Antivirus Software
and AntiSpyware
CRITICAL--You must install this software |
| Virus Protection |
Vista/XP: McAfee
VirusScan 8.5
Mac OS 10.4/10.5: McAfee
VirusScan 8.5
Mac OS 10.3: McAfee
Virex 7.7
|
Operating System Updates
CRITICAL--Install all critical security updates for your operating system |
| OS Updates |
Vista/XP: Follow instructions from Microsoft
Mac OS X: Follow instructions from Apple |
Internet and Mail
Software
Email, Web and other software to keep you connected with the world |
| Email |
Vista/XP/Mac: Eudora |
| Web Browser |
Vista/XP/Mac: FireFox (from Mozilla)
|
| Adobe Acrobat Reader |
Vista/XP/Mac: Adobe
Acrobat Reader (from Adobe) |
| Adobe Flash Player |
Vista/XP/Mac: Flash Player (from Adobe) |
| Apple QuickTime |
Vista/XP/Mac:
QuickTime (from Apple) |
| FTP Client |
XP/Vista: FTP Commander 8 (from InternetSoft)
Mac: Fetch |
| VPN Client |
Vista/XP/Mac: VPN
Client |
| Real Player |
Vista/XP/Mac: RealPlayer at Haverford |
| Google Earth |
Vista/XP/Mac: Google Earth (from Google) |
Multimedia Software
Create, edit, and view
images, web pages, animations and videos |
| Adobe Acrobat Pro 7.0* |
Contact the Help Desk. Note: Adobe says that Acrobat Pro 7.0 is not Vista compatible. Vista users can inquire about options, including Acrobat Pro 8.0. |
| Adobe Photoshop CS3* |
| Adobe Indesign CS3* |
| Adobe Illustrator CS3* |
| Macromedia Contribute CS3* |
| Macromedia Dreamweaver CS3* |
| Macromedia Flash CS3* |
|
Academic
Software
Software used in Haverford Courses. Limited support from ACC. |
ArcGis
GIS Software |
Vista/XP: ArcGIS is available for faculty and staff. Contact the contact the Help Desk. |
| ChemDraw |
VIsta/XP/Mac: Chemdraw (follow instructions on CambidgeSoft web site) |
Jmp
Data Visualization |
XP: JMPintro
Mac: JMPintro |
Latina
Latin language tool |
Vista/XP:Latina Drills 4.0
Mac: Latina Drills 4.0 |
Mathematica†
Mathematical software |
Vista/XP: Mathematica 6 (follow installation instructions)
Mac: Mathematica 6
|
Origin
Scientific graphing and data analysis |
XP: Origin
7 [31.8 MB]
For Vista installation, see Origin knowledgebase tip. |
PC Spartan
Chemical modeling software |
XP: PC
Spartan Plus [5.95 MB]
XP: PC
Spartan Pro [8.17 MB] |
Rasmol and PyMol
Molecular modeling |
XP: Rasmol
2.7 [592 KB]
Mac: Rasmol
2.7 [1.8 MB]
Vista/XP: PyMOL v0.99
OS X 10.4: PyMol v0.99 (Uncompress and drag into your Applications folder.)
|
SciFinder Scholar
Reference scientific information in journals and patent literature |
Vista/XP: SciFinder
Scholar 2007
OS X 10.4: Scifinder Scholar Mac 2007
OS X 10.5: Install Scifinder Scholar Mac 2007 and configure it to open using Rosetta.
|
Sibelius
Music notation software |
Vista/XP:
Sibelius 3
Mac: Sibelius 3 |
Stata * †
Statistical software |
Vista/XP: Stata 10
Mac: Stata 10 |
Miscellaneous Software
Other useful software |
| Database |
FileMaker 8.0 |
| Keyserver License Manager |
Vista/XP:
Keyserver Mobile Client 6.1
Mac: Keyserver Client 6.1.2.1
When installing, enter the Keyserver address: keyserver.haverford.edu
See Additional Keyserver information |
| Microsoft Office File Compatibilty |
Vista/XP: Microsoft
Office Compatibility Pack (for
Office 2003, 2002, and XP)
Mac: See our compatibility web page. |
| Microsoft Office 2007 Add-in |
Vista/XP with Office 2007: Microsoft Save as PDF (download from Microsoft) |
| Compression |
XP:Justzipit (from Free-backup.info)
Vista: Right-click on file or folder. Select "Extract All..." to expand or "Send to archive" to compress.
Mac: Stuffit Expander 11 (from Smith Micro)
|
| Screen Reader |
XP: Jaws for Windows |
| Spyware Removal |
XP: Windows Defender (download from Microsoft)
XP: Spybot (from Safer-Networking)
Vista: Windows Defender included with Vista.
Mac: Spyware is not a widespread problem for Macintoshes. |
