Software

Software enables the computer user to perform various task. All computers need an operating system installed in order to run. Once an operating system is installed other software applications can be installed, listed are software applications that I have found beneficial in education and maintaining my computer.

• Operating Systems
• Accessibility software
• Productivity/Mulitmedia- use to create documents and/or presentations
• Online and Maintenance -utilize the Internet
• Other Software
• Web Design
• Tutorials on software

Operating Systems :

• Microsoft http://www.microsoft.com/windows/
  
  
• Linux http://www.linux.org
  
  
• Sun Solaris http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/index.jsp
  
• Longhorn Buzz A Forum for Microsoft Windows "Vista" (Longhorn Operating System) http://www.longhornbuzz.com/

Accessibility:

• Freedom Scientific- Blind and low vision http://www.hj.com/index.html
  
• Synapse- Access and productivity tools- http://www.synapseadaptive.com/
  
• Text to Speech- http://www.yesgoal.com/speaking/speaking.htm
  
• Zoom Text- magnifies text http://www.sspdirect.com/zoomtext_screen_magnifier.htm

Productivity/Multimedia:

• Microsoft Office- http://www.microsoft.com - Microsoft Office including PowerPoint
  
• Blender- http://www.blender3d.com - open source software for 3D modeling, animation, rendering, post-production, interactive creation and playback
  
• Graphing-Comparing two groups (t tests etc.)
  http://www.graphpad.com/instatman/Comparingtwogroups_ttestsetc__.htm
  
• Inspiration- concept maps http://inspiration.com
  
• Kidpix- artistic fun http://kidpix.com
  
• MeshCAM http://www.grzsoftware.com/
  
• Open Office- opensource word processor and speadsheet http://oopm.openoffice.org/
  
• Panorama- isee Photovista http://www.iseemedia.com/main/products/photovista/panorama
  
• Photoshop by Adobe-photo and imaging software http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/main.html
  
• Picasa 2 http://www.picasa.com/
  
• Plug-in Free Streaming PowerPoint and Video http://www.impatica.com/
  
• PresentationPro - The PowerPoint Experts http://www.presentationpro.com/member/PM4.0.4/default.asp
  
• Project Management
  • cHBs - Open and Free Project Management Tools
    http://proj.chbs.dk
  • Software for education and for academic institutions. http://www.projectkickstart.com/html/education.htm
  • Project management software, free timesheet time tracking, bug tracking, gantt chart, collaboration software http://www.aceproject.com/
    
• RealPlayer http://www.real.com/
  
• Windows Media
  http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?prd=ie&ar=windowsmedia

Online and Maintenance :

• Ad-ware and Anti Spyware
  • Ad-Aware- Lavasoft- Free for personal use http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
  • Microsoft Spam http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
• Anti-Virus
  • McAfee- http://us.mcafee.com/default.asp
  • PC-cillan - http://www.trendmicro.com/en/home/us/personal.htm
  • Symantec- Norton http://www.symantec.com/index.htm
  • Trend Micro - Free online virus Scan - Scan Now http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp
    
• Belarc Advisor Program http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
  
• Course Management Software-See Distance Education
  
• Ella -Spam Email Remover http://www.openfieldsoftware.com/
  
• Firefox Central http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/central.html
  
• Firefox Product Page http://getfirefox.com/
  
• OpenSRS Whois Lookup Domain Names Utility http://opensrs.org/cgi-bin/whois.cgi
  
• The Mozilla web site http://www.mozilla.org/
  
• WebWhacker 5.0 http://www.bluesquirrel.com/products/whacker/index.html
  

Other Software and places to download:

• About.com http://windows.about.com/library/weekly/aa011007a.htm
  
• Broderbund Software- educational software http://www.broderbund.com/
  
• Download.com- Freeware, Shareware and other software http://www.download.com
  
• Free Software for Teachers http://www77.pair.com/raylec/
  
• MajorGeeks.com - Download Freeware and Shareware Computer Utilities http://www.majorgeeks.com/
  
• Shareware downloads Graphics Tools - Photo Organizers - free software trial downloads brought to you by SnapFiles http://www.snapfiles.com/shareware/gmm/swgcatalog_r.html
  
• Software http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/kasmith/resources/software.htm
  
• TrialFiles - Freeware, Shareware, Demo, Adware, Free Download, Windows, Linux, Java, MP3, No Cracks http://www.trialfiles.com/program_15569.htm
  
• Tucows downloads -http://www.tucows.com/
  
• ZD-Net Downloads and more http://www.zdnet.com/

Web Design:

• Macromedia Studio -http://macromedia.com/
  • DreamWeaver- an HTML editor
  • Fireworks- graphic program
  • Flash- interactive movies
  • Coldfusion- integrated web applications- forms, reports, etc with database interaction
    
• GotDotNet The Microsoft .NET Framework Community http://www.gotdotnet.com/
  
• Graphic, Images and Photo softare
  • Adobe Photoshop http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/main.html
  • Corel- Paint Shop Pro and Corel Draw http://www.corel.com
    
• PHP Hypertext Preprocessor http://www.php.net
  • e107.org News http://e107.org/news.php
    
• WS-FTP - transfers files to web server http://www.wsftp.com/

Tutorials:

• Declarations and access control http://www.jchq.net/tutorial/01_01Tut.htm

• Defragging your hard drive-
  • http://www.compukiss.com/sandyclassroom/tutorials/article1196.htm
  • http://www.online-tutorials.com/folder9/910.htm
    
• 510m Linux - (non-Dell installed) - Dell Community Forum http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=sw_linux&message.id=4435
  
• Access -
  • Microsoft Access Programming Help - Database Application Software Tips and Examples Overview http://www.blueclaw-db.com/ms_access_examples/index.htm
  • Count Function
    http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/office97/html/output/f1/d2/s5a31e.asp?frame=true
    
• Excel Graphing is for the Birds!!!
  http://www.monroe.k12.la.us/mcs/black_bayou_files/graphing_for_birds.html
  
• Enabling SSL in IIS on Windows XP Professional http://www.somacon.com/iis_ssl/
  
• Help2Go - Revitalize Old Photographs with Adobe Photoshop http://www.help2go.com/article85.html
  
• Linux
  • Kalamazoo Linux Users Group (KLUG) http://www.kalamazoolinux.org/meetings/schedule.php3 - M2005-02-08
    Linux Headquarters Setting your Path http://www.linuxheadquarters.com/howto/basic/path.shtml
  • Linux's directory structure http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/linuxdir.html
    
• MS Office Forum - General MS Outlook Questions http://www.officekb.com/uwe/Forums.aspx/ms-outlook/200402/48
  
• Operating System Reviews - IT Reviews
  http://www.itreviews.co.uk/soft2-operating-systems-including-linux-reviews.htm
  
• Photoshop Tutorials http://www.idigitalemotion.com/tutorials/beginners.html

During the EDT 645 course we examined our own computers operating system and installed software. To see the results of my computer click here .

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