible. As well as his Top Tip in each section (Communication Tools, Presentation, Project Management, etc) he also usefully suggests possible alternatives.