Software
Discount software  
Lots of non-free software can be found for student discount pricing at UR Computer Sales.
Mozilla Firefox  
This is our web browser of choice; it's more secure than Microsoft Internet Explorer, works on Windows and Mac OSX, and has hundreds of extensions including AdBlock, and can even have its look customized with themes.
Sophos Antivirus 
The University offers Sophos Antivirus free for students.
OpenOffice  
This is a completely free office suite, including word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, database, and equation editor software. It can read and write Microsoft Office document formats. OpenOffice also has a built-in PDF-conversion tool.
VLC Media Player  
VLC Media Player is one of the best media players out there; it will play nearly any video and audio format, as well as CDs and DVDs.
Adobe Reader  
For reading PDF files.
Infra Recorder 
Free audio/data CD burning/copying software.
PDF Creator 
Free software for creating PDF files; this software creates a virtual printer that saves files as PDF.
7-Zip 
This program allows you to open nearly every type of compressed archive, including .zip and .rar files.
GIMP  
The GNU Image Manipulation Program is free image-editing software, similar to Adobe Photoshop.
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