Prodigious

I haven't seen this addressed yet, so I'll just point this out(I don't want to sound rude or anything). PCI-X is NOT PCI-Express(PCI-E for short). They are two very very different things. PCI-X doesn't even exist in normal consumer desktop environments. I realize it can be very easy to mix up the two(like how people think that IDE and SATA are two different things when SATA is simply a type of IDE channel), but you should be careful to distinguish between the two of them them. Now, that being said, PCI-Express is more than just a replacement for AGP. Actually, right now, no cards on the market can even take advantage of 16x PCI-Express slots because the AGP 8x bus hasn't even been fully saturated by most cards yet. If you compare two identical cards, an agp and pci-e version, the performance is identical. However, soon cards will take advantage of the bandwidth so it will be necessary to migrate to pci-e for graphics. However, there is much use right now for pci-e with addin cards. Currently raid controllers are severely limited by the pci bus. This means raid drives via a pci card can't be fully utilized to their maximum potential. With pci-e though, there is a lot more head room for increased performance. The same goes for newer wireless technologies, such as 802.11n, or HDTV tuner cards, sound cards, etc. All of these things will e able to take advantage of the increased bandwidth. PCI-Express is going to come of age very soon, and we should all embrace it. btw, there is not going to be an AGP 16x. PCI-Express is a standard for the entire computer industry. This is a huge revision. If someone were dumb enough to try to invent an alternative spec, they'd be brushed aside instantaneously.

Very nice. I see he has a forum as well. Do you only provide hosting for the main site, or is forum service included as well? Also what kind of bandwidth limitations are we talking about here(obiviously some apps can be large, and hopefully lots of people would want to download your programs).

I use Photoshop CS for most of my intensive image editing. For "touchups" on things like family photos and such, I highly recommend PS Elements. It makes things so easy. The autofix feature is a god send.oh and for 3d rendering I mainly use 3ds Max 7. Sometimes I use Bryce 5, but usually thats just for glass abstracts(cause they come out very nicely in that program, albiet slowly).My sig was done in Photoshop(not exactly my best work )

Paintshop Pro and Photoshop aren't even in the same league. Photoshop is a professional image editing and digital content creation application. Paintshop Pro is and always has been for the consumer/enthusiast. Photoshop doesn't cost six times as much just because it "has more features". It is more powerful, has more control over gamma settings, has a wider range of file support, and has a much better compression system.I own both Photoshop CS and Paintshop Pro 9. I will admit that psp has a more user friendly interface, buts that because its designed for less intensive tasks. Both are great, but when I want something done properly, I usually go for Photoshop.

As far as free applications go, Gimp is probably the best you'll find. In my opinion, nothing beats photoshop(Gimp is great, but it lacks certain poweruser features), but it is pricey. I found that it is well worth the price, but for most people it is overkill. There is no shame in going wth a cheaper program like PSP or even free software.