Terminal [2004.08.06] (back to top)
http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/unix/ for more information.

—Available in all labs.
—Look under Applications Utilities Terminal

Mac OS X is a Unix operating system, and as such, it includes a command line interface and all of the standard UNIX utilities and scripting languages: editors such as emacs, vim and pico; file management tools such as cp, mv, ls and gnutar; shell scripts including bash, tcsh (csh) and zsh; and scripting languages such as Perl, PHP, tcl, Ruby and Python.

Terminal is your gateway to these command line tools. Most of the Unix command line tools are located in /bin, /sbin, /usr/bin, and /usr/sbin.

If you are a Unix user and you have never used Mac OS X, please read Apple's Unix technology brief.

To learn how to use Unix commands, you can read our X11 help page, which has links to tutorials and other suggestions how to learn Unix.

TextEdit [2003.11.03] (back to top)
http://www.apple.com/ for more information.

—Available in all labs.
—Look under Applications Utilities TextEdit

Drag & drop text, graphics, and attachments. Edit RTF, Word, Unicode™, and plain text files. Import SimpleText and HTML files.

TextMate 1.5.3 [2006.10.19] (back to top)
http://www.macromates.com/ for more information.

—Available in all labs.
—Look under Applications Programming TextMate

TextMate is a versatile plain text editor with a unique and innovative feature set which caused it to win an Apple Design Award for Best Mac OS X Developer Tool in August 2006.

A rapidly growing community have created bundles for more than a hundred different "modes" including support for all major programming languages, writing prose in structured formats such as LaTeX, Markdown, Textile, etc., blogging, running SQL queries, writing screen plays, doing your budget, and much much more.

Some of the features include:

• collapsable text blocks — fold away the code you don’t want to see
• recordable macros — you don’t have to write a script to automate tedious work
• a CSS-inspired selector system which allows preferences and more to be applied to subsets of your document — you want return to do something different inside comments? or maybe you want spell checking enabled for your strings in C++, both can be done in seconds.
• snippets with tab-able placeholders and live transformations on the text you enter
• column operations — if you align your code nicely TextMate will reward you with eased editing!
• superb shell integration — don’t worry if you are not familiar with bash, TextMate is here to teach you about all the wonders of the OS X UNIX underpinnings!

There is a gallery of screencasts showcasing more features at http://www.macromates.com/screencasts.

tn3270 X 3.1.6 [2005.06.07] (back to top)
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/CIS/tn3270/ for more information.

—Available in all labs.
—Look under Applications Internet & Terminal tn3270

tn3270 allows a Macintosh computer with a TCP/IP network connection to emulate an IBM 3270 terminal. Features of the emulation include color, extended highlighting, APL/TEXT character set support, and both standard and custom screen sizes. tn3270 also supports file transfer as part of a terminal session when IBM VM/CMS is being used on the host computer.

Although primarily a 3270 emulation program, tn3270 also supports line mode telnet connections. This support allows tn3270 to operate with hosts which establish a line mode connection before entering 3270 mode, as well as with line mode only (regular telnet) hosts. When operating in line mode, tn3270 emulates a DEC VT52 terminal.

Version 3.1.6 adds the following:

• Fixed a Tiger compatibility bug where ending a session by closing its window would cause tn3270 to crash
• The FKeys menu code was re-written to be theme-compliant
• The About box now includes a button for opening the tn3270 web page using the default browser

Toast Titanium 7.0.1 [2006.02.16] (back to top)
http://www.roxio.com/en/products/toast/index.jhtml for more information.

—Available in all labs.
—Look under Applications Utilities Toast 7 Titanium

Toast 7 is the best way to save, share and enjoy a lifetime of digital music, movies and photos on CD and DVD. Burn large files across multiple discs. Copy your audio CDs, movies and DVDs. Convert movies and video for your iPod or PSP. Create audio DVDs with over 50 hours of music and rich Dolby Digital sound. Turn DivX files into DVDs. Create stunning multi-image HD slideshows. Do it all with the easiest, fastest, and most-reliable CD and DVD burning software for the Mac — Toast.

