| Thursday, October 27, 2005 |
| Great Programs that are Free! |
On tonight's Tech Check we mentioned 5 great freeware programs that are well with your time.
Here's where to get them: (Just click on the links, and it will take you to the site)
Open Office - A great alternative to Microsoft Office that won't cost you a dime.
Audacity - A very good program for recording and editing sounds. Powerful and simple.
Sebran Learning Games - Great learning games for the pre-schooler and up. From matching pictures, learning the alphabet to math, this program has fun little games to teach your child.
Artrage - A painting program that is powerful enough to turn out some decent works of art, and simple enough for children - it includes crayons, pens, pencils, and more.
Aqua Dock - Give your pc a snazzy program launch bar similar to a Mac. (this is a direct download link)
OTHER PROGRAMS NOT MENTIONED ON THE SHOW, BUT STILL JUST AS FREE !
Google Earth - This is a fascinating satelite map of the world. In some areas you are able to zoom in really close. Yes, you could even try finding the area you live in. Broadband internet is a must for this program. As well, it can be a resource hog while running it, but it's worth the try.
Abi Word - Recommended by our friend Tollie, Abiword is a small and efficient Word Processor that is very similar to Microsoft Word.
Trillian - is a fully featured, stand-alone, skinnable chat client that supports AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo Messenger, and IRC. It provides capabilities not possible with original network clients, while supporting standard features such as audio chat, file transfers, group chats, chat rooms, buddy icons, multiple simultaneous connections to the same network, server-side contact importing, typing notification, direct connection (AIM), proxy support, encrypted messaging (AIM/ICQ), SMS support, and privacy settings.
ALSO.....
If you know of any great freeware programs, email us at: techcheck{at}chaseandsam.com |
posted by Chase Thompson @ 5:34 PM   |
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