Useful Plugins
Plugins are small programs which are loaded together with a larger application and enhance its capabilities. Your browser can play music, view movies and display special files and characters but you must first download and configure software enhancements.
Sun Microsystems Java Virtual Machine
http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp
Quicktime
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
Acrobat Reader
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
Flash Player
http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash
Real Player
http://www.real.com/
Look for the button that says, "RealPlayer - Free"
Shockwave Player
http://sdc.shockwave.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi
Windows Media Player
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/
InterAct Math Plug-in
http://www.interactmath.com/asp/wizardframe.htm
TestGen
http://wpslive.pearsoncmg.com/cmg_student_testgen_1/0,5658,2569286-,00.html
Train and Assess: Authorware Web Player
http://www.phgenit.com/plugin/awarewebplayer/download/32bit/Authorware_Web_Player.exe
Other Useful Downloads
We have found the following programs to be particularly
useful (and often requested) for online courses.
Word
Viewer
Allows you to view (but not edit) Microsoft Word files (.doc) without
having to purchase the software.
Power
Point Viewer
Allows you to view (but not edit) Microsoft Power Point files (.ppt) without
having to purchase the software.
Excel
Viewer
Allows you to view (but not edit) Microsoft Excel files (.xls) without
having to purchase the software.
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
2007 File Formats
In Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft added new Open XML formats to Word,
Excel, and PowerPoint 2007. Files that are created in the Open XML
format are not readable by earlier versions of Microsoft Office (such as
Microsoft Office 2003, or Microsoft Office 2000). The above compatability pack download will enable users on earlier versions of Microsoft Office to open, edit,
save, and create files in the new Open XML format.
Microsoft
Malicious Software Removal Tool (click here)
This tool checks your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious
software (including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom) and helps to remove the
infection if it is found. |