Web Browsing
Firefox (Mac, Windows, Linux)
Google Chrome (Windows only)
Safari (Mac & Windows)
Learning Styles
Similarminds Learning Styles Assessments
Gaming Tools
Social Learning Tools
Delicious - Bookmarking Tool
Magnolia - Bookmarking Tool
StumbleUpon - Channel surfing and social networking
PB Works - Wiki
Blogger - Blogging Tool
Wordpress - Blogging Tool
Presentation Tools
Prezi - Add pizzazz to your presentation or lecture outline
Google Docs Presentation Tool - Share and collaborate on presentations
Zoho Show - Share and collaborate on presentations
Multimedia and Graphic Tools
Audacity - Audio Editing
Movie Madness - Unusual technique for engaging learners
VLC - Media Player/Server
Jing - Create screenshots and annotate them or record a short video of onscreen action and share it. (Mac & Windows)
Gimp - Photo Editing Software
paint.net - Web-based image and photo editing software (Windows)
Aviary.com - Web-based suite of applications for graphic design that include image, effects, color and vector editors
Office Suite, File Sharing and Collaboration
Open Office - Free and open productivity suite
Google Docs - Web-based suite that allows for editing, sharing and collaborating on documents, spreadsheets and presentations. It also has the ability to create forms that feed directly into a spreadsheet.
Zoho - Web-based suite that allows for editing, sharing and collaborating on documents, spreadsheets and presentations. It also has several business applications that could be useful like CRM, invoicing, meeting and project management.
Drop.io - Web-based application that allows you to share your files with others.
YouSendIt - Send, receive and track large files
eLearning Content Editors
eXe - eLearning authoring application to create modules of content for a learning environment such as Desire2Learn (iLearn) or the web. (Mac, Windows & Linux)
Impatica - Converts PowerPoint presentations to a smaller sized HTML version that can be linked to on the web or emailed. (Availabe as a local download to TTU faculty through our site license - Contact ewells@tntech.edu for download instructions and license code.)
iSpring Converter - Converts PowerPoint presentations to Flash.
File Management
Filezilla - FTP Client
7zip - Archiving and Zip Program
Roadkil's Unstoppable Copier - Tool used in data recovery (works great when used with an IDE to USB Converter)
Handbrake - DVD to iPod and a lot of other formats as well.
Virtualbox - Virtualization Software
Backup Utilities, Cleaning and Security Tools
Areca - Backup Utility
Avast - Anti-virus (not open source but free for personal use)
CCleaner - Program for cleaning up PCs
Darik's Boot and Nuke - Hard Drive Tools
SystemRescueCD - A wonderful suite of tools on a live cd
PC Wizard - Find out information on just anything on a computer
Web Development
Kompozer - Web Authoring System
Tablet PC Tools
Accessories for Tablet PCs
Fujitsu Company Official Site
Motion Computing Company Official Site
Project Management
The Big Picture - a web-based graphic project management tool that can be shared with others
Zoho Projects - a web-based project management tool with the ability to add tasks, milestones, share a calendar, plan meetings, share documents, setup a timesheet, create reports, communication tools and a wiki.
