Lab Laptops Software

This page lists all the software tools and utilities installed that on the lab laptops.

Each software product has a brief description, availability information (whether it is open source or not), a download link if it is free to use, type of license, and list of authors (if known).

'''The list is current as of October 9th, 2013. '''

Adobe Reader XI
Description: Adobe Reader is a program used to interact with all types of PDF content.

Availability: Open Source

Authors: Adobe Acrobat

License:

Version: 11.0.04

Download: http://get.adobe.com/reader/

Aptana Studio 3
Description: Apatana Studio 3 is an open source development tool used to help create a seamless transition from Windows to Mac work environments.

Availability: Open Source

Authors: Aptana

License: Dual-licensed: GPL/APL

Version: 3.4.2

Download: http://www.aptana.com/products/studio3/download

Eclipse
Description: Eclipse is a multi-language software development environment comprising an integrated development environment (IDE) and an extensible plug-in system. It is primarily used in coding classes with PHP development or Java.

Availability: Open source

Author: Free and open source software community

License: Eclipse Public License

Version: Juno 4.20

Download: http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/eclipse-classic-42/junor

FileZilla
Description: FileZilla Client is a fast and reliable cross-platform FTP, FTPS and SFTP client with lots of useful features and an intuitive graphical user interface.

Availability: Open source

Author: Tim Kosse

License: GNU General Public License

Version: Client 3.7.3

Download: http://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client

Firefox
Description: Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite and managed by Mozilla Corporation.

Availability: Open source

Author: Mozilla Corporation

License: Tri-license GNU GPL/GNU LGPL/MPL

Version: 24.0

Download: http://www.mozilla.org/products/download.html?product=firefox-13.0.1&os=win&lang=en-US

Foxit Reader
Description: The Foxit Reader is a small, fast, and feature rich PDF viewer which allows you to open, view, and print any PDF file. Unlike other free PDF readers, Foxit Reader also includes easy to use collaboration features like the ability to add annotations to PDF, fill out PDF forms, and share information with social networks

Availability: Open source

Authors: Foxit Software

License: GNU General Public License or Proprietary EULA

Version: 6.0

Download: http://www.foxitsoftware.com/downloads/thanks.php?product=Foxit-Reader&platform=Windows&referer=ReaderPage

Google Chrome
Description: Google Chrome is a highly functional web browser, extremely compatible with other Google products and services.

Availability: Open Source

Authors: Google

License: Freeware

Version: 32.0.1659.2

Download: https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/

Greenfoot
Description: Greenfoot is an interactive Java development environment designed primarily for educational purposes at the high school and undergraduate level. It allows easy development of two-dimensional graphical applications, such as simulations and interactive games.

Availability: Open source

Authors: Poul Henriksen, Michael Kölling, Davin McCall and Bruce Quig

License: GNU General Public License

Version: 2.30

Download: http://www.greenfoot.org/download

Java Development Kit
Description: The Java Development Kit (JDK) is a Sun Microsystems product aimed at Java developers. Since the introduction of Java, it has been by far the most widely used Java SDK.

Availability: Open source

Author: Sun Microsystems (Owned by Oracle Corporation)

License: Sun License (most of it also under GPL)

Version: Platform 7 Update 40

Download: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

Java Runtime Environment
Description: A Java Virtual Machine (JVM) enables a set of computer software programs and data structures to use a virtual machine model for the execution of other computer programs and scripts.

Microsoft Office Suite
Description: Microsoft Office is an office suite of interrelated desktop applications, servers and services for the Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems.

Availability: Proprietary

Author: Microsoft

License: Proprietary

Version: Office 2010

Download: No download available.

Microsoft Silverlight
Description: Microsoft Silverlight is a web application framework that provides functionality similar to those in Adobe Flash, integrating multimedia, graphics, animations and interactivity into a single runtime environment.

Availability: Proprietary

Author: Microsoft Corporation

License: MS-EULA, with MS-PL components

Download: Can be obtained through Windows Update.

MySQL Workbench
Description: MySQL Workbench is a visual database design tool that integrates database design, modeling, creation and maintenance into a single, seamless environment for the MySQL database system.

Availability: Open source or Proprietary

Author: Oracle Corporation

License: GNU General Public License or Proprietary EULA

Version: 6.07

Download: http://www.mysql.com/downloads/workbench/

Notepad++
Description: Notepad++ is a text editor and source code editor for Windows, though it can run on Linux and Mac OS X, using software such as Wine. The primary advantage of Notepad++ over the built-in text editor, such as Notepad, is tabbed editing, which allows the user to easily work with multiple open files.

Availability: Open source

Author: Don Ho

License: GNU General Public License

Version: 6.1.4

Download: http://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/v6.1.4.html

PuTTY
Description: PuTTY is a free implementation of Telnet and SSH for Windows and Unix platforms, along with an xterm terminal emulator.

Availability: Open Source

Authors: Simon Tatham

License: GNU General Public License

Version: 0.63

Download: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html

Scratch
Description: Scratch is a programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art -- and share your creations on the web.

Availability: Open Source

Authors: MIT

License: GNU General Public License or Proprietary EULA

Version: 1.4

Download: http://info.scratch.mit.edu/Scratch_1.4_Download

Strawberry Perl
Description: Strawberry Perl is a distribution of the Perl programming language for the Microsoft Windows platform.

