OmniGraffle

Heres my list of applications: 1) VirtualBox - Something like Parallels (i.e. allows you to run other OSes via virtualization), but its free so give it a go. 2) TexShop - I work with LaTeX a lot and this has been tremendously helpful. 3) BibDesk - Bibliography manager for use with LaTeX. 4) LatexIt - Typeset math equations.

and omnigraffle and comic life... ...

And for idea and mind maps, flowcharts, small illustrations and ideas for presentations etc, I love OmniGraffle. Some macs come with that already installed. You can get the application from http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/9324 or pro http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/19161

OmniGraffle would be a good replacement for the Draw part in AppleWorks, no?

I'm sure using a combination of XP and OS X apps is probably ideal, but as far as PS Elements goes, Macworld gave it 4.5 mice out of 5. They said it was excellent. In a quick review I skimmed, the reviewer indicated the he really liked it, though he said it was still a little too "Windowsy" for him. There's this prevalent myth that there's a paucity of software for the Mac...

So I would like to use the Graffle (visio). Did this software come on my powerbook g4 OS x when I purchased the computer? I feel like it did. I think I may have deleted the applications but want to reinstall. I can see the .pkg files on my computer (one is "OmniGraffle 3.2 v74.5.pkg" and the other is "CPU_OmniGraffle.pkg"). Either way, when I try to install, I get the option...

Yes, getting the tiger discs, will do the trick. The only thing you will not get is the applications that may have come with your Powerbook, like iLife, Omnigraffle, etc.

In the case of the latter I just stick them in omnigraffle and add text on top. ...

I use OmniGraffle for lots of this stuff and then export to PDF. That may well fit your needs. ...

Even if spelt correctly Photoshop isn't a vector-based graphics application. I'd, too, say go with Illustrator. There are basically two vector graphics applications used in graphics design around the world, and that's Adobe Illustrator and Adobe FreeHand (was Macromedia FreeHand before Adobe bought Macromedia). And while both applications have a big user-base, it is believed...