Posted 10/01/08 at 03:15:36 PM by David Murphy

Economy got you down? No longer able to make those day-long trips to your local computer store of choice for all the latest and greatest software tools? Tired of paying top-dollar for programs that don't quite have the functionality you want? Well get ready. It's freeware and open-source week at Maximum PC. We're going to spend the next week showing you the best (and cheapest) software we've been able to find across different themes: graphics design, system optimization, games, and office/productivity.

Just because it doesn't come in a box doesn't mean that these titles are any less powerful than their retail counterparts. The graphics category exemplifies that fact, offering programs that are every bit as good as their hundred-dollar Adobe counterparts.  But just for good measure, we threw in our favorite free Adobe graphics program too.  Check out that, and the rest of our exclusive list, after the jump!

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Software, photoshop, picasa, open-source, freeware, xnview, pencil, gimpshop

Posted 01/24/08 at 08:11:25 PM by Gordon Mah Ung

We’ve closely watched the Elements kids since their birth, and though we’ve generally been pleased with their development, we’re a bit concerned about Adobe Premiere’s and Photoshop’s offspring. While Photoshop Elements 6 continues to impress us and we’re sure she’s on her way to an Ivy League school and a happy life as a doctor, Premiere Elements has us worried.

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Posted 10/26/07 at 06:22:42 PM by Tom Edwards

Join the Maximum PC gang as we dole out prizes to our listeners and bring you the latest tech news

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Posted 05/21/07 at 03:53:56 PM by Mark Soper

Mark Soper tackles the tricky world of photo management apps. Which inexpensive app will top his list?

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vista, photoshop, photo, photography, elements, picasa

Posted 05/17/07 at 05:14:37 PM by Gordon Mah Ung

If you’ve been computing long enough, you can probably tick off some of life’s touchstones that occurred around the time of each major Photoshop revision and on occasion tell yourself, “Wow, I remember when Photoshop was just born, err, released.”

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Posted 12/01/06 at 02:53:18 AM by Gordon Mah Ung

Remember when your high school counselor asked you about your life goals? Remember when you told her that you just wanted to finish high school? Remember when she sighed and told you to set your goals a little higher? The folks at Trevoli should do the same thing with Photo Finale.

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Posted 02/27/06 at 02:45:53 PM by Gordon Mah Ung

The newest update to Photoshop Elements 4.0 is just a bunny hop forward from the previous iteration. Adobe really sweetens the deal, however, by bundling the home-user edition of Photoshop with the home-user version of Premiere—Premiere Elements 2.0.

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