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I personally used the book 'PHP for Dummies' and it is the best for starters. check this out as it's more explanatory http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/

The best free alternatives for photoshop should be GIMP, GIMPshop but Paint.net is made of less features. Some web based alternatives are given here http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ Also try artweaver and gimphoto

Your uninstaller and perfect uninstaller are also good. But they are not free. your uninstaller is much similar to Revo.

elgg is a good social network script and also open source. you can check it out. https://elgg.org/

1. Always use a Security package2. Always make sure to keep your system updated3. Avoid entering websites, you don't know.4. If you get some interesting "popup" please avoid clicking on it!5. Do not receive files from someone you don't know6. Do not chat with total strangers, there's a lot of liers out there.7. Keep your Security package updated8. Put your Internet Browser security settings on high security9. Do not give out your picture to strangers.

wondering why Linux mint isn't considered. It is a ubuntu based, but enhanced one with all codecs, drivers etc and also uses same repository as ubuntu

Clean Your Prefetch to Improve Performance This is a unique technique for WinXP. We know that it is necessary to scrub registry and TEMP files for Win9X/ME/2000 periodically. Prefetch is a new and very useful technique in Windows XP. However, after using XP some time, the prefetch directory can get full of junk and obsolete links in the Prefetch catalog, which can slow down your computer noticeably. Open your C:\Windows\Prefetch folder and delete those junk files and reboot. It is recommended that you do this every month.

To run any of these apps go to Start > Run and type the executable name (ie charmap). Notice from rvalkass: Anything you copy must have Quote tags around it.