Downloads

Browsers / Software / Hardware / Images & Clipart

Browsers

Netscape
Download the latest or most compatible version.  Here you can also download instant messanger to access your aol account
http://netscape.com/computing/download/index.html?cp=hom07pbro

Internet Explorer
Download the latest or most compatible version
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/default.mspx

AOL
America On-Line  This is a user friendly browser.  With Instant Messenger you are able to keep in touch with fellow members 

http://aol.com/

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Software/Programs 

Adobe Acrobat
This program, is based on PDF which is an acronym for "Portable Document Format." PDF is a file format created by Adobe that lets you view and print a file exactly as the author designed it, without needing to have the same application or fonts used to create the file.  ACROBAT READER is a permanent download that is what is most used to read files saved as PDFs.

http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html
 

Adobe Photoshop
This program is an image editor to aid in designing interactive Web graphics or prepare sophisticated images for print with the same power and ease. http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/main.html

Adobe Premiere
This program is used for creating online media.  You can develop short- and long-format movies for video, film, multimedia, and the Web. With this cross-platform video editing tool, you can produce professional-quality movies with complete efficiency, control, and flexibility. http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere/main.html

Adobe Illustrator
This is a free-drawing program.  It is preferred by designers, graphic artists, technical
illustrators, and business professionals around the world.  http://www.adobe.com/products/illustrator/main.html

Authorware
Authorware Attain is the leading visual rich-media authoring tool for creating Web and online learning applications. It allows training developers, instructional designers, and subject matter experts to develop trackable learning applications and deploy them across the Web, LANs, and CD-ROM. 

http://www.macromedia.com/software/authorware/

Shockwave
Shockwave Player is the Web standard for entertaining, engaging, rich media playback. It lets you view interactive Web content like games, business presentations, entertainment, and advertisements from your Web browser. 
http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/

Flash
Allows you to record and hear sound from cartoons, interactive interfaces, and information graphics.  http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/trial/

Director
This program allows you to create, import, animate, and control media.  http://www.macromedia.com/software/director/

Dreamweaver
Make short work of Web site and HTML page production  http://www.macromedia.com/software/dreamweaver/

Meta Creations
Powerful animation and design programs.  They are also used for scenary creations.  Programs include Bryce 4, Infini-D 4.5, Ray Dream Studio and MetaStream.  
http://www.metacreations.com/

Microsoft Products
All products for all uses are available for your choosing at this site: http://www.microsoft.com/catalog/default.asp?subid=22
   
Frontpage98     Frontpage2000

Quicktime
Aids in digital media capabilities
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/

Real Audio
Ways of creating rich streaming media presentations and Web sites.
http://www.real.com/products/index.html

Winamp
A quality player for Mp3 and other audio files.
http://www.winamp.com/

Win Zip
Win Zip uses the standard and familiar "wizard" interface to simpilify the process of unzipping and installing software distributed in Zip files.  
http://www.winzip.com/

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Hardware/Shareware

ShareWare
Virtual Software Library (VSL) search engine and much more.
You can search for, browse, and download the best software 
http://www.shareware.com/

Tu Cows
The latest downloads for any computer.  Software, equipment, etc.  
http://www.tucows.com/

On Sale
Retail, auction and wholesale prices online. 
http://onsale.com/

Download
This site is good for downloading free and trial software or auctioning. 
http://www.download.com/

EggHead
Another retail and auction site. 
http://www.egghead.com/

MacConnection
The best shopping surplus for Mac users
http://www.macconnection.com/

ebay
This is a popular selling and auction site.  Can buy and sell just about everything imaginable.  http://www.ebay.com/

Amazon
This site is a huge shopping mall.  Anything you can imagine you can find and purchase at this site.  From clothes to cds, they have it all. 
http://www.amazon.com/

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FTP Programs

WS_FTP LE
This program is free for most non-commercial uses.  It handles FTP tasks speedily and efficiently.  The program makes file transfers easy with its dual-pane view, which displays your local files in one pane and your remote files (i.e. the files on your webspace) in the other. 
http://www.info-internet.net/en/ftp.html

Transmit
This is a well-rounded FTP program for your Mac.  It is one of the best shareware programs for FTP.  It has elegant Mac OS-style interface, powerful FTP features, and ease of use for $24.95 registration fee.  
http://www.panic.com/transmit/

Image Editors

IrfanView32 Image Editor
Free download software tool that can alter, resize, crop, and convert graphic files into Web-ready JPEG's and GIF's.
http://www.irfanview.com/

GraphicConverter
This is a useful graphics program for your Mac.  It allows you to adjust your image's appearance and add an impressive range of special effects.  It is a $30 shareware program.  
http://www.graphicconverter.net/

Color Pickers

HTML Colors
This free for noncommercial use program allows you to try different combinations of text, link, and background colors so that you can see how they look before altering your Web pages.  It also writes the necessary HTML code that you can cut and paste.    
http://www.ogopogo.net/products/html_colors/

HTML References

HTML Vocabulary
This is a $5 shareware program that lists HTML elements with descriptions of each.   TA section of style sheets in included for more advanced Web authors.
http://www.gla.ac.uk/~gwm1h/htmlvoc2/

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Clipart

Barry's Clipart
FREE resource for all types of clip art
http://www.barrysclipart.com/

Icon BAZAAR
Alphabets Document Icons Objects Animals Dots and Bullets People Symbols Animated Images Flags Punctuation Marks Arrows and Pointers Floral..
http://www.iconbazaar.com/

Badgers Animated GIF Gallery
Excellent collection of animated GIF's on all topics, primarily intended for use on websites.  http://www.badger.org/main.html

Clipart Universe
Animated GIF's, backgrounds, dividers, buttons, and more general clipart http://clipartuniverse.com/

Art Today
Clipart, Font, Photo, and Web Grapic Links
http://clipart.com/

 
Director of the Online Learning Lab: Dr. John V. Dempsey

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  02/07/06