You can get Picassa free from Google – just go to the “More” page from Google’s main page. It’s typical Google-ware – looks great, and does the basics well. Not looked at in a while so I don’t know how it currently stacks up.
I mainly use Photoshop Elements v4, and have found it really good for all my needs so far. I’m barely scratching the surface of what it can do. It’s about รฦรโรยขรขโยฌร
ยกรฦรขโฌลกรโรยฃ40 – v5 is out now but not found a reason to upgrade.
I’ve heard good things about Gimp – used an early version briefly but found the UI to be lacking compared to Elements.
Paintshop Pro you now have to pay for, I think. Looks like Turks needs an eyepatch airbrushing in on his face ๐