I have listed some very useful open source software applications that will help you to complete your projects in this course.  Unfortunately, you probably will not be able to install these in our lab, Kiely 115.  However, you are free to install these at home on your own personal computer.  I will demonstrate how to install these in class.  

Codysafe - http://www.codyssey.com/products/codysafe.html
Install this on a USB drive and then you can install any software applications you like, take them with you, and use them with any computer.

Google Chrome - http://www.google.com/chrome This is a Beta version of a new web browser.  It is extremely fast and has a clean design.  Definitely try it out, especially since we will be using Google Docs.

Firefox (Please note that there are many very useful "add-on" and "extensions" that can install with your Firefox web browser.  We can't install these on Firefox in the lab, but you can install these at home.  
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

7-Zip (this allows you to open files that have the .zip extension)
http://www.7-zip.org/

CamStudio - This allows you to record your computer screen and edit it later.  
http://camstudio.org/

FWink -  free webcam software
http://lundie.ca/fwink/

the GIMP - this is image editing software that is a great free alternative to Adobe Photoshop
http://www.gimp.org/

Kompozer - This is an HTML editor and web authoring tool.  I highly recommend you install it.  It is very useful for creating web pages.
http://www.kompozer.net/

Audacity - This is free sound editing software.
*http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Stellarium - This is an open source planetarium software application.  
http://www.stellarium.org/

Scratch
http://scratch.mit.edu/pages/download

Squeak
http://www.squeakland.org/plugin/installers/win-std.html

OpenOffice
http://www.openoffice.org/

Second Life
http://secondlife.com/

Croquet
http://www.opencroquet.org/index.php/Downloads

Dia
http://live.gnome.org/Dia/Download

Avidemux
http://avidemux.sourceforge.net/

Paint.net
http://www.getpaint.net/