Recommended Free Software for Windows Users
- 7Zip (file compression)
- Artweaver (freeware photo editor)
- CCleaner (junk cleaner)
- Google Chrome (Web browser)
- IrfanView (image viewer and converter)
- Malwarebytes Antimalware (anti-spyware)
- Microsoft Security Essentials (anti-virus)
- Mozilla Firefox (Web browser)
- Nitro PDF Reader (PDF viewer and creation tool; Acrobat and Reader substitute)
- Notepad++ (enhanced plain-text editor)
- Paint.NET (freeware photo editor)
Recommended Free Software for Mac Users
- ClamXav (anti-spyware, but use with caution)
- Google Chrome (Web browser)
- Mozilla Firefox (Web browser)
- TextWrangler (enhanced plain-text editor)
- The Unarchiver (file compression)
Inexpensive Stock Photo Sites
- Clker
- Creative Commons Search
- Dreamstime
- everystockphoto
- freerangestock.com
- FreeStockPhotos.com
- Image*After (see the aficionados section on the home page for even more links)
- iStockphoto.com
- morgueFile
- Photo Rack
- stock.xchng
- Stockvault.net
- Wikimedia Commons