Following coverage earlier in the week of the updates to BB Edit and Homesite 5.5, here we look at the freeloader options.

If you’re keen to work in a text based environment but the wallet is only home to a few flapping moths, there’s loads of freebie HTML text editors worthy of a look.

Despite its rough and ready website, the Danish Stone’s WebWriter looks to be a very capable and lightweight program, while the long running First Page enjoys a wide following.

Advanced users may be interested in the open source Aptana, a robust, JavaScript-focused IDE for building dynamic web applications.

Based on the Mozilla platform and its Gecko layout engine, the multi-platform, open source Nvu comes with XML, CSS (Cascading Style Sheets or Content Scramble System) and JavaScript support and offers a WYSIWYG editing environment for folks who like that sort of thing.

On this day, years gone by ...

• Extreme Sports Channel Added to Sky Mobile TV - 2006
• Greenphone Announced by Trolltech - 2006
• BoxWave Dual Handsfree Stereo Adapter For Palm Treo Review (80%) - 2006
• Freeplay DEVO Wind-Up DAB Radio Announced - 2005
• .xxx domain: US Gov Tells ICANN To Wait - 2005
• PMR 1.8" Hard Drive 1st, Claims Hitachi - 2005
• EU Delays Microsoft DRM Decision - 2004
• Telstra's i-mode Deal with Turner - 2004
• Real Gunning for iTunes - 2004
• Computer Associates Picks Up PestPatrol - 2004