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FREE SOFTWARE FOR EVERY COMPUTER USER |
Site
Tools
| (WYSIWYG) Webpage creators |
| MS FrontPage Express Downloadable version. Lite, but useful, version of FrontPage. Very basic. |
SeaMonkey:
all-in-one Internet application
suite, containing a web browser, a mail and newsgroups client, an HTML
editor, web development tools, and an IRC chat client in a single software
package. |
Nvu
Graphical Web Page authoring system. For a tutorial on using Nvu to create web pages, go to thesitewizard.com. Nvu is based on Mozilla's Composer, which is bundled with the Mozilla Suite (no longer available), a complete browser, email, IRC chat & web editor suite now known as SeaMonkey. |
Trellian WebPage This WYSIWYG web page editor is as easy to
use as your favorite word processor |
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PBWorks: Create a secure password protected
Wiki. Wikis are collaborative web pages designed for an easy and
simple method so users (students) can
work together. Use a PBWorks to
collaborate in the classroom or the research lab. Great for sharing
class notes, essays, journals or anything when you want students to work
together. |
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Wetpaint Easy tools for creating wiki web sites
where the readers are also the writers. Similar to PBWiki,
but even easier to use. Currently available in beta edition |
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Blogger Setup blogs, Google account required. |
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Edublogs Blogging for Teachers & Students |
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Zoho.com: Productivity & collaboration
tools. Business apps as well. |
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Google Apps for Education: Online website and document creation tools offering
real-time sharing and editing and compatibility. Google Apps Education
Edition is free for academic institutions and includes a variety of tools to
facilitate collaboration on campus. |
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Functional and File Compatible Office
Suites |
OpenOffice.org
A complete multiplatform productivity suite that is fully compatible
with all major office suites including Microsoft Office. Contains word
processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing and
data base programs. |
StarOffice Office Suite While not free for individuals or
businesses, the cost is minimal ($69.95) compared to other commercially
available office suites. However, there is no
licensing fee (free) for schools to use StarOffice Suite for Educational Institutions.
As an added bonus for schools, animated, project based tutorials are
available for various grade levels for use in the classroom or for individual
instruction. Now no teacher should be without a powerful, MS Office
compatible, suite of productivity applications. |
Thinkfree Online Office Suite Create MS Office compatible documents using your browser. Thinkfree Online allows you to type in your browser, and
create or edit documents anywhere, anytime. You can also convert
existing documents to PDF format. |
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Google Docs Create, edit, and share
documents, spreadsheets, and presentations from any web browser. Allows access for multiple users. Must have
a Google account. |
PDF Creation & Editors
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Portable Document Format Files
(.pdf) |
| All PDF files are documents that can be viewed on any
computer with a viewer such as Adobe
Reader |
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PDF Online Quickly and easily convert your documents into PDF files online
from anywhere in the world. |
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Cometdocs
Free online file converter.
Upload file and retrieve through your email. |
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PDF Escape Upload (from PC or web) and edit PDF files online. Fill PDF form fields, add text or shapes, include links and even create new form fields. Invite and collaborate on PDF files with
others. It’s like a simpler
alternative for Google Docs except for PDF files. |
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PDF
Creator Use this print
driver to create PDF files within any Windows applications. |
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PrimoPDF Creating
100% industry-standard PDF files. Simple to use and free of annoying ads. |
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PDF Hammer Edit PDF files online. Upload your PDF files to PDF
Hammer from your Web browser, perform your edits, and then download back to
your computer. |
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Pdf 995
Create .pdf documents, however, a
sponsor page in your web browser will appear each time you run the software. The complete pdf995 suite offers more functionality since it is a combination of three applications, Pdf995, PdfEdit995 and Signature995. |
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Win2PDF Win2PDF creates PDF files from any Windows
NT, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows x64, Windows XP, or Windows
Vista application. Free version prints an additional sheet. Does
not support Win95/98/ME. |
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PDFUnlock Remove restrictions from PDF files online -
it's easy and free. Fill in "locked" forms. |
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PDFcalendarPRO: Free fillable Calendar,
2009 Printable PDF template. Very useful! |
| Edit & Present Your Digital Photos |
| Picasa
from Google: Instantly find, organize, edit and share all the
pictures on your PC. |
Paint.net: Image and photo editing software.
