Shackman

I use Windows XP Home SP2. By the way, I hear from many people and communities that Win XP is a lousy OS. So far, I am quite satisfied with its current features and stability. I don't see what's wrong. Though, my only complaint is the amount of system resources it takes up from system programs.

I used IE 6.0 with Win XP SP2 as well. I am fine with IE but my only concern is the security. I do hate the security flaws in IE.

Fireworks is nice for overall graphics. But if you are doing close up work(e.g 700% zoom ), Paint is good. Although MS Paint is not very powerful, its still does quite abit of work. Fireworks is more complex and you might need time to get used to all the features and it interface.

Notepad is cool but its very bland so you hav eto get used to it. Frontpage is abit more colourful and it also helps you point out some important stuff. It uses colour to differetiate stuff(i.e tags..numbers....)Dreamweaver is nice but it takes up alot of system resources. When I mean alot, it means for editing text. Just fo rthe simple task of editing HTML, you takes up a few precious megabytes of RAM.I personally prefer Notepad. Its simple and easy to use.