| All of these programs are FREE (open source) to use and redistribute. |
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| Name |
Description |
Link |
| OpenOffice |
Office suite |
http://openoffice.org |
| Ad-Aware |
Anti-spyware |
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/ |
| Celestia |
Galaxy simulation |
http://www.shatters.net/celestia/ |
| ClamWin |
Free Anti-Virus with automatic updates |
http://www.clamwin.com |
| MS dot net framework |
Required for various programs |
http://www.microsoft.com/net |
| Firefox |
Better, safer browser than IE |
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/ |
| FreeMind |
Idea mapping tool |
http://freemind.sourceforge.net |
| GIMP |
GNU Image Manipulation Program - Like PhotoShop |
Install GTK first, then GIMP: http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html |
| Inkscape |
Vector Drawing and SVG Graphics program |
http://inkscape.org/ |
| OpenClipArt |
SVG graphics, use with Inkscape |
http://openclipart.org |
| Audacity |
Sound editing |
http://audacity.sourceforge.net You should also install the LAME MP3 plugin and others on the downloads page. |
| NVU |
WYSIWYG Web Editor |
http://www.nvu.com |
| Paint.NET |
Paint Program |
http://www.getpaint.net Install MS DOT.net framework first. |
| PDFCreator |
Print any document as a PDF file |
http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator |
| Scribus You'll also need GNU Ghostscript to use Scribus. |
DesktopPublishing program - like Pagemaker |
http://www.scribus.net http://www.gnu.org/software/ghostscript/ghostscript.html |
| SpyBot Search & Destroy |
SpyWare Blocker Very good program |
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/ |
| Stellarium |
Night sky viewing program - very good |
http://www.stellarium.org/ Change default video settings to 1280x768 in program when you run it for the first time. |
| TightVNC |
Allows virtual viewing and control of laptop |
http://www.tightvnc.com/ |
| TuxPaint |
Simple paint program for younger children |
http://www.tuxpaint.org Download the extra stamps too! |
| TuxType |
Simple typing game |
http://tuxtype.sourceforge.net |
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| These programs are FREE to install and use. Downloads are available through distributor's web sites. |
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| Google Earth |
3D Earth mapping with satellite imaging. Very cool... |
http://earth.google.com |
| Adobe Flash, Acrobat, Shockwave |
Browser plugins from Adobe. You'll need to download and install these AFTER you install Firefox. |
http://www.adobe.com/downloads/ |
| iTunes |
Supplies Qucktime and software to subscribe to podcasts |
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/ |
| Real Player |
Player for real media audio and video |
http://www.realnetworks.com/products/free_trial.html |
| RealProducer Basic |
Create your own real media from audio and video clips |
http://www.realnetworks.com/products/free_trial.html |
| Burniso |
Simple iso cdrom burner |
Download link |
| Skype | Free Internet phone software | http://skype.com |
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