Classroom Mac - Open Source
The Business Software Alliance is offering new rewards for people to turn in their employers for using pirated software. Thus, more and more companies and schools are switching to Open Source to avoid these issues.
We have talked about Open Source here more and more often. This web site specializes in software that can be used in the classroom. This includes:
Productivity:
NeoOffice 2 - Open Office for Macs
AbiWord - Open Source Word Processor
WriteRoom - Distraction-free writing (v1 is free)
Scribus - Desktop Publishing Suite
Smultron - HTML and CSS editor.
Cyberduck - FTP.
NVU - Web Page Editor
SimpleCSS - CSS Code Explorer
Gantt Project - Project Management Software.
Sidenote - Organize your ideas and GTD.
iCal GTD Tool - Get Things Done.
ScribbleScreen - Write over your desktop when training.
Internet and Communication Tools
Firefox - Standards Compliant Browser
Thunderbird - Powerful Mail Client
Sea Monkey - All-in-one Internet Application Suite
Adium - Universal Chat Client
Colloquy - IRC, SILC and ICB Chat Client
Skype - VOIP and Video Chat
Megafon - VOIP system
OpenWengo - Open Source VOIP system
Yahoo Messenger - IM and Video Chat
HTTPMail Plugin - Get Hotmail in Mac Mail
Vienna - RSS Feed Reader
Utilities
iStumbler - WiFi connection analyzer
ClamAV - Anti-virus protection
CacheOutX - Clear out all caches and regain space
Mac Janitor - Run system cleanup routines manually
Stuffit Expander - Unzip .Sit files
Educational and Specialist Software
XLOGO - LOGO interpreter for kids
ACSLOGO - Advanced LOGO interpreter
Mac Sword - Electronic bible and concordance
FreeMind - Mind mapping software.
CMap - Knowledge mapping system.
Meteo - Weather station for your Mac.
Stellarium - Home planetarium.
Celestia - The Universe - on a Mac.
Google Earth - The World - on a Mac.
Espionage- All Cool Kids Have Codes
Smell-o-mints - Simple Periodic Table for Mac
Latin Words - Dictionarium Latinus
Emu48 - HP Graphical calculator emulator
DOSBox - An emulator to run all your old DOS apps
MiniVMac - Early Mac Emulator
JIN Chess - Client for FICS Chess Servers
Geodes - Geometry investigation tool
FreeMAT - MATLab style mathematics environment
SciLab - Scientific visualization environment
BlueJ - Java development environment
Ch Standard Edition - C development environment
Free Pascal - Pascal development environment
Chipmonk Basic - BASIC programming system
The Mono Project- Visual-Basic.NET on a Mac
OsiriX - Medical Visualization System
Other categories of software are:
Pictures, Music, Movies and Games.
He also has a list of web sites for Webcam drivers, printer drivers for just about every legacy printer out there, Apps for Mac that you can take anywhere on a memory stick or portable hard drive (we have mentioned that one before), a wide range of free utilities including CombinePDFs, some good extra fonts for your Mac.
See it here.
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