As a mac user I use mostly GraphicConverter for manipulations, but for serious editing jobs go back to near-antique Color-it which does subtle jobs better and in a quarter of the operator's time than either GC or Elements. Both originally bundled and a few £s for upgrades. Unfortunately Apple mess up the OS faster than macromedia can upgrade. I occasionally use Elements 2 (useful for re-digitising multipage .pdf files), but thought 3 was even messier and wasted more screen space than 2. For most tasks, no one prog is best for everything. Apple's own iPhoto is idiot proof, as is the Nikon stuff, but at a heavy price in loss of control.