Celestia - a not too large freeware program with which you can zip at superluminal speed between many of the solar system's major orbiters. www.shatters.net/celestia/download.html
Open Office 1.1 - a fully featured freeware suite with Word, Excel and Powerpoint analogs. Almost all the features I use in the Microsoft versions, and seemingly fully compatible with the Microsoft versions http://download.openoffice.org/ Prolly won't be long until the mantra at Microsoft will be "The coding ain't done 'till OpenOffice won't run."
Keyhole - a not-quite superluminous but still speedy way to get around Biosphere I. You zoom out to what must be close to the LaGrange point, and then back in to the specific address you've entered. I found the places we stayed in London, Paris, Vancouver, our previous homes, and the White House. (Interesting, the images of the White House roof are very clear, but when you move east to Capital Hill, the images have been blurred.) You can get a week's free trial, but it's only, like, thirty dollars for a year of unlimited service, and it let me load it on my laptop, too, at no additional charge. Gives precise longitude/latitude, and somewhat less precise elevations. Highly recommended. http://www.keyhole.com/

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