Software+Downloads

General

 * [|Java Runtime] (16MB - "offline installation")
 * [|Acrobat Reader] (20MB) [|wikipedia link]
 * [|PDF Creator] (13MB) what is this - [|wikipedia link]

Audio-Video Editing

 * [|GIMP - image editor] (8.4MB) installation notes - [|wikipedia link]
 * [|Inkscape - vector graphics editor] (8.3MB) [|wikipedia link]
 * [|Audacity - sound editor/recoder] (2.2MB) installation notes - [|wikipedia link]

Audio-Video Playback

 * Macromedia browser plugins: [|Flash], [|Authorware], [|Shockwave](see warning below)
 * warning: the Shockwave installer will try to install the "yahoo toolbar" during installation, you probably want to un-check this

Educational

 * [|Google Earth](11.2MB) [|wikipedia link] [Note from Bill:] This could be a real slow beast going through the Amphitheater WAN out to the Internet and the PC won't handle it unless you have a Pentium IV -- very slow processing for anything less.

Specialty Software

 * [|Smart Board Software] (75MB)

Novell

 * [|Novell Client] (15MB)
 * [|Zen Desktop Management]

Utilities

 * [|Filezilla FTP Client] (3.4MB) [|wikipedia link]
 * [|7-Zip - file compressor/un-compressor] (0.8MB) [|wikipedia link]
 * [|IP print utility for Win9X] (1.2MB) what is this
 * [|DBAN drive wiper] (1.9MB - CD version) what is this [|wikipedia link]
 * [|Memtest86+] (0.9MB) whis is this - [|wikipedia link]

Spyware Removal

 * [|HijackThis] - [|wikipedia link]
 * [|Spybot] - [|wikipedia link]

Microsoft Windows patches

 * [|Windows 2000 - SP4] (129MB)
 * [|Windows XP - SP2] (266MB)

Microsoft Office patches
note: some office patches require access to files on the office cds during patching
 * [|Office 2000/9 SR1-A] (52MB)
 * [|Office 2000/9 SP3] (13MB) (requires SR1-A patch first)


 * [|Office XP/10 SP3] (58MB)


 * [|Office 2003/11 SP2] (101MB)