Here are a few notable features of Toast Titanium 7:

• Integrated, fast and easy access from within Toast 7 to your iTunes music, iPhoto pictures, iMovie projects, EyeTV shows and DVDs
• Span files, folders and even applications across multiple CDs and DVDs
• Enjoy over 50 hours of music on a DVD, complete with on-screen TV menus for easy navigation, automatic SmartLists, shuffle play and rich Hollywood-style Dolby sound
• Compress and backup an entire 9 GB dual-layer DVD to a standard 4.7 GB DVD disc. Extract just the main movie, audio and language to maximize video quality and use of disc space
• Download DivX videos and create DVDs with drag and drop ease
• Turn still images into stunning, widescreen, multi-image HD slideshows with collages, motion effects, transitions, titles and background soundtracks
• Instantly capture live audio with the CD Spin Doctor Desktop Recorder Dashboard widget

ToySight 1.01 [2004.04.12] (back to top)
http://www.toysight.com/ for more information.

—Available in 1705A, 1745, and on other Intel iMacs.
—Look under Applications Games ToySight Demo 1.01

Toysight is set of cool games and toys to play using your iSight or similar firewire camera.

Using a system of object and motion detection to track your position, Toysight allows you to control buttons, sliders and perform gestures on the screen, putting you right in the action!

This is a demo only and so only the FreeFall game is available.

For a movie demo, see http://www.apple.com/games/trailers/toysight/

Transmit 3.2.1 [2005.09.28] (back to top)
http://www.panic.com/transmit/ for more information.

—Available in all labs.
—Look under Applications Internet & Terminal Transmit 3.2.1

Transmit is an excellent FTP (file transfer protocol), SFTP, and iDisk/WebDAV client that allows you to upload, download, and delete files over the internet. With the most Mac-like interface available, Transmit makes FTP simple.

What's new in this version:

• Added ability to set permissions recursively for items in a folder via Get Info
• Added French, German, and Chinese localizations
• The Queue now displays per-item feedback when transferring the contents of folders
• Fixed issue with SFTP not automatically reconnecting after a disconnect
• Fixed potential connection failures with Secure WebDAV
• Fixed a curious per-file upload stall with certain FTP servers, making uploads much faster
• Fixed a potential issue where the "maximum queue connection" setting was being ignored
• Fixed a crash with WebDAV uploads and incorrect file encoding
• Fixed a problem with connecting to SFTP servers with changed host keys
• Improved Transmit's "passive mode" fallback to better detect when passive is necessary
• Directory parser now trims trailing slashes from folders
• Improved element focus when using the Sidebar
• Local path defaults to your My Stuff location when adding a Favorite
• Improved the speed when using "Use Queue for All Transfers"
• Tabs will now properly appear if a Transmit window fills a screen
• Custom file permissions are now displayed in Their Stuff after an upload
• Time/date stamps are now maintained when downloading folders.
• Automator uploads will no longer hang if "Use Queue for All Transfers" is turned on
• Added capability for sending raw FTP commands in TLS/SSL mode
• Fixed a problem where a synchronization with umlauts (and other characters) would not work
• Doing "Get Info" on multiple files with the same permissions now shows permissions
• Using "Go To" on a Novell server now properly refreshes the file listing
• Fixed a potentially serious issue with recursive deletes being interrupted mid-delete
• Display sleeping is no longer blocked while a transfer is in progress.
• Fixed a problem with editing files with incorrect text encoding.
• File selections are now always properly maintained when reloading listings
• Directory caches now more reliably clear on disconnect
• Spring loaded folders now work properly when dragging from column to list view
• Mirror synchronizations now work more reliably when excluding certain file types
• Directory listings no longer appear blank under certain specific circumstances
• Improved support for Sun Solaris 7 (Japanese, EUC)
• Removed 'FEAT' check to improve compatibility with certain servers
• Lots of additional polishing

uGrabIt 1.1 [2004.04.12] (back to top)
http://www.derbrill.de/ugrabit/content/e_index.html for more information.

—Available on instructor stations in 1705A and 1745 (MMLA-1 and MMLB-1)
—Look under Applications Video Authoring uGrabIt 1.1

uGrabIt is a simple video capture tool that can record video clips from almost any device. It was originally created to allow capturing video clips for iMovie from an iSight Cam.

Unison 1.7.1 [2005.12.30] (back to top)
http://www.panic.com/unison/ for more information.

—Available in all labs.
—Look under Applications Internet & Terminal Unison 1.7.1

Unison is a carefully-crafted, genuinely revolutionary Mac OS X Usenet newsreader. It offers all the expected newsreader functionality: easy-to-navigate threaded discussions, the ability to ignore annoying posters, multiple signature management, and easy, Mail-like posting with spell checking and all the trimmings.

