i am waiting to get photoshop and i need something to hold me off. what is the best thing to download off the internet for editing?

Adobe Photoshop CS3. <BR><a href="http://www.adobe.com/uk/products/photoshop/photoshop/?xNav=ukDSPS" target="_blank">http://www.adobe.com/uk/products/photoshop/photoshop/?xNav=ukDSPS</a> <BR> <BR>that's the latest and the greatest.

I think you can still get a trial version of Photoshop CS2 here: <BR> <BR><a href="http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?platform=windows&amp;product=39" target="_blank">http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?platform=windows&amp;product=39</a> <BR> <BR>If you want to look at other options, try the Gimp. It's a free (open source) editor that is similar to photoshop in some ways. <BR> <BR><a href="http://www.gimp.org/" target="_blank">http://www.gimp.org/</a> <BR> <BR>If you're running OS X, then you'll either need to install X Windows from the install CD that came with your Mac or you can try Seashore - based on the Gimp but a little more stripped down and built for Cocoa: <BR> <BR><a href="http://seashore.sourceforge.net/index.php" target="_blank">http://seashore.sourceforge.net/index.php</a> <BR> <BR>The last two options are completely free while the first is just a trial - if it's still available. Personally, I'm a fan of open source software but I still prefer Photoshop and Aperture for image processing/editing.