Posted in Free Software Resources
Useful (Free) Software Downloads
Browsers
Avant Browers www.avantbrowser.com A handy tabbed browser that uses IE engine. Its a small download only around 1 MB.
Mozilla Firefox: Another popular tabbed browser. Has a neat Find instead of the traditional IE find, it finds as you type.
General Education:
For phonics, typing, math (telling time, math facts money), www.flixprod.com has some of the best freeware programs that I have seen. They are simple, not overly flashy, but usually engaging. Most, if not all, reward children with a game or activity after they have completed 10 or so problems.
Spelling:
http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/khughes/rnrspelling/ Freeware program for practicing your own spelling lists.
Utilities:
Clip Diary: keeps a history of things you copied to the clipboard so that you can paste into documents and emails. You can paste text as well as pictures. http://clipdiary.softvoile.com/?s=ptm
Flashpaste: keeps a list of strings (text) handy that you use often for fast and easy pasting into documents, emails, etc. http://softvoile.com/flashpaste/?s=prog18
Google Desktop http://desktop.google.com
Get Google Desktop and you will never want to use the Windows search again.(At least I didn't!) It can instantly find items on your computer as you type in keywords. It has a sidebar which you can use to view headlines, RSS feeds, and by adding plug ins you can have things like a handy calendar which is always visible, to do list that can be checked off, a scratch pad where you can make notes or paste web sites urls that you want to visit in the future.
Tune Up Utilities 2006 http://www.tune-up.com/
My favorite tune up program thus far. It fixes registry problems and a host of other problems. You can change your computer's visual themes, many useful features, it's pretty packed and still easy to use.
Posted in Free Software Resources
Useful (Free) Software Downloads
Browsers
Avant Browers www.avantbrowser.com A handy tabbed browser that uses IE engine. Its a small download only around 1 MB.
Mozilla Firefox: Another popular tabbed browser. Has a neat Find instead of the traditional IE find--- it finds as you type.
General Education:
For phonics, typing, math (telling time, math facts money), www.flixprod.com has some of the best freeware programs that I have seen. They are simple, not overly flashy, but usually engaging. Most, if not all, reward children with a game or activity after they have completed 10 or so problems.
Spelling:
http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/khughes/rnrspelling/ Freeware program for practicing your own spelling lists.
Utilities:
Clip Diary: keeps a history of things you copied to the clipboard so that you can paste into documents and emails. You can paste text as well as pictures. http://clipdiary.softvoile.com/?s=ptm
Flashpaste: keeps a list of strings (text) handy that you use often for fast and easy pasting into documents, emails, etc. http://softvoile.com/flashpaste/?s=prog18
Google Desktop http://desktop.google.com
Get Google Desktop and you will never want to use the Windows search again, well at least I didn't. It can instantly find items on your computer as you type in keywords. It has a sidebar which you can use to view headlines, RSS feeds, and by adding plug ins you can have things like a handy calendar which is always visible, a "to do" list that can be checked off, a scratch pad where you can make notes or paste web sites urls that you want to visit in the future.
