What Bill Gates Doesnt Want You to Know

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What Bill Gates Doesnt Want You to Know

• (aka Good computer programs for free)

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• David Scovic
• Kingsbury School
• Technology Director
• [phone] x217
• dscovic_at_kingsburyschool.org
• http//www.kingsburyschool.org/UserFiles/MACUL_149
  .ppt

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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

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• 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
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Mozilla Firefox

• Web browser
• Works with most websites Ive found
• Stability Security
• Tabbed browsing
• Customizable
• Lightweight, only install what you want need

http//www.mozilla.com/firefox/
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Mozilla Firefox

• Web browser
• Privacy clear private data with one click
• Pop-up blocking
• Live bookmarks

http//www.mozilla.com/firefox/
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Firefox Stability Security

• Not tied into Windows OS
• If browser crashes, computer doesnt crash
• Not Microsoft
• Some virus writers target MS
• Smaller market share
• Virus writers may want biggest impact

http//www.mozilla.com/firefox/
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Mozilla Firefox

• Tabbed browsing
• Faster easier navigation
• Efficiency
• Multi-tasking

http//www.mozilla.com/firefox/
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Tabbed Browsing

• Hold the ltCTRLgt 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 dont need to use the Back button on your
  browser to find your original page.

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live example
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Firefox - Customizable

• Extensions

• Adblock
• RSS readers
• Forecast Fox
• del.icio.us
• BugMeNot
• Image Zoom
• Always Remember Password

https//addons.mozilla.org/extensions/?application
firefox
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Firefox - Customizable

• Themes
• Red Cats (cat theme)
• Microfirefox (minimal menu areas)
• Check the link for what interests you
• https//addons.mozilla.org/themes/?applicationfir
  efox

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OpenOffice

• http//www.openoffice.org/

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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

http//www.openoffice.org/
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ThinkFree Online

• www.thinkfree.com

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ThinkFree

• Word, Excel PowerPoint
• 30 MB online storage
• Save online or to local computer
• Multiple file formats (including pdf)
• Free

www.thinkfree.com
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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?langENG

Free vs. 30-40 for typical anti-virus program
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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
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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/

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What Bill Gates Doesn't Want You To Know

• David Scovic
• Kingsbury School
• Technology Director
• [phone] x217
• dscovic_at_kingsburyschool.org
• http//www.kingsburyschool.org/UserFiles/MACUL_149
  .ppt