Browser Plug-Ins & Security Software

Online courses make extensive use of Java, JavaScript, browser plug-ins, and cookies. To access materials these elements must be installed, enabled, and configured properly in your web browser.

Adobe Acrobat Reader
View and print Portable Document Format (PDF) files on the Web with the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Adobe Flash Player
View content created with Flash, such as interactive web applications and animations.

Adobe Shockwave Player
View content created with Director, such as games and interactive 3D simulations.

Apple Quick Time
The free QuickTime Player is an application for playing, interacting with, or viewing any video, audio, VR, or graphics file that is compatible with QuickTime. This includes MPEG-4, the new standard for digital media, new in QuickTime.

Microsoft Media Player
Windows Media Player supports Windows Media (WMA, ASF), MP3, WAV, MIDI, AVI, and other formats.

Real Networks RealPlayer
Play online audio and video content.

Spybot - Search & Destroy
Detects and removes spyware and adware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications.

Sun Java
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) allows you to use interactive tools on the web.