Frequently Asked Questions

Software | What programs are installed?

Here's a list of software programs installed on the APNK public computers.

 

Adaptive Technology
To assist our blind and visually impaired customers we have the following software installed

  • NVDA Non Visual Desktop Access - screen reader
  • Magnifying Glass - zooms up the resolution of the screen
  • QZoom - alternative to Magnifying Glass
  • OpenOffice accessibility plugin (supports NVDA)
  • Support for NVDA portable edition

 

Web Browser

  • Internet Explorer
  • Mozilla Firefox

 

Office 

Microsoft Office 2007  (Help FAQ)

  • Word
  • Excel
  • Powerpoint
  • Publisher
  • Access

OpenOffice

  • Writer
  • Calc
  • Impress
  • Draw
  • Base
  • Math

 

Communication tools

  • Skype
  • Windows Live Messenger
  • Gmail Talk - Voice and Video Chat

 

3D Tools for Earth, Space, Design

 

Picture editors and tools

For uploading your photos

  • Google Picasa 
  • Flickr Uploadr
  • Facebook photo uploader
  • Bebo photo uploader

For taking and making photos/video/audio

 

Plugins and related

  • Adobe Reader
  • PDFCreator
  • Adobe Flash Player and Shockwave
  • Real Alternative
  • Java
  • Cooliris for Firefox
  • Wink - screen capture and tutorial creation tool

 

Media Players

  • Windows Media Player - plays some movie DVDs
  • VLC Media Player - plays lots of media file types including movie DVDs
  • iTunes
  • Quicktime Player

 

Code Editors

  • Notepad++
  • kompoZer
  • Programmers Notepad

 

CD/DVD Writers

 

Windows XP Accessories

  • Calculator
  • Paint
  • Notepad
  • Wordpad
  • Accessories: Accessibility - Magnifier and Narrator

 

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