What Bill Gates Doesn’t Want You to Know

(aka: Good computer programs for free) What Bill Gates Doesn’t Want You to Know

David Scovic Kingsbury School Technology Director (248) 628-2571 x217 dscovic@kingsburyschool.org http://www.kingsburyschool.org/UserFiles/MACUL_149.ppt

Open Source Software What is it? Software that is collaborative, free, available to all who want to work on it and use it Who uses it? Everyone (Approx. 2/3 web servers use Apache) Why use it? Reliable, dynamic, free Well-known examples: Linux, Firefox, OpenOffice Lesser-known Open-source examples: Cola, Beer, Medicine

The World Is Flat – Thomas Friedman Flattener #4: Open-sourcing Open source is an important flattener because it makes available for free many tools, from software to encyclopedias, that millions of people around the world would have had to buy in order to use

Mozilla Firefox Web browser Works with most websites I’ve found Stability & Security Tabbed browsing Customizable Lightweight, only install what you want & need • http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/

Mozilla Firefox Web browser Privacy – clear private data with one click Pop-up blocking Live bookmarks • http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/

Firefox – Stability & Security Not tied into Windows OS If browser crashes, computer doesn’t crash Not Microsoft Some virus writers target MS Smaller market share Virus writers may want biggest impact • http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/

Mozilla Firefox Tabbed browsing Faster & easier navigation Efficiency Multi-tasking • http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/

Tabbed Browsing • Hold the <CTRL> key while you click a link. OR Right click on any link on a web page. A menu will appear – select “Open Link in New Tab” or just push the “T” key on your keyboard. • To view a tab, simply click on it. • When you are finished, click on the red X and only that web page will close. • You don’t need to use the Back button on your browser to find your original page.

live example

Firefox - Customizable Adblock RSS readers Forecast Fox del.icio.us BugMeNot Image Zoom Always Remember Password • Extensions • https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/?application=firefox

Firefox - Customizable Themes Red Cats (cat theme) Microfirefox (minimal menu areas) Check the link for what interests you https://addons.mozilla.org/themes/?application=firefox

http://www.openoffice.org/ OpenOffice

Office Suite – cross-compatible with Microsoft Office ($499) Writer = Word; Calc = Excel; Impress = PowerPoint; Base = Access Save in multiple file formats (including pdf) Free OpenOffice • http://www.openoffice.org/

www.thinkfree.com ThinkFree Online

Word, Excel & PowerPoint 30 MB online storage Save online or to local computer Multiple file formats (including pdf) Free ThinkFree www.thinkfree.com

Anti Virus Avira AntiVir Personal Edition http://www.free-av.com/ AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1 Alwil Avast Home Edition http://www.avast.com/i_kat_207.php?lang=ENG Free vs. $30-40 for typical anti-virus program

Anti SpyWare AdAware Personal http://www.lavasoft.com/ SpyBot Search & Destroy http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/ Free vs. $30 for typical anti-spyware program

Other Programs Gimp: PhotoShop equivalent ($650/$100) http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/ Audacity: Audio editor http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Thunderbird: Email program http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/ TuxPaint: KidPix equivalent http://sourceforge.net/projects/tuxpaint/

What Bill Gates Doesn't Want You To Know David Scovic Kingsbury School Technology Director (248) 628-2571 x217 dscovic@kingsburyschool.org http://www.kingsburyschool.org/UserFiles/MACUL_149.ppt

What Bill Gates Doesn’t Want You to Know