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Software in the labs and InfoCommons

The PC and Mac software listed below is available in the university computing labs and K-State InfoCommons. See the Labs and InfoCommons map for building locations. Faculty/staff interested in adding course-related software should review the lab software addition policy.


PC software

Description

Adobe Reader PDF file viewer
ArcGIS Desktop GIS program
Athletic Training Action Athletic-trainer training with life-like sports-injury simulations
AutoCAD Computer-aided design (available only in Seaton lab)
ComputritionRecipe managment system (for Human Nutrition classes)
Eclipse Open-development platform
Exam Master 3 Athletic-trainer training; aid in preparation for NATABOC exam
Firefox Web browser
Flash Player (Adobe) Multimedia browser extension, for both Firefox and IE
Food Processor Nutrition and exercise analysis
Gimp GNU Image manipulation program
Google Earth Virtual-globe program; layers satellite images, aerial photography, and GIS over a 3D globe
Internet Explorer Web browser
iTunesDigital media player for audio and video
Java Applet delivered in the form of Java bytecode
JBuilder Java integrated development environment
Magnifier (accessibility tool) Screen-display utility for people who are visually impaired
MiniTab General-purpose statistical program with easy interactive use
Microsoft Office 2010
  • Access - database
  • Excel - spreadsheet
  • PowerPoint - presentation
  • Publisher - document publisher
  • Word - word processor
MyEconLab Software for Economics classes
myITlab Software for CIS classes
Notepad++ Text editor that supports code highlighting
On-Screen Keyboard
(accessibility tool)
Virtual keyboard for people who are mobility impaired
Open Office
  • Base database
  • Calc spreadsheet
  • Draw vector-graphics editor
  • Impress presentation
  • Math math-formula tool
  • Writer word processor
PC SAS Statistical analysis software (available only in Dickens lab)
PuTTY Secure log-in to Unix servers (SSH, Telnet, rlogin, and raw TCP client)
Python Object-oriented high-level programming language
QuickTime Multimedia player for Apple QuickTime formats
R Programming language for statistical computing and graphics
RasMol Molecular model viewer
RealPlayer Multimedia player/viewer
Remote Desktop Connection Software for remotely connecting to a Windows-based machine
SciFinder K-State Libraries Database
Shockwave (Adobe) Multimedia extension
SIMS Master Athletic trainer training; aids in preparing for written sims portion of certification examination
Trend Micro Officescan Antivirus software
VLC Media Player Digital media player (open source) for audio, video, and images
Windows Media Player Digital media player for audio, video, and images
WinSCP Secure file transfer between a local and remote computer (PC to Unix)
WordPad Create/edit text documents
Write-N-Cite Utility to cite references within Microsoft Word
X-Ming Graphical terminal emulator (access to K-State Unix servers)
ZoomText (accessibility tool) Screen magnifier for people who are visually impaired
Zotero Open-source reference management software


Mac software

Description

Adobe Reader PDF file viewer
Calculator Calculator application
Cyberduck FTP, SFTP, WebDAV browser for the Mac
Dictionary Dictionary application
DivX Player Media player for DivX format files
DVD Player DVD playing software
Eclipse Open-development platform
Firefox Web browser
Flash Player (Adobe) Multimedia browser extension, for both Firefox and IE
Gimp GNU Image manipulation program
Google Earth Virtual-globe program; layers satellite images, aerial photography, and GIS over a 3D globe
iChat Instant messaging software
iLife '11
  • iDVD - DVD creation and burning application
  • GarageBand - Music recording/compilation application
  • iMovie - Digital video editing software
  • iPhoto - Photo organizer and editor
  • iWeb - Website and blog creation tool
Image Capture Tool for uploading pictures from digital cameras and scanners
iTunes Digital media player for audio and video files
iWork '09
  • Keynote - Slideshow presentation application
  • Numbers - Spreadsheet editing application
  • Pages - Word processing application
Java Applet delivered in the form of Java bytecode
Microsoft Office 2011
  • Excel - Spreadsheet editing application
  • PowerPoint - Slideshow presentation application
  • Word - Word processing application
Photo Booth Application for capturing photos with built-in iSight camera
Preview PDF file viewer
Python Object-oriented high-level programming language
QuickTime Multimedia player for Apple QuickTime formats
R Programming language for statistical computing and graphics
Remote Desktop Connection Software for remotely connecting to a Windows-based machine
RealPlayer Multimedia player/viewer
Safari Web browser
Stickies Post-it note application
StuffIt Expander Software for expanding compressed archive file
TextEdit Text editor
Text Wrangler Text editor
Trend Micro Officescan Antivirus software
Universal Access Tools Seeing, Hearing, Keyboard, and Mouse accessibility tools (located in System Preferences)
VLC Media Player Digital media player (open source) for audio, video, and images
Zotero Open-source reference management software