1. Free Software (…..you can’t live without!)

2. Tools, utilities, plug-ins, and other handy little pieces of technology that make life easier don't have to be expensive. In fact, many are free!

3. Search Engines. –You will find lots of sites promoting their software as “free” or “freeware” http://Download.com –Here you will find a collection of software programs to download. Some are free and some are not…so keep eyes open. http://sourceforge.net –Great place for open source software. Watch out for viruses….

4. Jing (pc / mac)Jing Picasa 3 (pc/mac-beta)Picasa 3 Gimp (pc / mac) *Gimp Audacity (pc / mac) *Audacity Format Factory (pc only) *Format Factory Hand Brake (mac / pc)Hand Brake Cool Timer (pc only)Cool Timer Firefox Add-onsFirefox Add-ons Etc. … * Note: Some programs require more Advanced Skills than others. There are many more programs out there to choose from.

5. Jing ( pc OR mac ) http://www.jingproject.com http://www.jingproject.com Requirements Operating Systems: Windows XP, Vista or Mac OS X 10.4.11 or 10.5.5 or later Additional Requirements Broadband QuickTime 7.5.5 or later Benefits for finalsite users Support communication Training Filtering support issues from within Jing allows you to capture screenshots in image or video format and easily share it with others instantly and easily.

6. Picasa 3 ( pc OR mac ) Requirements Operating Systems: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Mac OS X 10.4.9+ Additional Requirements Intel CPU 256 MB RAM Benefits for finalsite users Easily edit photos for use on website Free! The program works with JPEG, GIF, BMP, PSD, and movie files and is compatible with most digital cameras. Image editing tools include cropping (standard or custom), removal of red-eye, and enhancing--even switching from color to black and white. http://picasa.google.com http://picasa.google.com/mac

7. Gimp ( pc OR mac ) http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html Requirements Operating Systems: Windows 2000, XP, Vista or Mac OSX Additional Requirements Make sure you are downloading an executable version Benefits for finalsite users Easily crop, edit, and optimize photos for use on the web. Robust image editor to make your pictures look great without having to spend a lot of money on Photoshop GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. http://gimp.lisanet.de/Website/Download.html - mac * Advanced

8. Audacity ( pc OR mac ) http://sourceforge.net/projects/audacity http://sourceforge.net/projects/audacity Requirements Operating Systems: Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98 (1.2.6 version) Mac OS X 10.5 Intel, Mac OS X 10.4 Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 PPC, Mac OS X 10.4 PPC (1.3.7 version) Additional Requirements No Additional Requirements Benefits for finalsite users Create and edit your own sound files to narrate your slideshows and videos. Edit existing sound files to work with your needs. This editor can record and play sounds and import and export WAV, AIFF, MP3, and OGG files. Edit your sounds using cut, copy, and paste features. * Advanced

9. Format Factory ( pc only ) http://www.formatoz.com http://www.formatoz.com Requirements Operating Systems: Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 98 Additional Requirements No Additional Requirements Benefits for finalsite users When someone hands you a DVD and expects you to put this on your website. So you don’t have to worry about where the file came from ie: mac or pc, quicktime movie… Do it yourself…rather than having to submit a ticket. Format Factory is a multifunctional media converter, converting all popular video, audio, picture formats to others.. * Advanced

10. HandBrake ( mac / pc ) http://handbrake.fr/ http://handbrake.fr/ Requirements Operating Systems: Mac os X, Windows and Linux platforms Additional Requirements Make sure you know limitation for your platform Benefits for finalsite users When someone hands you a DVD and expects you to put this on your website and you are using a mac. Support for H.264 Do it yourself…on your mac…rather than having to submit a ticket. HandBrake is a multifunctional media converter, most importantly…it works on a mac.

11. Cool Timer ( pc ) http://www.harmonyhollow.net/cool_timer.shtml http://www.harmonyhollow.net/cool_timer.shtml Requirements Operating Systems: Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98 Additional Requirements Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista, VB6 Runtime Benefits for finalsite users When you want to spend just 20 minutes on updating your website. Helps you optimize your time and keeps you conscious of the clock. Simple, no-nonsense, handy timer utility with a cool, customizable interface.

12. ColorZilla - http://www.colorzilla.com/firefox/ –Advanced Eyedropper, ColorPicker, Page Zoomer… Dummy Lipsum - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2064 – Generates "Lorem Ipsum" dummy text (from http://www.lipsum.com ) Free, Free, Free….check Firefox often for the latest Add-ons.

13. AnyVideo Converter - –Video converting freeware with, fast converting speed, and quality video. It can convert almost all video formats including DivX, XviD, MOV, RM, RMVB, MPEG, VOB, DVD, WMV, and AVI to MPEG-4 movie format for PSP or other PrintWhatYouLike - –Online editor that lets you format any web page for printing in seconds. You get to control what you print. PDF Creator - http://www.pdfforge.org http://www.pdfforge.org –Create PDF files from any application. Simple to use. Fundraising Thermometer - –Track donations and watch as your thermometer rises to meet your goal. Easy to generate code which you can place in your site. www.usafundraising.com/resources www.usafundraising.com/resources http://www.printwhatyoulike.com http://download.cnet.com/Any-Video- Converter/3000-2194_4-10661456.html

14. Q & A What’s in your Free Software Collection?

15. Jing

16. Picasa

17. GIMP

18. Audacity

19. Format Factory

20. HandBrake

21. Cool Timer

22. ColorZilla

23. Dummy Lipsum