Intuitive and innovative user interface with support for layers, unlimited
undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools. |
MS Photo Story: Intuitive
(easy) way to create compelling slide shows from digital still images. |
Picnick: Upload photos and edit online. |
Windows Live
Photo Gallery: Adjust
color and exposure. Fix redeye. Create panoramic views by
stitching photos together. Requires XP or higher. |
PhotoResizer
1.06: Resize any photo for
uploading to your web site. |
VCW VicMan's Photo Editor 7.8: Resize any photo for
uploading to your website. |
Pixenate:
Online photo editor. Fix red
eye, enhance, lighten, enlarge/reduce, whiten, etc. Highly recommended
if editing a few pictures. |
Image
Crush: Reduce image file size
for the web. |
Fotki:
Free, unlimited photo/video storage, no ads and control over image
downloading. Great for sharing photos |
DietJPEG: Reduce the
file size of photos. Make them "web ready". |
| PODCASTING |
| PodCasting with Gcast: Create your own audio broadcast, easily record voice messages, mix in your favorite
music, and share it all for the world to hear. |
| Podbean: Easy, only three steps, non-technical way to create and publish a podcast. Just signup and upload files. | |
Podomatic: Create, find and share podcasts! |
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Phonecasting: Record and publish podcasts by uploading your podcast
from your computer or calling and recording a podcast from your phone. |
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AVS Media:
Free DVD player. Play movie DVDs, video & audio files on your computer. |
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VideoLAN:
VLC media player, is a portable multimedia player
for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, etc.) as well
as DVDs,
VCDs,
and various streaming
protocols. |
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GOM
Player: All features are
easily accessible through a context menu, everything
is a right-click away. Support for most video and audio formats included.
Will play broken files and skip frames that are missing or damaged. Most
common features built in such as media streaming from the internet and the
ability to show subtitles when available. |
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Cinemaforge: Download online videos and convert to or from the most popular formats
(mov, flv, avi, mpeg, wmv, etc.) |
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Video Spin: Create your own movie clips in minutes using your
own videos and pictures for free. Similar to Movie Maker, but more features. |
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Audacity: Free audio editor. Record sounds, play sounds,
import and export WAV, AIFF, MP3 files, and more. Edit sounds using
Cut, Copy and Paste (with unlimited Undo), mix tracks together, or apply
effects to recordings. |
| Expstudio Audio Editor: Audio
files editor that allows displaying a waveform image of an audio file,
filtering, applying various audio effects, format conversion and more.
Supports all major audio formats. |
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Freeplaymusic
Large library of royalty free
music. |
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VideoDownlaodX:
Download flash videos (Youtube, Teachertube, etc.) or
convert to a useable video format (.avi,.mpeg,
etc.) |
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Zamzar
or KeepVid: Convert video files online. No software to
download. |
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aTube Catcher: Download videos from over
100 video sharing sites and export to many formats
(MPG,AVI,MP4,3GP,3G2,WMV,PSP,MOV,FLV) with the quality that you choose, also
has templates, so you can encode your videos to standard formats as
DVD,VCD,IPOD,PSP, etc. . |
| DVD Flick: Burn video files onto a DVD that will play back on your DVD player, Media Center or Home Cinema Set. Additional custom audio tracks, subtitles & a menu for easier navigation. Excellent! |
| SUPER: Multimedia Encoder and Player. Encode full-length movies to any other format, including SWF and FLV. Build 2009.35 is free. | |
ANY Video Converter Freeware: Video converter software that converts video
files into the formats you need to watch on TV, load to a cell phone, put on
a website, create a presentation, watch on your portable device and much more. |
| ONLINE FILE STORAGE |
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Live Skydrive Up to 5GB of file storage. |
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G.Space Turn your GMail account
into online file storage. Requires Firefox browser. |
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| GMail Drive |
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Dropbox: 2GB free. Creates a folder on your computers to
"share" files. |
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fileQube: No sign-up and no software to install. Just upload, organize and
share. Up to 150MB storage |
| Desktop Sharing |
| ShowMyPC: ShowMyPC provides free and premium tools for Instant Collaboration to all users. Software includes Desktop Sharing, Screen Recording, Remote PC access. The tools are community alternatives to WebEx and GotoMyPc among others. |