Free Software (…..you can’t live without!)

Free Software

• Tools, utilities, plug-ins, and other handy little pieces of technology that make life easier don't have to be expensive. In fact, many are free!

FREEWARE

OPEN SOURCE

Where can I get these programs?

• Search Engines.– You will find lots of sites promoting their software

as “free” or “freeware”

• http://Download.com– Here you will find a collection of software

programs to download. Some are free and some are not…so keep eyes open.

• http://sourceforge.net– Great place for open source software.

Watch out for viruses….

Here is a sampling…

• Jing (pc / mac)

• Picasa 3 (pc/mac-beta)

• Gimp (pc / mac) *• Audacity (pc / mac) *• Format Factory (pc only) *• Hand Brake (mac / pc)

• Cool Timer (pc only)

• Firefox Add-ons• Etc. …

*Note: Some programs require more Advanced Skills than others.

There are many more programs out there to choose from.

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Jing

• Jing (pc OR mac) http://www.jingproject.com

RequirementsOperating Systems:Windows XP, Vista or Mac OS X 10.4.11 or 10.5.5 or laterAdditional RequirementsBroadbandQuickTime 7.5.5 or laterBenefits for finalsite users• Support communication• Training• Filtering support issues from within

Jing allows you to capture screenshots in image or video format and easily share it with others instantly and easily.

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Picasa 3

• Picasa 3 (pc OR mac)

RequirementsOperating Systems:Windows Vista, Windows XP, Mac OS X 10.4.9+Additional RequirementsIntel CPU256 MB RAMBenefits for finalsite users• Easily edit photos for use on website• Free!

The program works with JPEG, GIF, BMP, PSD, and movie files and is compatible with most digital cameras. Image editing tools include cropping (standard or custom), removal of red-eye, and enhancing--even switching from color to black and white.

http://picasa.google.comhttp://picasa.google.com/mac

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Gimp

• Gimp (pc OR mac) http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html

RequirementsOperating Systems:Windows 2000, XP, Vista or Mac OSXAdditional RequirementsMake sure you are downloading an executable versionBenefits for finalsite users• Easily crop, edit, and optimize photos for use on the web.• Robust image editor to make your pictures look great

without having to spend a lot of money on Photoshop

GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.

http://gimp.lisanet.de/Website/Download.html - mac

* Advanced

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Audacity

• Audacity (pc OR mac) http://sourceforge.net/projects/audacity

RequirementsOperating Systems:Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98 (1.2.6 version)Mac OS X 10.5 Intel, Mac OS X 10.4 Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 PPC, Mac OS X 10.4 PPC (1.3.7 version)Additional RequirementsNo Additional RequirementsBenefits for finalsite users• Create and edit your own sound files to narrate your

slideshows and videos.• Edit existing sound files to work with your needs.

This editor can record and play sounds and import and export WAV, AIFF, MP3, and OGG files. Edit your sounds using cut, copy, and paste features.

* Advanced

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Format Factory

• Format Factory (pc only) http://www.formatoz.com

RequirementsOperating Systems:Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 98 Additional RequirementsNo Additional RequirementsBenefits for finalsite users• When someone hands you a DVD and expects you to put

this on your website.• So you don’t have to worry about where the file came

from ie: mac or pc, quicktime movie…• Do it yourself…rather than having to submit a ticket.

Format Factory is a multifunctional media converter, converting all popular video, audio, picture formats to others..

* Advanced

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HandBrake

• HandBrake (mac / pc) http://handbrake.fr/

RequirementsOperating Systems:Mac os X, Windows and Linux platformsAdditional RequirementsMake sure you know limitation for your platformBenefits for finalsite users• When someone hands you a DVD and expects you to put

this on your website and you are using a mac.• Support for H.264 • Do it yourself…on your mac…rather than having to

submit a ticket.

HandBrake is a multifunctional media converter, most importantly…it works on a mac.

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Cool Timer

• Cool Timer (pc) http://www.harmonyhollow.net/cool_timer.shtml

RequirementsOperating Systems:Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98 Additional RequirementsWindows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista, VB6 Runtime Benefits for finalsite users• When you want to spend just 20 minutes on updating

your website.• Helps you optimize your time and keeps you conscious of

the clock.

Simple, no-nonsense, handy timer utility with a cool, customizable interface.

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Firefox Add-ons

• ColorZilla - http://www.colorzilla.com/firefox/

– Advanced Eyedropper, ColorPicker, Page Zoomer…

• Dummy Lipsum - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2064

– Generates "Lorem Ipsum" dummy text (from http://www.lipsum.com)

Free, Free, Free….check Firefox often for the latest Add-ons.

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…etc.• AnyVideo Converter -

– Video converting freeware with, fast converting speed, and quality video. It can convert almost all video formats including DivX, XviD, MOV, RM, RMVB, MPEG, VOB, DVD, WMV, and AVI to MPEG-4 movie format for PSP or other

• PrintWhatYouLike -– Online editor that lets you format any web page for printing in seconds.

You get to control what you print.

• PDF Creator - http://www.pdfforge.org – Create PDF files from any application. Simple to use.

• Fundraising Thermometer -– Track donations and watch as your thermometer

rises to meet your goal. Easy to generate code which you can place in your site. www.usafundraising.com/resources

http://www.printwhatyoulike.com

http://download.cnet.com/Any-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-10661456.html

Q & A

What’s in your Free Software Collection?

Jing

Picasa

GIMP

Audacity

Format Factory

HandBrake

Cool Timer

ColorZilla

Dummy Lipsum