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Here are some FREE software programs for students -- and for professors too if you're looking for new or free programs to try out!

• PortableApps.com -- This site lets students download many programs, including Mozilla's Firefox browser and the OpenOffice suite (as well as several of the other programs listed below).

  All of the software can be downloaded onto and run from a flash drive -- VERY useful for students, who may or may not have regular access to a single computer -- and students can download all or some of the applications.

1. Audio Recorder (eg, for podcasts) -- Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/)
2. HTML editor -- Kompozer (http://www.kompozer.net/) or Mozilla's Seamonkey (http://www.seamonkey-project.org/)
3. Images -- GIMP (http://www.gimp.org/) and for an
4. Online Whiteboard -- Skrbl (http://www.skrbl.com/)