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Some of the most popular PC software is available as a free download, or as shareware (some with a free trial). Use these links to get your copies:

FTP and SSH
FTP Explorer FTP Explorer
An easy-to-use shareware client that mimics the Windows Explorer interface, allowing you to transfer files to an FTP server, or to your personal Web site. www.ftpx.com
Tera Term Pro Tera Term Pro
A free software terminal emulator (communication program) that works on Microsoft Windows platforms. http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA002416/teraterm.html
PuTTY PuTTY
A free software telnet and SSH client for Windows and UNIX. Used to run a remote session over a network. www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/
SSH Secure Shell SSH Secure Shell
An SSH and sftp client, this non-commercial version is free for educational and home use. Encrypts traffic to eliminate eavesdropping and more. www.openssh.com

Compression/Expansion Tools
WinZip WinZip
This easy to use file compression tool for handling ZIP files. You can try out an evaluation copy before you purchase it. http://www.winzip.com.
Aladdin Stuffit Expander Aladdin Stuffit Expander
The popular and free file application easily expands and decodes files you download from the Web or receive in your email. http://my.smithmicro.com/win/stuffitexpander/index.html
Winrar Winrar
Powerful archive manager that can backup data and reduce the size of attachments, decompress downloaded files, and more. Free trial. http://www.rarlabs.com/

Protection
Symantec (Norton) AntiVirus Norton AntiVirus from Symantec
Protect your PC with the antivirus software that's installed on all campus computers. Students living in Adelphi dorms can download it free. Others can buy it at www.symantec.com
AVG Anti-Virus AVG Anti-Virus
This software is one of the most popular free solutions to basic security protection on non-commercial PCs.
http://www.grisoft.com/doc/products-avg-anti-virus-free-edition
BitDefender BitDefender Online Scan
Scans your system's memory, files, folders and drive boot sectors, allowing you the option to automatically clean the infected files. http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
Mozilla AdAware
Free protection against spyware that secretly attaches to your PC. Helps prevent aggressive pop-ups, sluggish computer activity, and identity theft. http://www.lavasoft.de
Netscape Spybot Search & Destroy
Detects and removes spyware, which silently tracks your surfing to create a marketing profile for ad companies. http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
Netscape Windows Defender
Free program that helps protect your computer against pop-ups, slow performance, and security threats from spyware. http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/

Browsers
Mozilla Mozilla Firefox
This award-winning open-source Web browser is used by millions worldwide. Fast, secure, and fully customizable to your online life.
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

Computer Languages
Dr. Scheme Dr. Scheme
An interactive, integrated free graphical programming environment for the Scheme, MzScheme, and MrEd programming languages. http://www.drscheme.org/
J2SE Java SE
Java Platform, Standard Edition lets you develop and deploy Java applications on desktops and servers. http://java.sun.com/javase/index.jsp
BlueJ BlueJ
An integrated Java environment designed for introductory teaching. Emphasizes visualization, interactive techniques, exploration, and experimentation. http://www.bluej.org

Others
Adobe Acrobat Reader Adobe Acrobat Reader
An essential free download that allows you to view, search and digitally sign PDF files, the standard for trusted distribution of information. http://www.adobe.com/
OpenOffice

eBeam Software for 3M SmartBoard
For faculty to use the digital whiteboard, download the Luidia software to the computer that's to be used during instruction. http://www.luidia.com/downloads/software.html
OpenOffice OpenOffice
The free open-source office suite includes components for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics design, databases, and more. http://www.openoffice.org/

These and many other PC programs can be downloaded through CNET's Download.com.

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Similarly, many Mac programs can be dowloaded for free or for a trial evaluation:

FTP and SSH
Fugu Fugu
A free secure file transfer protocol (SFTP) application featuring drag-and-drop upload and download of files, external editor support, and image previews. http://rsug.itd.umich.edu/software/fugu
NiftyTelnet NiftyTelnet
Freeware from http://asg.web.cmu.edu/andrew2/dist/. An SSH-enhanced telnet version is available from http://www.lysator.liu.se/~jonasw/freeware/niftyssh/

Compression/Expansion Tools
Aladdin Stuffit Expander Aladdin Stuffit Expander
The popular and free file application easily expands and decodes files you download from the Web or receive in your email. http://my.smithmicro.com/mac/stuffitexpander/index.html

Protection
Symantec (Norton) AntiVirus Norton AntiVirus from Symantec
Protect your PC with the antivirus software that's installed on all campus computers. Students living in Adelphi dorms can download it free. Others can buy it at www.symantec.com

Browsers
Mozilla Mozilla Firefox
This award-winning open-source Web browser is used by millions worldwide. Fast, secure, and fully customizable to your online life. http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

Computer Languages
Dr. Scheme Dr. Scheme
An interactive, integrated free graphical programming environment for the Scheme, MzScheme, and MrEd programming languages. http://www.drscheme.org/
BlueJ BlueJ
An integrated Java environment designed for introductory teaching. Emphasizes visualization, interactive techniques, exploration, and experimentation. http://www.bluej.org

Others
Adobe Acrobat Reader Adobe Acrobat Reader
An essential free download that allows you to view, search and digitally sign PDF files, the standard for trusted distribution of information. http://www.adobe.com/
OpenOffice

eBeam Software for 3M SmartBoard
For faculty to use the digital whiteboard, download the Luidia software to the computer that's to be used during instruction. http://www.luidia.com/downloads/software.html
OpenOffice OpenOffice
The free open-source office suite includes components for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics design, databases, and more. http://www.openoffice.org/

These and many other Mac programs, for Mac OS 8/9 or Mac OS X, can be downloaded from VersionTracker.com

This page last modified on May 30, 2008.

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