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This is a description of all the software that is installed on the Lava Java computers.

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Acrobat

This software lets you convert any document to an Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) file.
Anyone can open your document across a broad range of hardware and software, and it will look exactly as you intended — with layout, fonts, links, and images intact. It also allows you and your team to increase productivity by approving and commenting on documents from within a Web browser.

 

Acrobat Distiller converts Adobe PostScript® files to universally
accessible Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF).
Acrobat Reader

A free software that lets you view and print Adobe Portable
Document Format (PDF) files on all major computer platforms, as well as fill in and submit Adobe PDF forms online. An expanded version of Acrobat Reader for Windows
offers additional functionality, including support for the visually
impaired and the ability to search a collection of Adobe PDF files.

Adaptec Toast Used to put music and data onto recordable CD's
After Effects Creates motion graphics and visual effects for film, video, multimedia, or the Web.
Apple DVD Player Plays Digital Video Discs on a Macintosh computer
CorelDraw Used to create vector illustrations, paintings and animations.
Corel WordPerfect Suite Word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software.
Director Used to create interactive CD-ROM or DVD content, Kiosk stands, high quality presentations, and Shockwave content for the Web.
Dreamweaver A professional Web authoring and site management software.
Easy CD Creator Copies audio and data to recordable CD's.
Epson Scan II Used to scan images and text from an Epson flatbed scanner.
EZ CD Creator Copies audio and data to recordable CD's.
FileMaker Pro A cross-platform desktop database and management tool which allows you to quickly create database solutions that you can use to track and manage people, projects, and information.
Final Cut Pro An new industry standard software for digitally editing video. You can output video to tape or the Web.
Fireworks Fireworks, by Macromedia, is software for making graphics on the web. It's three tools in one: a bitmap editor, a vector editor, and a JavaScript generator for buttons and rollovers.
Flash A professional standard software for producing high-impact Web experiences, made by Macromedia. It can create vector-based graphics, animations and movies. Developers can also use it to build advanced web applications using scripting, forms and server-side connectivity.
Freehand An award winning tool for creating vector-based illustrations and layouts for print or the Web.
FTP Explorer FTP Explorer is a file transfer protocol client, which means you can use it to upload your material to your web site.
GoLive A professional Web authoring and site management software made by Adobe.
Groupwise GroupWise accelerates organizational responsiveness and productivity by allowing users of all types to communicate and work together across all types of networks, as one Net.
Illustrator An industry-standard vector graphics creation software for print and the Web,made by Adobe.
Indesign A page layout and publishing design software made by Adobe.
Intervideo Win DVD Allows you to play digital video discs on your Windows based computer.
ImageReady Works in conjunction with Adobe Photoshop to create images and effects for the Web. It can be used to create background images, buttons, navigation bars, rollovers, slices and logos for the Web.
Kai's Powertools Used with Photoshop to create eye-catching visual effects, such as 3D textures, fiery flames, glistening liquid droplets, chrome letters, etc.
Media Cleaner It is one of the best tools on the market for creating streaming media. It allows you to put audio and video on your web site.
Meta Creations Painter

Painter™ is now made by Corel. It is a digital painting tool that has hundreds of brushes and creative materials. It creates high-quality images for print and the Web.

Microcase Software and data used to introduce real social science analysis and exploration to students.
MS Office Microsoft's Office is a suite of productivity tools consisting of word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation, and personal information management.
MS Visual Studio A programming language and environment developed by Microsoft. Based on the BASIC language, Visual Basic was one of the first products to provide a graphical programming environment and a paint metaphor for developing user interfaces. Instead of worrying about syntax details, the Visual Basic programmer can add a
substantial amount of code simply by dragging and
dropping controls, such as buttons and dialog boxes, and then defining their appearance and behavior.
MS 2000 Microsoft's Office 2000 is a suite of productivity tools consisting of word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation, and personal information management.
NetObjects Fusion NetObjects Fusion is used to build Web sites. It allows you to create, manage, and update sites quickly and efficiently in its WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) environment. It lets you build and update your site structure with drag-and-drop simplicity. You can place page elements precisely where you want them,
without ever having to write a line of code.
Netscape An Internet browser that lets you browse and search for information on the web. It also has its own e-mail and instant messaging capabilities.
Nikon Scan Scans 35mm slides and negatives and a variety of resolutions.
Omni Page Pro Scans printed text documents from a flatbed scanner and converts it into digital text that can be edited.
PageMaker A page layout and publishing design software made by Adobe.
PageMill One of the first WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) web authoring software. Very simple and easy to use. Also somewhat limiting.
Photoshop A world-standard image-editing software. Allows you to manipulate any digital image in almost any way imaginable.
PictureWorx Creates seamless 360 degree images that can be panned on the Web.
Premiere A simple and powerful video editing tool. Outputs video to tape, CD or the Web.
Presto OCR Scans printed text documents from a flatbed scanner and converts it into digital text that can be edited.
Quicktime Player Plays audio and video on computers or the Web.
SoundForge A digital audio recording and enhancing software.
VistaScan A scanning software that allows consumers to scan documents and photos just as easily as they would use a copy machine.
VR Toolbox Creates seamless 360 degree images that can be panned on the Web.
WinZip

WinZip compresses and uncompresses digital files that you are either sending or downloading from the Internet. Most large files, such as software programs, come in the form of a zip file. A zip file is a file or set of files that are grouped together (“archived”) and compressed to save space. Zip files save space on your hard drive, simplify the file transfer when you are e-mailing this set of files or uncompress files to copy them to your hard drive

WordPerfect A word processing software

XClaim Video Player

Plays audio and video on computers or the Web.

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