| Usefull Programs for your PC. |
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From time to time, files will be made
available that will require a plug-in to display the
information. You can download the following plug-ins for free.
Note these are NOT recommendations and Badgerbytes cannot be held responsible for any issues arising from your
downloading from this section. |
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General Utilities |
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Winzip |
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This is a Windows compression utility
that enables you to send (amongst other things) large files
via email in a fraction of the time it would normally
take. |
| Irfanview |
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This is a free graphics viewer which also has the ability
to resize graphics images and also alter the image itself.
Easy to use, powerful free package recommended for general
file viewing and as a graphics tool for. |
| Major Browsers |
| IE
6 |
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The most-used browser.
Enthusiasts get the MYIE2 shell here |
| Opera |
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The Opera Browser |
| Mozilla |
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Up-and coming browser Mozilla Browser |
| Netscape |
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Latest Netscape |
| Document Readers |
| Microsoft
Excel |
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This enables people to read your
Microsoft Excel spreadsheets even though they do not have
Excel on their system. |
| Adobe
Acrobat |
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This enables people to read your
files in a format that can be read on Mac or PC amongst
others. |
| Adobe
Acrobat Access |
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This enables the visually impaired to read
Acrobat files. |
| Media Players |
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Windows
Player |
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If you have a PC this could already
be installed. You can check this by going to
start/program/files/accessories/entertainment. If you can't
see it you will need your Windows CD to install it. Or if you
want the latest version you can download it here.
Media Player is available for many computers including PC,
MAC, Pocket-PC, Solaris etc. You will need Series 9 player or
better to view the videos on this site. |
| Real
Player |
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A very popular media player which,
like Windows Media player, allows you to play audio and/or
video. It is not compatible with the videos on this
site. |
| Quick Time |
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A very popular media player which,
like Windows Media player, allows you to play audio and/or
video. It is not compatible with the videos on this
site. |
| Browser Plugins |
| Macromedia
Flash |
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This has now become the industry
standard for animation on the web making surfing a website a
far more enjoyable experience. But to see any flashed
sites you will need this plugin |
| Macromedia
Shockwave |
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This is a similar plugin which can actually do different
things than Flash but presently is not as widely
used. |
| Visio
Viewer for IE5 or better |
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This allows anyone with a browser to view
Microsoft Visio files |
