Software

Software Needed:

In order to view everything on my website you will need the MS Office package installed on your computer; however, if you do not have MS Office installed on your system you can download and install the Word Viewer, Excel Viewer, and the PowerPoint Viewer. You will also need a video player and PDF Reader to fully utilize this website. The Chrome browser should allow you to view PDF files. You will discover a lot of educational websites use Flash and require a Flash Player; however, the Flash Player is due to end-of-life around the end of 2020. HTML5 is the best alternative to Adobe Flash Player. The latest versions of Firefox, Chrome, Brave, Opera, and Safari all support HTML5. Most developers are moving in that direction. You may find some old Flash files on my website no longer works.

If you need a free Office package please take a look at the following free software packages:

If you are looking for an operating system to replace Windows 7 or older an older operating system then Ubuntu MATE is the perfect operating system for you. It revives those old computers and laptops and makes a new computer or laptop extremely fast. It is much safer than MS Windows and it's open-source or free. Ubuntu MATE is highly customizable, so you can make it look the way you want it.

I have a website called Learn Ubuntu MATE to help anyone switching from Windows or Mac to Linux (Ubuntu MATE). Most of the software that you install on Ubuntu MATE is 100% free; however, you can purchase proprietary software just made for Linux operating systems. I have been using Ubuntu MATE for several years and I can say it is the best operating system that I've ever used. I will say there's a bit of a learning curve if you're coming from MS Windows, but once you get past that point you'll discover it's actually easier to use and a lot safer to use online. You'll find that it has a lot of great choices for Office Applications & Utility Software. I am always trying out new programs that work with Ubuntu MATE and adding them to my website.

The Stanly County School System does not endorse any software, recommend one software product over another, or monitor software products for continuous availability. The links to the software above are considered third party software. The school system is in no way responsible for any of the software listed.