General ProgramsAdobe Reader 7.0 Discription: Adobe is the program that allows you to view .PDF files. Ee use these files in our newsletter and other materials. Website link: Adobe Reader 7.0 PDF995 Discription: Pdf995 makes it easy and affordable to create professional-quality documents in the popular PDF file format. Its easy-to-use interface helps you to create PDF files by simply selecting the "print" command from any application, creating documents which can be viewed on any computer with a PDF viewer. Pdf995 supports network file saving, fast user switching on XP, Citrix/Terminal Server, custom page sizes and large format printing. Pdf995 is a printer driver that works with any Postscript to PDF converter. The pdf995 printer driver and a free Converter are available for easy download. Website link: PDF995 Wisdomsoft Screen Hunter 4.0 Discription: This program allows you to take screen shots of your desktop by hiting a prearranged button. Very useful for capturing pictures, buttons or ANY element on the screen except currently playing video. Website link: Wisdom Soft Screen Hunter 4.0 Notetab Light Discription: "NoteTab is a leading-edge text and HTML editor. Winner of software industry awards since 1998, this application does it all: it easily handles a stack of huge files; lets you format text to your heart's content; does system-wide searches, and multi-line global replacements. It even corrects your spelling mistakes." It even has libraries, and can even be used to make recipies Website link: Notetab Light SecurityMicrosoft Anti-Spyware Discription: "Help protect your computer from spyware and other potentially unwanted software" Website link: Microsoft Anti-Spyware Beta Spybot Search & Destroy Discription: "A program that helps find and get rid of spyware on your PC" Website link: Spybot Search & Destroy Information Processing & TechnologyE-S Builder Discription: "A program used in IPT for Artificial Intelligence Programming" Website link: E-S Builder Visio 2000 Tool: VisioModeler Discription: "A program used in IPT for Conceptual Schema Design" Website link: VisioModeler Microsoft Visual Studio Express Discription: " Free, lightweight, easy-to-use, and easy-to-learn tools for the hobbyist, novice, and student developer. " Website link: Microsoft Visual Studio Express GraphicsIrfanView Discription: "IrfanView is a very fast, small, compact and innovative FREEWARE (for non-commercial use) graphic viewer for Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003." Website link: IrfanView The Gimp Discription: "GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages." Website link: The Gimp Paint.Dot.Net Discription: This program allows is a further development of Microsoft Paint by university students at Washington State University. Here is their comment of what it can do. "Paint.NET is image and photo manipulation software designed to be used on computers that run Windows 2000, XP, Vista, or Server 2003. It supports layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools." NOTE: YOU WILL HAVE TO INSTALL THE MICROSOFT.NET FRAMEWORK TO INSTALL THIS PROGRAM! Website link: Paint.net Art Rage Discription: "ArtRage 2.0 is a fun and easy to use painting tool for Windows and Mac OSX that lets you play with realistic paints on your computer. You can create your own paintings from nothing, load in photos and recreate them with oil paints, pencils, felt pens, or any of the other tools ArtRage has to offer. You can experiment with metallic paint for gold leafing, sprinkle shiny glitter, fill in large areas with the paint roller, and generally paint, smudge, and smear your way to your very own masterpiece." Website link: Art Rage Block Cad/ Lego Discription: "Is a prgram that lets students create shapes from blocks. Its literally "Lego blocks" for the computer! Website link: Block Cad MusicAudacity Discription: "AudacityŽ is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems." Website link: Audacity |