Post on 02-Jun-2020
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Web location for this
presentation:
http://aztcs.orgClick on
“Meeting Notes”
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SUMMARY
Free software and
free cloud storage
can greatly enhance
the usefulness of
your computer!
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TOPICS• Karaoke software
• "Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation"
• Office Software
• Virtual DVD/CD Drives
• Anti-virus/Anti-malware Software
• Adobe Software
• Additional Free Software
• Virtual Machines
• Free Cloud Storage
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A LIVE DEMO OF
FREE SOFTWARE
AND FREE CLOUD
STORAGE
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I started by installing
the free
"Windows 8 Enterprise
Evaluation" into my
computer:
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Then I installed
"Kingsoft Office Suite
Free 2012" which
includes the "Kingsoft
Presentation" program:
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Then I installed the
free "VMware Player"
program:
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Then we ran "VMware
Player" and we
created a new virtual
machine.
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Then we installed
"Ubuntu" GNU/Linux
into the new virtual
machine:
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Then we "played"
the new virtual
machine by double-
clicking on it:
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The free "PyKaraoke"
program gives you a
virtual karaoke
machine inside your
computer:
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The free "PyKaraoke"
program is available
for "Windows..", Mac
"OS X", and
"GNU/Linux".
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The free "TVTime
Television Viewer"
program requires a
USB, PCI, PCIe, or
local area network-
based TV tuner:
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The free "TVTime Television
Viewer" program is only available
for "GNU/Linux".
For Mac "OS X", you have to
purchase the "EyeTV" program.
For "Windows.." computers, you
have to purchase or activate
"Windows Media Center" or
purchase "WinTV".
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The free "efax-gtk"
program provides a
working virtual fax
machine inside a
"GNU/Linux" computer:
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The free
"LibreOffice.org" office
suite is available for
"Windows..", Mac "OS
X", and "GNU/Linux"
computers:
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"LibreOffice Writer" can
open, edit, and create
"Microsoft Office" .DOC
and .DOCX documents:
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"LibreOffice Calc" can
open, edit, and create
"Microsoft Office" .XLS
and .XLSX documents:
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"LibreOffice Calc" can
open, edit, and create
"Microsoft Office" .PPT
and .PPTX documents:
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The "Google Drive" Web
site provides you with 5
Gigabytes of free, online
storage space:
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Microsoft's "SkyDrive"
Web site provides you
with 7 Gigabytes of free,
online storage space:
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The "Box" Web site
provides you with 5
Gigabytes of free,
online storage space:
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Real, host computer
runs "Windows 8
Enterprise Trial"
"VMware Player 4.1" program
"Ubuntu 12.10" virtual machine
"Pykaraoke" program
"LibreOffice" software suite (default)
"TVTime Television Viewer" program
"SkyDrive" and "Box" Cloud Storage
"Google Drive" via "Chrome" browser
Efax-GTK
"Kingsoft Presentation
Free 2012"
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KARAOKE SOFTWARE
oFREE KARAOKE
SOFTWARE
FREE VIRTUAL
KARAOKE MACHINES
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KARAOKE SOFTWARE (continued)
oReal karaoke machines
and software sell for
lots of money at Best
Buy and Radio Shack!
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KARAOKE SOFTWARE (continued)
o For examples of real karaoke
machines and professional
quality CD+G 12-track CDs, see
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Mu
sical-Instruments/Karaoke-
Machine-
System/abcat0207005.c?id=abc
at0207005&searchresults=1&se
archterm=karaoke
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KARAOKE SOFTWARE (continued)
• Virtual karaoke machine
inside a "Windows.."
computer-Part 1
• Virtual karaoke machine
inside a "Windows.."
