Free Software
This is a (non-comprehensive) list of free software available for download. These titles are recommended by but not endorsed by Rice.
Web Browsers
Mozilla Firefox
Email Clients
Microsoft Outlook Express
Mozilla Thunderbird
Office Suites
OpenOffice.org
Don't want to shell out over $100 for Microsoft Office? "OpenOffice.org the product is a multi-platform office productivity suite. It includes the key desktop applications, such as a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program, with a user interface and feature set similar to other office suites. Sophisticated and flexible, OpenOffice.org also works transparently with a variety of file formats, including those of Microsoft Office, and the vendor-neutral OpenDocument standard from OASIS."
Media Players
Apple iTunes
Apple Quicktime
Media Player Classic (with K-Lite Mega Codec Pack)
RealPlayer
Winamp
Graphics Editing
GIMP
A high-quality free alternative to expensive software such as Adobe Photoshop.
Operating Systems
Fedora Core Linux
Ubuntu Linux
(see Linux FAQ)