But it also goes much, much further than any other Usenet client on earth, starting with a unique four-view interface that lets you view and work with Usenet group content in four distinct styles: messages, files, images, or music. It lets you preview MP3 files directly off a Usenet server, view images in an elegant iPhoto-like thumbnail view, prioritize transfers with a flexible downloads manager, find favorites quickly with a categorized column-view interface, smartly group files into meta-groups (like songs into albums), show download status beautifully in the dock, and much more.

Vectorworks 12.5.1 [2007.02.28] (back to top)
http://www.nemetschek.net/vectorworks/index.html for more information.

—Available in 1705A, 1745, and on other Intel iMacs.
—Look under Applications Graphical Vectorworks 12.5.1

Vectorworks is the easiest, most cost-effective way to design. It has everything you need for precision 2D drafting, powerful 3D modeling and sophisticated client presentations. Plus, it has a built-in Database and Spreadsheet to track costs and materials, and flexible scripting language to automate routine drafting tasks. Best of all VectorWorks is priced within the means of even the smallest design firm. What's new in this version:
A milestone in our nearly 20 year development history, version 11.5 offers enhanced tools and technology that will give your firm an instant boost of productivity. In version 11.5, we concentrated on making production drafting more efficient, modeling even easier, and introduced new and faster rendering modes to help you better communicate your design intent.

Now's the time to make the move! Version 11.5 will let you Create, Produce, Customize, Present, and Collaborate, faster than ever before. Find out for yourself why version 11.5 is our best version yet. Here's just some of the new technology you'll find in VectorWorks 11.5:

VideoClix 2.5b SE [2006.07.25] (back to top)
http://www.videoclix.com/index.html for more information.

—Available in all labs.
—Look under Applications Video Authoring VideoClix 2.5 SE

VideoClix allows your audience to click on objects in your videos and purchase products, cast votes or simply get more information about the clicked object ...all without having to stop the video.

VideoClix content can be encoded for DVD/CD-ROM as well as the web, iTunes, Front-Row and other Quicktime aware apps... and with 300 million players installed you audience can enjoy your video content in the highest quality possible without downloading another player or plugin.

Production is fairly easy! Clicks-and-drags in the authoring software allow you to segment and track objects in your video, then add interactivity by allocating click actions, chapters, text tracks and timed triggered events. The videos can then be streamed from any HTTP or RTSP server and tie into any ecommerce backend.

File formats include AVI, Flash, H264, Quicktime, Mpeg1, Mpeg2, Mpeg4, and DV. The final output is a standard, self contained and copy protected QuickTime file. (Flash export coming soon)

VideoClix also provides you with metrics and vital marketing data about your audiences' behavior.

All you need to do... is let your imagination run wild!

Virex 7.2 [2003.11.03] (back to top)
http://www.networkassociates.com/us/products/mcafee/antivirus/desktop/virex.htm for more information.

—Available in all labs.
—Look under Applications Utilities Virex 7.2

Virex 7, for Mac OS X, is the latest version of this robust antivirus solution from Network Associates. Virex 7 provides full protection (via GUI and command-line) for users of Apple's new operating system. What's new in this version:
The Virex package includes a native OS X application and a command-line scanner.

• Detects and cleans Windows and Macintosh viruses and Trojans

• A native Macintosh OS X application
• On-line HTML help
• Supports drag and drop scanning and cleaning
• Access to our online Virus Information Library
• Report generation

• Use through the Terminal application. The Terminal application is in the Application Utilities folder
• Scan operations can be scheduled via cron using the command-line scanner. To do this, edit the default crontab file in /private/etc

Virtual PC 7.0.1 [2005.03.07] (back to top)
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/ for more information.

—Available in all labs.
—Look under Applications Utilities Virtual PC 7.0.1

Virtual PC for Mac lets you run Microsoft Windows applications, access Windows networks, use Windows-only Internet applications, and share files with Windows-based colleagues. Virtual PC for Mac employs standard Mac controls and commands. It gives you the flexibility to work across platforms--side by side--without changing your Mac OS, software or files.

Our Macs are running Windows XP with Virtual PC 7.

• Improves overall stability of Virtual PC and other issues affecting customers who are running Virtual PC on Power Mac G5 computers with more than 2 GB of memory.

Virtual PC 6.0.1 [2003.11.03] (back to top)
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/ for more information.

—Available on all G4 computers.
—Look under Applications Utilities Virtual PC 6.0.1

New Version 6 - Enhanced integration throughout and improved performance for Mac OS X users!

