Software Updates:

Required software to use in all courses:

• Open Office: http://download.openoffice.org/
• Java: http://www.java.com/en/download/
• Quicktime: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
• VLC: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
• Windows Media Player: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/10/default.aspx
• Adobe Flash: http://www.adobe.com/go/getflash/
• Adobe Reader: http://get.adobe.com/reader/?mgiToken=2QWVV75BVSGHQ
• Adobe Shockwave: http://get.adobe.com/shockwave/

Browsers:

• Google Chrome: http://www.google.com/chrome/eula.html?hl=en&brand=CHMB&utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-sk&utm_medium=ha&installdataindex=homepagepromo
• Mozilla Firefox: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/products/download.html
• Microsoft Internet Explorer: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/default.aspx

Specific course software

• NVU (used in Web Design course): http://net2.com/nvu/download.html
• Audacity (used in World Language classes primarily): http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/
• GIMP (used in Digital Photography course): http://www.gimp.org/downloads/
• Graph (open source graphing system for higher level math courses): http://www.padowan.dk/graph/Download.php

Helpful Utilities:

• Password Corral (help keep track of all of your passwords!): http://www.cygnusproductions.com/downloads/downloads.asp

Helpful hints:

Are you frustrated by the fact that your classmates or teachers can’t open files created in Open Office? No problem anymore! Follow the directions below to automatically save your files as Microsoft Office file types (information from mydigitallife.info).
Changing Open Office Saving Default:

1. Launch any OpenOffice.org application such as OpenOffice Writer.
2. Click on Tools and then Options.
3. Expand the Load/Save section in the left pane by clicking the + (plus sign).
4. Click on General under the Load/Save section.
5. In the area labeled as “Default file format” near the bottom of the dialog window, select the type of document you want, for example, Text Document for Writer files, in the Document Type drop-down list.
6. To the right dropdown list labeled as “Always save as”, change or select the format as “Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP”.
7. Repeat the above 2 steps for other documents such as spreadsheets or presentations that you want to save in Microsoft Office file format, and select the appropriate default save as format for them.
8. Click OK to save the settings.
9. From now on, whenever you want to save a document, the default format will be .doc, .xls or .ppt and other Microsoft Office file formats and extensions.