Apps to use on my new Server 2003 build

[DJMK4]

OK.

I have just built myself a small rig to use as a fileserver/download box etc.

Im just after apps to put on it, so far I just have the OS (Server 2003) fully updated, UTorrent, TightVNC.

Im after a few little geeky apps now to use, things like server monitoring (physical & network, temps etc) something that would give me added benifits like sending out a message if the tempreture rises or something similar.

Also, as I want to use it to try and stream media, is there any good media streamers out there for serving purposes to stream media to other PC's, laptops or devices on the network?

I was going to install VMWare on the server aswel just incase I needed a virtual PC at anypoint to test operating systems, is there a minimum spec that is usually required to run this smoothly?

Thanks

 

[DJMK4]

Server 2003 seems rather wasted if you are not even going to use AD

I was using Ubuntu Server 9.04 but just got fed up of not feeling confident with it

Plus im hoping to do a lot of scripting work soon so cant really see much benifit of using a linux based OS when most of my programming is done in VBScript or similar which runs on windows.