Multimedia Lab software

The following free or open source software is installed in the Media Lab at Arcada:

Microsoft Powertoys for Windows XP

        Alt-Tab Replacement
        Virtual Desktop Manager

Audacity a sound editor
Blender 2.0 open source 3D graphics
CMapTools software for making concept maps
eReader an e-book reader
Filezilla an open source ftp program

Firefox 1.5 the open source web browser
        Firefox plugins:
        Del.icio.us links Firefox to your Del.icio.us account
        EZ Sidebar provides an undockable sidebar
        IE Tab for viewing how pages display in Internet Explorer without leaving Firefox
        Sage for subscribing to RSS feeds
        Scrapbook for storing and archiving web pages offline
        Web Developer adds a toolbar offering web development control of CSS, forms & images
        Wizz RSS 2.1.5 a more complex and complete RSS reader

Flash plug-in plays Flash movies
Flickr Uploader uploads photos to your Flickr account
Inkspace an open source alternative to Freehand and Illustrator

jEdit an open source text editor of html, css, javascript, php and so on
jEdit plugins:
        CssEditor
        ErrorList
        JavaScriptSideKick
        PerlSideKick
        PHPParsePlugin
        QuickNotepad
        WhiteSpace
        XML
        XSLT

nVu an open source alternative to Dreamweaver
Open Office the open source alternative to Microsoft Office
Skype instant messaging, voip phone calls, video conferencing
Second Life a viewer for the online world where La Mentala Rosario is being built
The Gimp an open source, cross-platform alternative to Photoshop
Thunderbird 1.5 an email application
Xampp Lite the best way of running a simulation of a web server on Windows