Recommended Software

Prof. Julian Eastoe

Scifinder Scholar 2006 the premier journal searching service. You also need to install the site preference file to activate the program fully, this will only work on PCs included on the Bristol University network.

Total Commander, essential for downloading files from ISIS and safer/more convenient than Windows Explorer for general movement of files.

Spybot and Ad-Aware are both excellent free pieces of software for removal of secret dubious programs from one's PC.

Wordweb is an excellent dictionary that's always easily available.

MSN messenger's the important piece of software for chatting to your mates.

Skype allows free phonecalls over the Internet.

Yahoo messenger is their equivalent of MSN.

Sigmaplot and EndNote are both available by accessing the CCAP button under the start menu.

ISIS Draw and Chemsketch are both readily available on the internet and useful for diagrams of molecules and apparatus.

The Google Toolbar puts the power of google searching at your fingertips and it also blocks annoying pop-ups.