Digital Photos, Photo Storage, Free Prints, Photo Albums

Want is the best user friendly photo editing software for Windows XP Media Center -name, version, and mfg?I loaded an older version of Broderbund Print Shop (version 6 – they’re now on 21) to my computer and crashed it…had to do a total destructive recovery – wiping everything out and resetting at original settings. So, I’m in the market for whatever photo edit/storage/manage or whatever I need. I’ve also got Click Art (1998 or 1999) from Broderbund that I’m going to trash rather than risking a crash. Need a “step above” amateur advise before I go out and don’t know what to buy. Thanks

I currently use Picasa Web Albums, which has 1GB of storage space for photos. How much storage space does Windows Live Spaces offer to store photos?

Not being very computer literate, how do I bunch my photos into a folder instead of them being stored individually? I’ve also got Arcsoft Photoimpressions installed.

I’m nearing the point where I can justify the cost of a laptop for use in creating music (I sing, play guitar, bass and can push “start” on my drum machine) and in storing and working with digital photo’s.
Apple products are marketed as being better at these tasks than Windows based PC’s.
I’m interested in knowing what others have experienced.