computer-Part 2
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KARAOKE SOFTWARE (continued)
• Virtual karaoke machine
inside a Mac "OS X"
computer
• Virtual karaoke machine
inside a "Ubuntu"
GNU/Linux computer
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KARAOKE SOFTWARE (continued)
• Non-professional file
formats for karaoke:
.KAR and .MIDI / .MID
• Legal issues and
guidelines for karaoke
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"WINDOWS 8 ENTERPRISE
EVALUATION"
• Installing and Using the
Free "Windows 8
Enterprise Evaluation"
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"WINDOWS 8 ENTERPRISE
EVALUATION" (continued)
• Installing "Windows 8" So
That It Creates a Local
User Account
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"WINDOWS 8 ENTERPRISE
EVALUATION" (continued)
• Making the Legacy
Desktop of "Windows 8"
Easier to Use
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"WINDOWS 8 ENTERPRISE
EVALUATION" (continued)
• Making Custom Tiles for
the Start Screen of
"Windows 8.."
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"WINDOWS 8 ENTERPRISE
EVALUATION" (continued)
• "Windows 8" Care
Package
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OFFICE SOFTWARE
• "Microsoft Office" Viewers
• "Apache OpenOffice.org"
• "LibreOffice"
• Kingsoft's "Office
SuiteFree 2012"
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OFFICE SOFTWARE (continued)
• Free "Microsoft Office"
Viewers o "Excel Viewer" is available at
http://www.microsoft.com/en-
us/download/details.aspx?id=1
0
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OFFICE SOFTWARE (continued)
• Free "Microsoft Office"
Viewers (continued)
o “PowerPoint Viewer” is
available at
http://www.microsoft.com/en-
us/download/details.aspx?id=
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OFFICE SOFTWARE (continued)
• Free "Microsoft Office" Viewers
(continued)
o The various “Microsoft Office
Viewers” will not install if
“Microsoft Office 2010” or
“Microsoft Office 2013” is
already installed into a
"Windows.." computer and vice
versa:
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OFFICE SOFTWARE (continued)
• Free "Microsoft Office"
Viewers (continued)o "Word Viewer" is available at
http://www.microsoft.com/en-
us/download/details.aspx?id=4
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OFFICE SOFTWARE (continued)• Free "Microsoft Office" Viewers
(continued)
o If you install any of the "Microsoft
Office Viewers", you will also need
to install the "Compatibility Pack"
at http://office.microsoft.com/en-
us/products/microsoft-office-
compatibility-pack-for-word-excel-and-
powerpoint-HA010168676.aspx
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OFFICE SOFTWARE (continued)
• Free "Microsoft Office"
Viewers (continued)
o Cannot edit documents,
spreadsheets, or
presentation files
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OFFICE SOFTWARE (continued)
• Free "Microsoft Office"
Viewers (continued)
o “PowerPoint” viewer only
shows .PPT and .PPTX files
in “Slide View” so you cannot
do an “Find” for a word or
phrase
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OFFICE SOFTWARE (continued)
• Free "Microsoft Office"
Viewers (continued)
o “Excel Viewer” cannot unhide
hidden rows and columns in
a spreadsheet.
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OFFICE SOFTWARE (continued)• Free "Microsoft Office" Viewers
(continued)
o Cannot start the “Word Viewer”,
the “Excel Viewer”, or the
“PowerPoint Viewer” by
dragging and dropping
document, spreadsheet, or
presentation files on top of the
respective shortcuts
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OFFICE SOFTWARE (continued)
• The "LibreOffice" free, full-
function office suite is available
for “Windows”, “Mac OS X”, and
“GNU/Linux”
• The "Apache OpenOffice" free,
full-function office suite is
available for “Windows”, “Mac OS
X”, and “GNU/Linux”
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OFFICE SOFTWARE (continued)
• "LibreOffice" Full-Function
Office Suite
o "LibreOffice" is a "fork" from
"Apache OpenOffice"
o "LibreOffice" is a the default,
bundled office suite in most
of the popular distros of
"GNU/Linux"
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OFFICE SOFTWARE (continued)
• "LibreOffice" Full-Function
Office Suite (continued)
o Download the
"LibreOffice" office suite
and it's "Help Pack" from
http://libreoffice.org
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OFFICE SOFTWARE (continued)• "LibreOffice" Full-Function Office
Suite (continued)
o "LibreOffice Writer" ~
"Microsoft Word"
o "LibreOffice Calc" ~
"Microsoft Excel"
o "LibreOffice Impress" ~
"Microsoft PowerPoint"
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OFFICE SOFTWARE (continued)
• "LibreOffice" Full-Function
Office Suite (continued)
o After you install
"LibreOffice" and its "Help
Pack", you can start up
"..Writer", "..Calc", or
"..Impress".
