There is a DVD stuck to the board behind my desk that is there for you to use if and when you need it. There is lots of software on there, all of it either free, or covered by university licence for student use. Feel free to copy and use the disc and the software on it.
It includes:
- Cisco Clean Access
- Anti-virus, including:
F-Secure 8
AVG8
Avast 4.8
Anti-Malware tool
Removal tools for F-Secure, AVG, Avast, McAfee, and Norton.
- Service Packs, including:
XP Service Packs 1, 2, and 3
Vista Service Pack 1
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 + Framework Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Office accessories, including:
Office 2007 converters – allows Office 2003 to recognise Office 2007 files
PowerPoint, Word, & Excel viewers. Allows people without Office to view files (NOT create or edit them)
- OpenOffice – excellent free software, equivalent to almost the entire Microsoft Office suite
- PDF Creator – allows files to be saved as PDFs. From file, select File>Print, and select PDF creator.
- Web Browsers, including:
Internet Explorer 7
Firefox 3
Google Chrome
Safari for Windows
Opera
- Ccleaner (registry cleaner)
- Archivers: PowerArchiver & Winrar
- Flash Player (required for Youtube, BBC iPlayer etc)
- Java – required for certain applications, eg Facebook photo uploader
- Media Players & CD Rippers, including
Windows Media Player 10 (XP only)
Windows Media Player 11
RealPlayer
Winamp 5
FLV Player
CDEX
- Audacity (free audio editing software)
- Paint.NET – free image editor, similar to Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro
- Image resizer – useful programme, lets you right click in image files and resize them
- Memory Checker – tool that analyses a PC’s memory and gives info on what type to upgrade to (requires web access)
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