Adobe CS...
I just LOVE all the programs that come with Adobe's Creative Suite! I wish I could afford CS4 (because it now has Flash with it!), but I can deal with what I've got. Anyways, I use Adobe Illustrator(vector-based graphics program - you have clean lines, with no pixelation) alot, as well as Photoshop(which I use alot for the graphics on this website) and InDesign (for making books, etc). Adobe CS is the BEST! (except for the newer versions, that is! haha).
Paint Shop Pro...
I used this program to create just about all the graphics on some of my older layouts - the title, background, banner, dividors- everything. The program is really confusing at first, but if you look up PSP tutorials on search engines like yahoo!, all of a sudden you kinda start to understand PSP, and then you realize how awesome a program it is. =)
Magic Viewer...
Magic Viewer is a great program for anyone who thinks that PaintShopPro or Adobe Photoshop is just WAY too complicated for them. (NOTE: If you want a transparent background, select the background with the magic wand, and then press the 'delete' key.)
Bravenet...
I love using Bravenet's forms - they're so simple to set up!
Webshots...
This is a great place if your looking for great photos for your website. You have to download the webshots program in order to get the pics, but its well worth it.
Top Site Lists...
And this is where I made my petz site contest. Although I havn't tried too many different top site list hosts, I'd say that Top Site Lists is one of the best.
Dynamic Drive...
This is the best site if you're looking for the best *g* DHTML/Java scripts. Most of the codes that DD offers are cross-browser compatable, and almost completely customizable! hehe ;)
