I recommend all traders download this program from the post office. Here is the link to the page: USPS Shipping Assistant Page Here are the reasons: It has a built in address book and as soon as you get the address of your trading partner you can enter it in the address book by using copy and paste. Then save it and when you are ready to send your end of the trade all you need to enter is the weight of the package and by trying the different options you can see which method will be the cheapest and fastest. This software calculates the postage for you, but there is no option to pay for the postage online. You will have to pay the postage the old fashioned way unless you send everything Priority and use the USPS's Click n'Ship online. When you are ready to ship your end you can print the label on your computer's printer and it will have a barcode on it which EXPEDITES your package. The software will calculate your costs and delivery confirmation is included at the .14 cent online rate instead of the .45 you pay at the post office. To make your life even more simple, by being online you can easily schedule a pick-up of your packages from your postal carrier if at least ONE of them is Priority Mail. It is a good idea to stock up on all denominations of stamps by either ordering them online from the USPS or by buying them at the post office. If none of your packages is going by Priority you can still hand them to your carrier or put them in your mailbox to be picked up just like a letter. Warning: I would not take my packages again into the post office to mail as they will weight them and charge you for them WITHOUT the delivery confirmation or CHARGE you extra for the delivery confirmation. It can cause the postal clerks to get all flustered because they may not be used to this. This is caused by a glitch in the USPS. They developed the software without an option to remove DC. The USPS representive I talked to about it said to just pay for it as if it didn't have DC. HOWEVER, it is tracked by the PO as if it HAS the delivery confirmation, so I prefer to pay for what I get even if the PO can't understand or require it which is why I recommend putting your own stamps on or just giving a check to your postal carrier with the packages. NOTE: If you have many packages coming and going it is a good idea to have a good relationship with your mailman/woman. In my case, I live way out in the boonies and do not get into town often so our mail carrier is an important link in life. Back to the software, there is even an option that lets you know exactly the day and minute your package was delivered to your trader. One more thing: Every trader should make a modest investment in a postal scale. If you sign up at stamps.com they will send you one as a free gift for trying them out. You can also get a good deal on an inexpensive digital scale at eBay. Here is a link that might be useful: USPS Shipping Assistant

Well, due to overwhelming response, this offer is now closed. I am glad that folks responded. I hate to toss something so pretty out. While I didn't pay for them they gladly grow and bloom for me. I appreciate their effort and beauty. I will dig them as soon as they are done blooming. I may have over 50 here. If so I wil extend this to the posters on down the list as quantities allow. I need mailing addresses. I checked email and postings here. I had four people respond via email as I requested. They were: crazy4hydrangea lady_pennywort sandylovesflowers pansyface2006 I took my 5th official name from the first of those to post here with a reply. That was: keesha2006 If the digging results in more than 50 I will glady extend this to the remaining 3 folks to respond. Those are: echoes or tricia123 hedgwytch If you would all EMAIL me your mailing addresses with a note so that I know what your gardenweb name is I would appreciate it. My email is doggone@bresnan.net Again, I am glad to be able to share these little beauties and hopefully there will be enough for everyone...it just might happen. My count today was quick and did not count smaller fans. Looking forward to hearing from everyone. Rene

Irfanview is a nice little popular freebie. Be sure to grab the plug ins too. It is not hard to master either. You know you can 'write' on the backs of your photos I suppose? If you right click on the file name or photo then click Properties. Click the 'Summary' tab and you can add your title and comments there. Try also clicking on the Advanced tab and you will be amazed at the data already stored there regarding the camera that took the shot. I added that in case you were only looking to write on them for identification needs. I wish people 50 to 100 years ago had written on the backs, it would have made things so much easier for genealogy Here is a link that might be useful: Irfanview

I have no problem with the software, have actually found one, free but limited, only 36 pics. allowed, and it re-codes,formats,etc, and plays in our 2 DVD players, however would like one that allows more pics. and also don't know how long, I can use this one before they bug me to pay for full version.. so figured someone here knew of a total free one? this one also erases or formats and writes over a DVD-RW, has very kewl transitions too, seems ashame to burn 15 mins. on a 2 hr. DVD..wish they made shorter length DVD's??