An application that is among the first 5 install is actually an extension for Firefox. FireFTP is a simple ftp client for Firefox, but is probably one of the main applications for my productivity. It enables me to upload and download files like pics for my blog easily, without having to leave my browser.
This means I don’t need to open an extra program, and I can just open it in a tab anytime, even open up multiple instances if I want. The application doesn’t provide as many features as SmartFTP, a standalone program, but if simple file transfer is all you need I can heartily recommend it.
A great feature I use is that you can set default locations for your local machine and for the ftp site. Just navigate to a location on your PC and a location on the server, go to manage accounts - edit, click on the connection tab and click on the use current button for both locations. If you backup a lot you can also sync locations, going between directories simultaneously.
