Useful Software

PDF viewer

• Adobe Acrobat Reader [http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html ]

PDF creator software

• Adobe Acrobat [http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/main.html ]
• JAWS PDF [http://www.jawspdf.com/ ]

FTP software

Macintosh

• Interarchy (formerly known as Anarchie) [http://www.interarchy.com/ ]
• Fetch [http://fetchsoftworks.com ]
• Vicomsoft FTP [http://www.vicomsoft.com/ftp.client.html ]

Windows

• WS_FTP [http://www.ipswitch.com/Products/WS_FTP/index.html ]
• CuteFTP [http://www.cuteftp.com/ ]
• FTP Explorer [http://www.ftpx.com/ ]

Compression Software

• Stuffit [http://www.aladdinsys.com/]
  for Macintosh (and now Windows too)
• WinZip [http://www.winzip.com/]
  for Windows
• PK Zip [http://www.pkware.com/]
  for Windows, DOS, OS/2, UNIX

PostScript Software (for EPS)

• Adobe PostScript [http://www.adobe.com/products/postscript/main.html]
  learn about PostScript and obtain PostScript printer drivers
• Ghostview/GhostScript [http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/]
  an interpreter of the PostScript language for Linux, Windows, Macintosh and UNIX
• Adobe Illustrator, a professional EPS artwork program [http://www.adobe.com/products/illustrator/main.html]
  for Windows and Macintosh
• Macromedia Freehand, another professional EPS creator [http://www.macromedia.com/software/freehand/]
  for Windows and Macintosh
• Corel Draw, an alternative EPS creator [http://www.corel.com/]
  for Windows, Macintosh and Linux
• Canvas, another alternative that can "Export..." art in EPS format [http://www.deneba.com/]
  for Windows and Macintosh

Image Software (for TIFFs)

• Adobe Photoshop, a professional image program [http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/main.html]
  for Windows and Macintosh
• Corel Photopaint, an alternative image program [http://www.corel.com/]
  for Windows, Macintosh and Linux
• Paint Shop Pro, a cheaper (but still good) alternative [http://www.jasc.com/products/psp/]
  for Windows
• Graphic Converter, a cheaper (but still good) alternative [http://www.graphicconverter.net/]
  for Macintosh