If you need a driver for HP Printers on Apple OS X Lion, you can download it from here: Apple HP Printer Pacakge The full list of compatible model printers it works with are here.

WHDB has posted a LONG list of good Open Source alternatives for major programs. It’s well organized by application but looses a bit as most of the applications are Windows based yet the first option is to change the OS to Linux… Either way, the list is located here.