Adobe Acrobat Reader 7 (Windows/Linux/Mac/Solaris)
Adobe's Acrobat Reader allows you to view, print, and save pdf documents such as the many forms found on rlc.edu. Acrobat Reader is free and easy to install. Acrobat Reader will not allow you to create pdf documents.

Sun Java 2 Runtime (Windows/Linux/Mac/BSD/Solaris)
This plug-in is required to view some content on the Internet, including features of Blackboard at RLC. Click the "Get Now" button on the Java homepage for automatic installation instructions.

Macromedia Flash (Windows/Linux/Mac)
This plug-in allows you to view flash content on web pages. Flash is safe and completely free.

Macromedia Shockwave (Windows/Linux/Mac)
This plug-in allows you to view shockwave content on web pages. Shockwave is safe and completely free.

OpenOffice.org (Windows/Linux/Mac)
This complete open-source office suite is free for anyone to use and can open, edit, and save most formats including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2003 (Windows)
Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer allows you to open PowerPoint presentations even if you don't own a copy of PowerPoint. The viewer will let you view existing files, but not create files, and is completely free.

Microsoft Word Viewer (Windows)
View Microsoft Word documents without buying an Office product. Free download.

Mozilla (Windows/Linux/Mac)
Mozilla is an open-source, completely free web browser, email client, HTML editor, and IRC client. Mozilla includes a built-in pop-up blocker, spam filter, and download manager. Other features include tabbed-browsing and themes.

Mozilla FireFox (Windows/Linux/Mac)
This is the Mozilla Organization's lightweight browser. At only 6mb, it's an easy download for dial-up users and a top-notch browser. Firefox also includes a built-in pop-up blocker and download manager.

WinZip 10 (Windows)
This utility allows you to open and create .zip files. NOTE: Windows XP and Windows Me/98 have built-in zip utilities, Windows 95, 2000 do not.