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OFFICE SOFTWARE (continued)
• "LibreOffice" Full-Function
Office Suite (continued)
o After you start up "..Writer",
"..Calc", or "..Impress", you
can always press F1 to get
to the "Help Pack" which is
equivalent to an entire free
book on "LibreOffice".
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OFFICE SOFTWARE (continued)
• "Apache OpenOffice.org"
Full-Function Office Suite
o Download the "Apache
OfficeOffice" office suite
from
http://www.openoffice.org/
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OFFICE SOFTWARE (continued)
• For most computer users,
there is no difference between
"LibreOffice" and "Apache
OpenOffice.org" with the "Help
Pack" (accessed via F1) of
"LibreOffice" giving it a slight
edge.
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OFFICE SOFTWARE (continued)
• "Kingsoft Office Suite Free
2012"
o Download it at
http://www.kingsoftstore.c
om/kingsoft-office-
freeware.html
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OFFICE SOFTWARE (continued)
• "Kingsoft Office Suite Free
2012" (continued)
o Creates and modifies .DOC,
.XLS, and PPT files
o Views but cannot create
.DOCX, .XLSX, and .PPTX
files
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OFFICE SOFTWARE (continued)
• "Kingsoft Office Suite Free 2012"
(continued)
o Can convert .PPT and .PPTX
files to .DOC files: The results
are not pretty but this is a handy
feature for presenters who need
a quick way to make paper
notes from presentation files
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OFFICE SOFTWARE (continued)
• "Kingsoft Office Suite Free
2012" (continued)
o Cannot open some .XLS
spreadsheets for an
unknown reason:
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SOFTWARE PROGRAM PROCESSRAM USAGE
(Kilobytes)
= MICROSOFT POWERPOINT 2013 POWERPNT.EXE 73,630
= MICROSOFT POWERPOINT 2010 POWERPNT.EXE 34,428
= MICROSOFT POWERPOINT VIEWER PPTVIEW.EXE 47,496
OpenOffice.org Impress component simpress.exe 77,816
+ OpenOffice.org 3.4.1 component soffice.exe 820
= OPENOFFICE.ORG IMPRESS 77,816
LibreOffice Impress component soffice.bin 81,896
+ LibreOffice.org 3.4.1 component soffice.exe 816
= LIBREOFFICE IMPRESS 82,712
= Kingsoft Presentation wpp.exe 45,628
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OFFICE SOFTWARE (continued)
• Detailed Comparisons of the
Office Software Suites
o http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comp
arison_of_office_suites
o http://arstechnica.com/informatio
n-technology/2013/03/libreoffice-
adoption-soaring-but-openoffice-
still-open-source-king/
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OFFICE SOFTWARE (continued)
• In a professional environment,
minor incompatibilities can
cause problems when moving
documents, spreadsheets, and
presentation files back and
forth between “Microsoft
Office”, “LibreOffice”, and
“OpenOffice”:
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OFFICE SOFTWARE (continued)
o http://ostatic.com/blog/migrati
on-to-document-freedom-
isnt-as-easy-as-it-seems
o http://thevarguy.com/open-
source-application-software-
companies/will-linux-users-
ever-be-able-ditch-microsoft-
office
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VIRTUAL DVD/CD DRIVES
• Using the free "Virtual
CloneDrive" software program
for "mounting" .ISO file
images of DVDs and CDs (in
"Windows 7" and earlier) to
avoid burning and using a real
DVD-R or CD-R disc
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ANTI-VIRUS/ANTI-MALWARE
SOFTWARE• According to page 1 of the
May 2012 issue of “The Club
Connection”, three highly-
recommended anti-virus/anti-
malware software products are
Avast! Free Antivirus
SuperAntiSpyware Free Edition
and Advanced SystemCare
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ANTI-VIRUS/ANTI-MALWARE
SOFTWARE (continued)
• MalwareBytes Anti-Malware Free
is another highly anti-malware
software utility.