Connectix Virtual PC for Mac - Version 6 improved to let your Mac run Windows applications more productively. Virtual PC supports both Mac OS X and Mac OS 9, so it's flexible enough to cater to every user. Virtual PC makes it easy to run Windows programs, access PC networks, use Windows-only Internet applications and share files with PC-based colleagues. With Version 6, those running the latest version of Mac OS X will find an overall speed improvement of up to 25%.

Our Macs are running Windows 98 with Virtual PC 6.

What's new in this version:

• Fixed an issue on G3 machines that caused Virtual PC to unexpectedly quit when a PC was restarted or launched in full screen mode.
• Fixed a related issue which caused the configuration associated with a PC to become corrupted after restarting or launching in full screen mode on G3 machines.
• Made changes to allow Quicken TurboTax Deluxe to install and run properly within Virtual PC.
• Minor corrections to the Japanese localization of Virtual PC.

VLC 0.8.6[2007.02.28] (back to top)
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ for more information.

—Available in all labs.
—Look under Applications Multimedia VLC 0.8.6

The VideoLAN Client (VLC) is a multi-platform multimedia player. It can read DVDs, VCDs, MPEG and DivX files and from a satellite card. It can also read a stream from a network, sent by the VideoLAN Server or another source. The stream can be MPEG 2 TS in UDP or HTTP packets unicasted or multicasted on an IPv4 or IPv6 network.

How to use VLC Media Player?
To use VLC media player, you will need to open the application first and then from the "File" menu open the file or disk, you would like to view. Double-clicking a file will result in QuickTime Player trying to open it. If you prefer you can change this by selecting your file and choosing "Get Info" from the "File" menu of the Finder. In the "Open With" section you can select VLC and if you check the checkbox, then all files of the type you have selected will be opened in VLC media player if you double-click them from that moment on.

How to view a DVD?
To view a (S)VCD, DVD or Audio CD, you will need to choose "Open Disc" from the "File" menu. Choose your disk type and then choose the drive in which you inserted the disk. VLC media player is currently unable to read SVCD directly from the drive. Some SVCDs can be read if you tell VLC they're VCDs, in the "Open Disc" dialog.

VoodooPad Lite 2.5.2 [2004.12.09] (back to top)
http://flyingmeat.com/voodoopadlite.html for more information.

—Available in all labs.
—Look under Applications Web Authoring VoodooPad Lite 2.5.2

VoodooPad is a new kind of notepad. It's like having your own personal hypertext library, where you can jot down notes, web addresses, to-do lists… Anything on your mind. VoodooPad automatically links each page together, to form a miniature world wide web, on your desktop! Anybody familiar with the WikiWikiWeb will feel right at home with VoodooPad.

Type in your notes, and highlight important words or phrases to create new pages; or drag and drop folders, images, applications, or URLs into VoodooPad - they're linked up whenever the word representing it is found.

VR Worx 2.1 [2003.11.03] (back to top)
http://www.vrtoolbox.com/vrworx.html for more information.

—Available in all labs.
—Look under Applications Graphical The VR Worx 2.1

The VR Worx 2.1, now built for OS X, has more features and greater functionality than any other QTVR authoring tool on the market. Combining all the best of our QTVR software solutions.

• Ability to generate an Object Movie that has the Object within a Panoramic background, called object in Pano
• Scriptable via AppleScript? on the MacOS? and Visual Basic? scripts on Windows?
• Option to Reference Source Images or bring Source Images into Project Document
• Option to use the new "HyperStitch" a fast stitching capability
• Eleven Multi-node Transitions, including Cross Fade, Wipe, Zoom, Radial, Iris, etc.
• Optimized for the World Wide Web, viaexisting Templates and pre-built HTML pages containing movies, as well as ability to customize the preview image
• Import and Export Pano Image at 10,000 x 3,000 pixels
• Templates pre-built to lens specifications of the new cameras on the market

VueScan 8.3.12 [2006.07.20] (back to top)
http://www.hamrick.com/vsm.html for more information.

—Available on scanning stations (MMac-1—7, UMac-1 & 2, PMac-11, and SMac-25).
—Look under Applications Scanner VueScan 8.3.12

Photographers, home users, scanning services and corporations around the world use VueScan for a wide range of scanning needs.

VueScan gives you improved color accuracy and color balance, increases your productivity and saves you money: VueScan can make your existing scanner work as well as a brand new scanner.

VueScan has Optical Character Recognition (OCR) built-in.

VueScan supports more than 400 scanners, 157 digital camera raw files, and takes about 5 minutes to download and install.