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Paint.NET is free image and photo editing software for computers that run Windows. It features an intuitive and innovative user interface with support for layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools. An active and growing online community provides friendly help, tutorials, and plugins.

Adobe Connect is software that allows for complete web conferencing, online presentations, user desktop sharing, and more. It is an innovative tool that can be used for broadcasting both video and audio, sharing documents, and recording meetings.

Ssh (Secure Shell) is a program to login to another computer over a network, to execute commands in a remote machine, and to move files from one machine to another. This is also used quite a bit for checking email. It provides strong authentication and secure communications over insecure channels. It is intended as a replacement for rlogin, rsh, rcp, and Telnet.

Microsoft Excel is spreadsheet software developed and distributed by Microsoft; it is part of the Microsoft Office Suite. Excel can be used to make large spreadsheets as well as complex graphs and charts. This program has features that include many graph and chart options, advanced equations, in addition to advanced cell manipulation. Excel is available on all the DECS PC Lab computers and can be installed by DECS on any machine for a minimal fee.

Microsoft Access is database software developed and distributed by Microsoft; it is part of the Microsoft Office Suite. Access provides an easy to use graphical interface along with a powerful database backend. This software allows for the use of many different types of databases including Access/Jet, Microsoft SQL, Oracle, and more. Access is available on all DECS PC Lab computers and can be installed by DECS on any machine for a minimal fee.

GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages.

WinSCP is a free utility that can be used to transfer files over SFTP and FTP protocols. This is a fast and secure way to transfer files between two computers on a network. WinSCP is installed on all DECS Lab machines and is, by default, on all machines installed by DECS. WinSCP can also be downloaded free of charge.

GPS-X is a wastewater treatment plant simulator program developed and published by Hydromantis Inc. GPS-X is a modular, multi-purpose computer program for the modeling and simulation of municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants. Whether you are designing a new facility, or simulating an existing plant, GPS-X will help you improve your design and operating efficiency. GPS-X Version 6.0 is the State-of-the-Art in wastewater process simulation. Featuring the industry's easiest-to-use interface and most comprehensive suite of wastewater models, GPS-X provides engineers with a proven tool for process analysis.

Developed by Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Water Supply and Water Resources Division, EPANET is software that models water distribution piping systems. It is a Windows 95/98/NT/XP program that performs extended-period simulation of the hydraulic and water quality behavior within pressurized pipe networks.

Loop-Pro is performance optimization software created and distributed by Control Station. The Loop-Pro software can help reduce production costs and waste while increasing productivity. Loop-Pro has many features that include precise tuning of PID controllers, monitoring and analysis of controller performance, and customizable control loops. Loop-Pro is available for use in all of the DECS PC labs.