Free Alternatives to Word and Photoshop

Free Writing Programs

OpenOffice- (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux); Specifically what you are looking for here is Writer. It's a full featured word processor.

FreeMind- (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux); Mind mapping software

KeyNote- (Windows); Organizes your notes

yWriter- (Windows); A word processing program with a few extras.

Stickies- (Windows); Virtual Post It notes

Collanos Workplace (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux); Synchronizes information between multiple computers or users.

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