| Category | PC | Mac | Unix | Forbidden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Word processing | Word | Word | Star Office | |
| Text editor | Notetab | BBEdit | emacs, pico | Jove |
| Image processing | Photoshop, Fireworks | Photoshop, Fireworks | ImageMagik | XV |
| Image generation** | Illustrator, visio, Photoshop, Freehand, Fireworks | Illustrator, Omnigraph, Photoshop, Freehand, Fireworks | n/a | |
| Screen grabs | Snag-it | (built-in) | (print screen key) | |
| HTML tagging | Dreamweaver, XMetaL, Notetab* | Dreamweaver, BBEdit | emacs* | Word |
| SGML/XML tagging | Epic, XMetaL, Notetab* | emacs (in OS X)* | emacs* | Epic |
| XSL stylesheets | Notetab* | BBEdit* | emacs (in OS X)* | |
| SGML/XML validators | elcel | SP Suite | SP Suite | |
| Mulberry, Eudora, Bat | Mulberry, Eudora | pine, elm | Outlook |
* this should be used only if you know what you're doing and you're using a separate validator
** check with Chris or Felicia if you aren't sure which one to use