Software for This Course

Looking to download a program for this course? I've done my best to gather them all here, and they're all free for your use. Some of the programs have specific guidelines or restrictions for their use; read the fine print.

General Download Sites
- The Free Site's Software Freebies! All sorts of cool stuff, from e-mail utilities, to FTP programs, to text editors, to sounds.
- Tucows.com Lots of downloads for PC (and some for Mac). FTP programs, freeware, shareware, games, fonts, you name it.
- Download.com by C|Net. This opens to the PC page, but Mac stuff is available. Some of the downloads are demos or shareware, but lots are free and complete.
- Microsoft.com. A plethora of software and fixes is available for Microsoft products, including games (but oddly enough, not Monopoly)
- Versiontracker.com. The best site for Mac downloads. You can find Fetch here, monthly virus definition updates, and all things Mac.
- Programs
  - UConn's Site License Index. A list of all the programs you can get for free, just for being a UConn student!
  - 3270 Emulators are used to access the Mainframe at home, assuming you want to do that. A Computer Center download with extensive and helpful documentation.
  - Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows 95, 98, and NT. It's slower than Netscape, but some folks like it better.
  - Netscape's Download Index. You can get he very latest version of the Netscape browser (version 6.2.3), which also includes Composer, Netscape Messenger (a mail program), and, thanks to the former Rebel Alliance, AOL Instant Messenger. A little flaky, but not terribly bug-infested. You can also get cool skins for Netscape.
  - Norton Anti-Virus. Available free to UConn Students. The Computer Center has supplied detailed instructions for downloading and installation.
  - WinZip. WinZip, for those of you unfamiliar with it, "unzips" or expands compressed or "zipped" files. Many files that you download off the Web are zipped, and you will need this program in order to use and install the new goodies that you've just spent hours downloading. UConn has a limited number of licenses for this program, but it's free to you as a student.
  - WS_FTP from Ipswitch. Free to students, but they want some information.
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This page was created as technical support for Bob Curry's 249S Course, Fall 2002. Created August 12, 2001. Last updated August 27, 2002.