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I just got a new MacBook with an Intel processor and thought it would be useful to document all the free software I put on it after I installed Windows XP on it. These programs are all free to use. I'll post another article with all the free Mac software I find.
You should install Apple's Boot Camp software so you can dual boot with Apple and Mac OS X. You will have to buy a Windows license. I'm still working on different versions of Linux to install but the Knoppix Live CD runs just fine. I'm also using VMware Fusion to run virtual sessions in Mac OS X.
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| All of these programs are FREE (open source) to use and redistribute. |
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| Name |
Description |
Link |
| OpenOffice |
Office suite |
http://openoffice.org |
| Ad-Aware |
Anti-spyware |
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/ |
| Celestia |
Galaxy simulation |
http://www.shatters.net/celestia/ |
| ClamWin |
Free Anti-Virus with automatic updates |
http://www.clamwin.com |
| MS dot net framework |
Required for various programs |
http://www.microsoft.com/net |
| Firefox |
Better, safer browser than IE |
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/ |
| FreeMind |
Idea mapping tool |
http://freemind.sourceforge.net |
| GIMP |
GNU Image Manipulation Program - Like PhotoShop |
Install GTK first, then GIMP: http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html |
| Inkscape |
Vector Drawing and SVG Graphics program |
http://inkscape.org/ |
| OpenClipArt |
SVG graphics, use with Inkscape |
http://openclipart.org |
| Audacity |
Sound editing |
http://audacity.sourceforge.net You should also install the LAME MP3 plugin and others on the downloads page. |
| NVU |
WYSIWYG Web Editor |
http://www.nvu.com |
| Paint.NET |
Paint Program |
http://www.getpaint.net Install MS DOT.net framework first. |
| PDFCreator |
Print any document as a PDF file |
http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator |
| Scribus You'll also need GNU Ghostscript to use Scribus. |
DesktopPublishing program - like Pagemaker |
http://www.scribus.net http://www.gnu.org/software/ghostscript/ghostscript.html |
| SpyBot Search & Destroy |
SpyWare Blocker Very good program |
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/ |
| Stellarium |
Night sky viewing program - very good |
http://www.stellarium.org/ Change default video settings to 1280x768 in program when you run it for the first time. |
| TightVNC |
Allows virtual viewing and control of laptop |
http://www.tightvnc.com/ |
| TuxPaint |
Simple paint program for younger children |
http://www.tuxpaint.org Download the extra stamps too! |
| TuxType |
Simple typing game |
http://tuxtype.sourceforge.net |
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| These programs are FREE to install and use. Downloads are available through distributor's web sites. |
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| Google Earth |
3D Earth mapping with satellite imaging. Very cool... |
http://earth.google.com |
| Adobe Flash, Acrobat, Shockwave |
Browser plugins from Adobe. You'll need to download and install these AFTER you install Firefox. |
http://www.adobe.com/downloads/ |
| iTunes |
Supplies Qucktime and software to subscribe to podcasts |
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/ |
| Real Player |
Player for real media audio and video |
http://www.realnetworks.com/products/free_trial.html |
| RealProducer Basic |
Create your own real media from audio and video clips |
http://www.realnetworks.com/products/free_trial.html |
| Burniso |
Simple iso cdrom burner |
Download link |
| Skype | Free Internet phone software | http://skype.com |
