AVG
Anti-Virus Free Edition
An excellent
anti-virus program
that is offered free to home users. They also offer great
discounts for schools and non-profit organizations
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Download
it here |
ZoneAlarm
Helps keep
your computer safe from hackers.
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Download
it here |
Firefox
- Web browser
A really good
tabbed web browser that offers pop-up blocking.
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Download it here |
Nvu
- Web Authoring System
A complete
WYSIWYG web page design program.
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Download
it here |
Linux
While in my
opinion Linux is
not quite ready for the masses, it makes a fantastic file or web
server. There are so many choices. Download one and
give it
a try.
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Download
it here |
Samba
When installed
and configured on a Linux system you have a very stable, very reliable
and free Windows TM compatible file and printer
server.
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Download
it here |
PHP
A great web
page scripting language.
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Download
it here |
MySQL
A wonderful
free database program. Combine MySQL with PHP and you can
create dynamic websites.
|
Download
it here |
OpenOffice
An alternative
to Microsoft TM office.
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Download
it here |
StarOffice*
Another
version of OpenOffice provided by Sun Microsystems.
*Available to schools, teachers and students free of charge.
|
Download it
here |
West
Point Bridge Designer
Students
compete to design the lowest cost bridge that will carry a load.
Great for physics classes.
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Download
it here |
Python
An easy to
learn programing language.
|
Download
it here |
Thunderbird
- email program
A great
alternative to Outlook Express. Allows for filtering of junk
mail.
|
Download it
here |