Availability: Open source

Authors: Adam Kennedy and others

License: GNU General Public License

Version: 5.18.1.1

Download: http://strawberryperl.com/

TortoiseGIT
Description: TortoiseGIT is a port of TortoiseSVN that helps keep accurate and current versions of files.

Availability: Open Source

Authors: http://code.google.com/p/tortoisegit/

License: GNU General Public License

Version: 1.8.5.0

Download: http://code.google.com/p/tortoisegit/wiki/Download

TortoiseSVN
Description: TortoiseSVN is a Subversion client, implemented as a Microsoft Windows shell extension. It is free software released under the GNU General Public License.

Availability: Open source

Authors: luebbe, simonlarge, steveking

License: GNU General Public License

Version: 1.8.2

Download: http://tortoisesvn.net/downloads.html

Violet UML Editor
Description: Violet is intended for developers, students, teachers, and authors who need to produce simple UML diagrams quickly. Violet is a cross-platform UML editor that is easy to learn and use and draws simple UML diagrams.

Availability: Open source

Authors: Cay S. Horstmann and Alexandre de Pellegrin

License: GNU General Public License

Version: 0.21.1

Download: http://sourceforge.net/projects/violet/files/latest/download

VMware vSphere Client
Description:

Availability: Proprietary

Authors: VMware

License: Proprietary

Version: 5.5

Download: https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/info/slug/datacenter_cloud_infrastructure/vmware_vsphere/5_5

VMware Player
Description:

Availability: Open Source

Authors: VMware

Version: 6.0+

Download: https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/free#desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_player/6_0

XAMPP
Description: XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl.

Availability: Open Source

Authors: Apache Friends

License: GNU General Public License

Version: USB Lite 1.8.3
 * 1) Apache 2.4.4
 * 2) MySQL 5.5.32
 * 3) PHP 5.5.3
 * 4) phpMyAdmin 4.0.4.1
 * 5) XAMPP Control Panel 3.1.0

Download: http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html#646

Wireshark
Description: Wireshark is a free and open-source packet analyzer. It is used for network troubleshooting, analysis, software and communications protocol development, and education.

Availability: Open source

Author: The Wireshark team

License: GNU General Public License

Version: 1.10.2

Download: http://www.wireshark.org/download.html

ChatZilla
Description: ChatZilla is a clean, easy to use, and highly extensible Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client, built on the Mozilla platform, which provides all the usual features: multiple servers, a built-in list of standard networks, easy searching and sorting of available channels, logging, and DCC chat and file transfers, plus easy customization with JavaScript plug-ins and CSS styling.

Availability: Open source

Authors: James Ross, Robert Ginda, Samuel Sieb, and Gijs Kruitbosch

License: Tri-licensed: MPL/GPL/LGPL

Version: 0.9.90.1

Download: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/chatzilla/?src=external-cz-homepage

Code::Blocks
Description: Code::Blocks is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) mainly used for the C/C++ programming language. It is a free C++ IDE built to meet the most demanding needs of its users. It is designed to be very extensible and fully configurable.

Availability: Open source

Author: The Code::Blocks Team

License: GNU General Public License

Version: 10.05 With Compiler

Download: http://sourceforge.net/projects/codeblocks/files/Binaries/10.05/Windows/codeblocks-10.05mingw-setup.exe

doPDF
Description: doPDF is a free PDF creator that does what the name suggests, creates PDF files. Once installed it will allow you to convert any type of printable documents to PDF files. doPDF7.3 installs itself as a virtual PDF printer driver so after a successful installation will appear in your Printers and Faxes list and also in the list of All Programs.

Availability: Open source

Author: Softland Team

License: GNU General Public License

Version: 7.3.393

Download: http://www.dopdf.com/download.php

NetStumbler
Description: NetStumbler delivers a tool that helps you detect 802.11 a/b/g WLAN standards. While wardriving is its main use, the application also facilitates the verifying of network configurations. You can easily find locations that suffer from weak signal within a WLAN, detect issues of wireless interference and rogue access points.

Availability: Open source

Authors: NetStumbler

License: GNU General Public License

Version: 0.4.0 Build 554

Download: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Network-Tools/Network-Monitoring/NetStumbler.shtml

OPNET IT
Description: IT Guru Academic Edition software was created for introductory level networking courses, and designed and tested to be used with popular classroom lab manuals.

Availability: Free with registration

Authors: OPNET Technologies Inc.

License: GNU General Public License or Proprietary EULA

Version: 9.1

Download: http://www.opnet.com/university_program/itguru_academic_edition/

Picasa
Description: Picasa 3.9 lets you share directly to Google+ and offers a much richer selection of editing tools.

Availability: Open Source

Authors: Google

License: GNU General Public License

Version: 3.9

Download: http://picasa.google.com/

Skype
Description: The service allows users to communicate with peers by voice, video, and instant messaging over the Internet.

Availability: Proprietary

Authors: Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, Microsoft

License: GNU General Public License or Proprietary EULA

Version: 5.10.0.115

Download: http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/get-skype/on-your-computer/windows/

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