• MalwareBytes Anti-Malware Free
(and the not-free "..Pro" version)
get alone well with most other
anti-virus/anti-malware products.
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ANTI-VIRUS/ANTI-MALWARE
SOFTWARE (continued)
• "Microsoft Security Essentials"
is a free, anti-virus/anti-
malware software utility that
has to be downloaded for
"Windows XP", "Windows
Vista", and "Windows 7".
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ANTI-VIRUS/ANTI-MALWARE
SOFTWARE (continued)
• "Windows 8.." is bundled with
"Windows Defender" which is
actually "Microsoft Security
Essentials" in look, feel, and
performance.
• “Windows Defender” can be
managed
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ANTI-VIRUS/ANTI-MALWARE
SOFTWARE (continued)• "Windows 8.." is bundled with
"Windows Defender" which is
actually "Microsoft Security
Essentials" in look, feel, and
performance.
• “Windows Defender” can be
managed in the “Control
Panel” of “Windows 8”.
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ADOBE SOFTWARE
• http://www.adob
e.com/download
s/cs2_download
s/index.html
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ADOBE SOFTWARE (continued)
• To install these old
software programs into
“Windows..”, you probably
will have to right click on
the installation file and
then pick “Troubleshoot
Compatibility”
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ADOBE SOFTWARE (continued)
• You might have to
install these legacy
applications more than
once before they work
right.
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VIRTUAL MACHINES
oVIRTUAL MACHINES
SOFTWARE
VIRTUAL
THROWAWAY
COMPUTERS AND
VIRTUAL NETWORKS
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ADDITIONAL FREE SOFTWARE
• The Tucson Computer
Society has many online
folders containing hyperlinks
to free software of all types at
their "Tech Support" pages at
https://www.box.com/shared/ff
0p9m41h0
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ADDITIONAL FREE SOFTWARE
(continued)
• The online folders at this Web
site default to "Sort by date"
so click on "Sort by Date" and
change it to "Sort by Name",
prior to using the this Web
site:
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VIRTUAL MACHINES (continued)
• Installing and Using Virtual
machines
• Using Microsoft Free
Software Trials
• "Windows 8" magic in a virtual
machine
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VIRTUAL MACHINES (continued)
• Virtual Networks from
Virtual Machine
Programs
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"WINDOWS 8 ENTERPRISE
EVALUATION"
• The totally-free "Windows 8
Enterprise Evaluation"
provides you with a time-
limited copy of "Windows 8.."
that you can use for testing
and training.
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"WINDOWS 8 ENTERPRISE
EVALUATION" (continued)
• See
http://aztcs.org/meeting_not
es/winhardsig/win8/win8ente
val.pdf
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"WINDOWS 8 ENTERPRISE
EVALUATION" (continued)
• Once you get it installed, the
"Windows 8 Enterprise
Evaluation" can be used to
create bootable "Windows
To Go" hard drives.
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CLOUD STORAGE• Free cloud storage provides
you with a way to back up
some of your data files and
folders at a remote system
of server farms in order to
protect you from data loss
due to hard drive failures.
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CLOUD STORAGE (continued)
• Using Cloud Storage--An
Overview
• A Comparison of
"SkyDrive", "Google Drive",
"Box", and "iCloud"
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CLOUD STORAGE (continued)
• Using Microsoft's "SkyDrive"
Cloud Storage
• Using "Google Drive" Cloud
Storage
• Using "Box" Cloud Storage
• Using Apple's "iCloud" Cloud
Storage