Paint.NET 3.10
Freeware
 Image and photo manipulation software designed to be used on computers that run Windows XP. Paint.NET is jointly developed at Washington State University with additional help from Microsoft, and is meant to be a free replacement for the MS Paint software.

Requires: Windows XP, or Vista & .NET Framework 2+

Picasa 2.7 37.32
Freeware
 Digital photo manager and image enhancement tool. Instantly find, edit and share all the pictures on your PC. Every time you open Picasa, locates all your pictures and sorts them into visual albums organised by date with folder names you will recognise.

Requires: Windows 98, 2000, ME, XP

Screenshot Captor 2.37.03
Freeware
120 x 95 screengrab Screen capture tool. Capture active windows, selected regions, fixed regions, or the entire desktop. The capture can then be enhanced with several blur and shadow effects to emphasise parts of the capture, as well as adding drop shadows.

Requires: Windows 98SE, 2000, Me or XP

PhotoFiltre 6.2.7
Free for personal use only
120 x 95 screengrab Image editing and effects package, that will not only amaze you with features but also the fact that it is free. It comes with many features that rival some commercial packages, as well as additional add-on that can be downloaded from the web site.

Requires: Windows 98SE, 2000, Me or XP

REAPER 0.993
Freeware
 Powerful but sensible Windows application that lets you record, arrange, edit, and render multi-track waveform audio. REAPER provides a capable but easy to use interface that is equally suited to amateurs and professionals alike.

Requires: Windows 2000 or XP

Songbird 0.2.5
Freeware
120 x 95 screengrab Media browser and music player built from Firefox's browser engine. Songbird is open source and supports user contributed, cross-platform extensions. Enables you to play MP3 files from the web, without needing to open in a seperate player.

Requires: Windows XP only

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