The following software is installed on all of the recommended 2009 Windows laptops:

• Audacity
  
  • audio editor and recorder
• Cisco VPN client
• Data Studio
  • Data collection, display, and analysis software used in the College of Engineering and Science
• Kompozer
  • Recommended web page editor used in some classes
• Lame
  • MP3 encoder
• Maple
  • Mathematical program used by College of Engineering and Science students and students who take calculus or physics
• Matlab
  • Computation program used by College of Engineering and Science students
• McAfee Antivirus
  • Anti-virus & Anti-spyware program
• Microsoft Office Enterprise
  • defaults to Vista file formats
    
    • Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access, Outlook, Publisher, One Note + (all parts)
• Microsoft Photo Story 
  • create slideshows with your digital pictures, edit your pictures, create your story with original music, add narration, and share them with others
• Mozilla Firefox
  • Alternate browser
• Novell Client
  • for accessing Novell Servers and printers on-campus
• PDF Redirect
  
  • create PDF files from any Windows application
• Pigin IM
  • IM program
• Plug-ins (These plug-ins are needed to use CLE v2.0 and other web pages)
  
  • Dwf
    
    • for FMO building floor plans
• Video Lan Viewer
  
  • VLC media viewer
• WebDrive
  • A WebDAV and FTP client which allows users to mount volumes as desktop drives in Windows.
    
    • In particular, it allows access to the user’s U: and S: drives.
• Win DVD (for Dell only)- or equivalent
  • Allows user to view movies
• Windows Journal Viewer
  • Used to read files created by Windows Journal. Some professors will distribute data that needs this application to be read
• WinRAR
  • Allows compression and decompression of files in many formats including ZIP and RAR
• XNView
  • Free software to view and convert graphics files

 

Additionally for tablet laptops:

• Windows Journal
  
  • virtual paper to write on and highlight
• Sticky Notes
  
  • desktop sticky notes to write on
• Microsoft Experience Pack
  • Snipping Tool - clip anything from the screen and make notes
  • Ink Desktop - write on the desktop
  • Ink Art - art program with all kinds of paintbrushes
  • Ink Crossword - write on crossword puzzles
• Microsoft Education Pack
  • Equation Writer - converts handwritten equations to text
  • Ink Flashcards - create handwritten flashcards