i agree this isnt the best way to deal with this but

• appwatch - works, not fully functional as yet
• BlueMaemo - installed and ran okay, but didnt use app so cannot verify it works)
• Desktop Command Execution Widget - latest version is now stable and you can have multiple widgets with different scripts shown
• DOSBox - works okay, old DOS games work.. NFS 1 runs very poorly and slowly. games like duke nukem 1 (NOT 3d) will be about the best you will get to run..(?)
• Duke Nuken 3D CD Version - works better than shareware version, though only useable if you own the original game)
• midnight commander - great way to start transferring and editing files
• msaber - runs, but when i used it it was very poor and didnt work
• Powatool - couldnt live without this one. status menu is configurable (hide and show only), and you can toggle the nokia boot video to quicken device startup.
• qtirreco - runs, havent tested functionality
• usbcontrol - comes with maemo-pc connectivity - configure usb.......... works, can set usb network