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AVG Free Edition is for private, non-commercial, single-home computer use only. Use of AVG Free Edition within any organization or for commercial purposes is strictly prohibited. Your use of AVG Free Edition shall be in accordance with and is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the AVG Free Edition License Agreement, which accompanies AVG Free Edition.

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VE Network Catcher (Lite)

- Network Catcher, from Shunra Software, is a free network monitoring tool that records and displays latency and packet loss between your PC and any internet site. Use this freeware tool to monitor the quality of your network link. You can save all your recordings and send it to another user via email.

Network Catcher also integrates with Shunra’s network simulation technology, enabling you to capture and import production conditions directly into network simulation scenarios and test applications under real-life network conditions. Network Catcher’s production network recordings are also ideal for baselining the performance of the production network, including best case, worst case and average application performance – giving you a great starting point from which to make informed decisions on performance limitations and expectations for new or existing applications that are about to be deployed over the network.

Using production network parameters is ideal for testing applications when the target network already exists, such as a company’s corporate network or a customer’s network. However, if the target network has not yet been designed or built out, you can record a variety of different production networks and create a library of production network conditions which you can then use to test your applications and ensure that that they meet performance expectations in any potential network environment.

Operating System:	Linux Last Updated: 28-Apr-2006 02:59PM Linux, together with a set of GNU programs, is an operating system. That is, Linux is not a single program or a suite of tools. Most "versions" of Linux, known as "distributions", are available to download free of charge. However, there are some things you should know about downloading and installing Linux: First, you don't have to actually install Linux in your hard disk to use the Linux operating system. There exist several "versions" of Linux that can be downloaded an burned to a CD. These variants of the Linux operating system, known as "Live CD" versions, will boot Linux directly from the CD on systems that are capable of doing this. (most PCs manufactured in the last 7 to 8 years will allow this). Memory requirements vary, so please consult our list of Live CD distributions on our distributions page (choose the option 'Live CD' from the 'Category' menu). There are several popular Live CD distributions, such as MEPIS, Knoppix and Slax. Most major Linux distributors (SUSE, Mandriva, Ubuntu) also offer Live CD versions of their products. If you're interested in running Linux indefinitely or permanently, you can also download versions designed to be installed on your hard disk. Here is some information you should know. You should have a high-speed Internet connection (T3, T1, xDSL, cable modem). Trying to download a major vendor's version of Linux will most likely be a frustrating experience with a dial-up modem connection. You'll need the ISO images or a DVD image for the distribution you want to download which you must then copy or "burn" into a CD or DVD. If you already run another operating system, you must re-partition your hard disk in order to install a "standard" Linux distribution. When you download Linux from the Internet. You are not entitled to that particular distributor's technical support. You will have to look for the documentation that you need in order to resolve any problems you might run into or seek appropriate help on websites or in other Internet forums. In other words, if you don't have a high-speed connection to Internet or a drive that writes to blank CDs or DVDs, then downloading is probably not the best way for you to get a full-featured Linux distribution. You can, though, depending on your location, get Linux free in magazines or from retailers that will sell you a distribution on one or more CDs at very low cost. Distributions obtained in this way do not usually include documentation or support. There are also many books that include a Linux distribution. If you don't know how to partition a hard disk or you have very little experience with installing and maintaining an operating system, you can still install Linux fairly easily by purchasing a boxed set. In this case, the cost of Linux system increases, but on the other hand, you will be provided full documentation, step by step installation instructions and in many cases free technical support for up to 90 days by phone or e-mail. If you're still not quite sure you want to make the leap to Linux, you may want to at least get a feel for how it looks. This can be as simple as using your favorite Internet browser. The O'Reilly website offers a series of slideshows with screenshots that will give you an idea of the look and feel of many Linux distributions. This can be helpful when choosing which version of Linux is right for you. Regardless of the way in which you obtain a Linux distribution, we at Linux Online feel that switching to Linux will be a positive experience. You will see your knowledge of computing increase at the same time as your productivity. You will be able to do much more with your computer and at a fraction of the cost of proprietary operating systems. For more information, we also recommend you read our Linux Online FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) and our page: So You Want to Use Linux? which talks about Linux migration.
Business Suite:	Open Office - (word processing, spreadsheet, etc) As the name suggests, OpenOffice.org is the most open office suite available: no commercial licences or software compliance issues to worry about no language barriers - if it’s not yet available in your language, the chances are it will be soon available on all major computing platforms the first office suite to comply with the OASIS OpenDocument format the source code for the software is freely available under a full OSI certified licence OpenOffice.org is synonymous with quality the roots of OpenOffice.org go back twenty years, creating a huge wealth of experience hundreds of thousands of users have participated in the beta testing of version 2 with a fully open development process, OpenOffice.org has nothing to hide - the product stands or falls on its reputation OpenOffice.org is friendly the software looks and feels familiar and is instantly usable by anyone who has used a competitive product it’s easy to change to OpenOffice.org - the software reads all major competitors’ files OpenOffice.org is supported by a global community of friendly volunteers, only too happy to provide assistance to newcomers and advanced users alike
Antivirus:	AVG Antivirus AVG Free Edition is for private, non-commercial, single-home computer use only. Use of AVG Free Edition within any organization or for commercial purposes is strictly prohibited. Your use of AVG Free Edition shall be in accordance with and is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the AVG Free Edition License Agreement, which accompanies AVG Free Edition.
Linux interface for Windows:	Samba Samba is an Open Source/Free Software suite that has, since 1992, provided file and print services to all manner of SMB/CIFS clients, including the numerous versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems. Samba is freely available under the GNU General Public License.
Free Software Foundation:	FSF Free software is a matter of liberty not price. You should think of "free" as in "free speech". The Free Software Foundation (FSF), established in 1985, is dedicated to promoting computer users' rights to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and use of free software, particularly the GNU operating system, used widely in its GNU/Linux variant. Read more about free software in our essays section, in the philosophy section of gnu.org, and in the pages of the independently published Free Software Magazine. Find over 4,000 free software packages to use in our Free Software Directory
GNU project:	GNU The GNU Project was launched in 1984 to develop a complete Unix-like operating system which is free software: the GNU system. Variants of the GNU operating system, which use the kernel called Linux, are now widely used; though these systems are often referred to as “Linux”, they are more accurately called GNU/Linux systems. GNU is a recursive acronym for “GNU's Not Unix”; it is pronounced guh-noo, approximately like canoe.
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Free Network Monitor:	VE Network Catcher (Lite) 4.5 Publisher's Description: VE Network Catcher (Lite) - Network Catcher, from Shunra Software, is a free network monitoring tool that records and displays latency and packet loss between your PC and any internet site. Use this freeware tool to monitor the quality of your network link. You can save all your recordings and send it to another user via email. Network Catcher also integrates with Shunra’s network simulation technology, enabling you to capture and import production conditions directly into network simulation scenarios and test applications under real-life network conditions. Network Catcher’s production network recordings are also ideal for baselining the performance of the production network, including best case, worst case and average application performance – giving you a great starting point from which to make informed decisions on performance limitations and expectations for new or existing applications that are about to be deployed over the network. Using production network parameters is ideal for testing applications when the target network already exists, such as a company’s corporate network or a customer’s network. However, if the target network has not yet been designed or built out, you can record a variety of different production networks and create a library of production network conditions which you can then use to test your applications and ensure that that they meet performance expectations in any potential network environment.

VE Network Catcher (Lite) 4.5

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