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COMPUTER FREEWARE AT INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

     Below are useful, tested computer programs for those of us who know a bit about computers but don’t consider ourselves to be experts. And they are, as the title indicates, free.

     NETMATION.ORG: You may already have some of these programs, such as Ad-Aware and Adobe Reader. And the knowledgeable guys in my computer users’ group had me use BeLarc to see if my computer had the capacity to handle some new programs I had in mind. If you want to spread out a little, this site is a good place to start.

http://netmation.org/windows.htm

     “ONLY THE BEST” FREEWARE: These are tested freeware programs of many kinds. If you’re a parent looking for nonviolent computer games for kids, some (not all) listed under “Games” may be just what you’re looking for.

http://www.onlythebestfreeware.com/

     OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS are close relatives of wikis, and they're also horizon expanding. They allow many people to pool their knowledge in working on a project, or they enable individuals to create their own versions of one. See Lego's site at Mindstorms for example:

http://mindstorms.lego.com/

     MINDSTORMS encourages kids to build their own "virtual" online projects, then buy the material to make them in solid form. Yes, it sells Legos, but it also expands kids' minds. And not just kids' minds. While you're on the site, check out the Big Robot project that's expanding minds on college campuses too.

     To expand your own mind and your own horizons, check out the open source software at OPEN SOURCE AS ALTERNATIVE (OSALT.com). I have Open Office, and chances are you’ve used Photoshop, but there are many more possibilities.

http://www.osalt.com/
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