Free Software!

Don't have the money to buy Dreamweaver or Photoshop yourself? No problem! There are several good open-source alternatives. Open-source software is free to download and use. Try these:

• Instead of Photoshop, try GIMP. There are 3 versions: regular GIMP, and two other versions that look and act more like Photoshop: GIMPShop, and the slightly newer GIMPhoto.

• Instead of using Dreamweaver to make web pages, try Kompozer.

• To edit audio, try Audacity.

• For slideshows, try Impress (instead of Powerpoint), which is part of the free OpenOffice suite.

• To download YouTube videos, try this Firefox add-on. After you click the link, select Open With, then click Browse... and select Firefox. The source for the script is here.

• To use the FireFTP client, install this Firefox add-on. After you click the link, select Open With, then click Browse... and select Firefox.