Today we continue our run-down of the best of 2007 with picks for the year’s best software and web services, courtesy of BNET Insights.

Rick Broida, writing for BNET Insight’s “Business Hacks” section, lists his favorite software apps for 2007:

GIMP 2.4: Photoshop-caliber image editing without the high price. In fact, there’s no price at all: GIMP is an open-source (read: free) application.

ODIR: The Outlook Duplicate Items Remover does exactly what it promises: finds and removes duplicate entries in your contact list, calendar, note pad, task list, and inbox. Indispensable.

PPT to YouTube: This handy bit of freeware turns PowerPoint presentations into YouTube-compatible MP4 or WMV files and optimizes them for online viewing.

Revo Uninstaller: Faster, easier, and more thorough than Windows’ own uninstaller, Revo sends unwanted software packing — and stray Registry entries along with it.

Startup Delayer: My single favorite app of 2007, Startup Delayer makes Windows boot faster by delaying selected programs so they don’t run immediately on startup.

Mr. Broida also provides a list of his favorite web services from the past year:

Google Everything: I can’t pick a single Google product. Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar, Google Maps, Google Notebook… shall I go on? Although these aren’t new services, they’ve all shown improvement this year …

Meebo: For many users, instant messaging is an integral part of business life. Meebo puts a robust IM client right inside your browser, meaning there’s no intrusive chat program to install, and lets you log into multiple systems simultaneously: AIM, GTalk, MSN, Yahoo, etc. And, of course, you can log in from any computer. This is the way IM was meant to be.

SplendidCRM: Businesses can spend a small fortune on CRM. Or not, if they leverage this free service. SplendidCRM manages your customer and sales data inside an attractive, tab-based interface.

Yapta: The travel site of the year, Yapta helps you get an airfare refund or credit voucher if the price of your flight drops after you buy your tickets. Just enter your trip’s confirmation code and Yapta will alert you if and when you’re eligible for money back. New plug-ins let you track airfares right inside your browser.

Zoho Writer: Sure, Google Docs gets all the glory, but if you want the Web’s most robust browser-based word processor, look to Zoho Writer. This year brought a wealth of new features, including a Word plug-in for easily importing and exporting Zoho Writer documents.

What do you think? Do you agree with this take, or do you think it’s missing the boat? Were any of your favorites left off, or do you disagree with some of the choices Mr. Broida made? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section.

To read the original articles, click here for the Top Software of 2007, and here for the Top Web Services of 2007.

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