| Applications Folder Item Name |
Function |
| Address Book |
Look up persons in the Northwestern campus directory |
| Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional |
Create various forms of complex PDFs |
| Adobe After Effects CS3 |
Create motion graphic videos |
| Adobe Bridge CS3 |
Manage Projects across all Adobe applications |
| Adobe Contribute CS3 |
Simple Web Page Editing |
| Adobe Device Central CS3 |
Author and verify media for small devices, e.g. cellphone |
| Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 |
Complex Web Page Editing |
| Adobe Extension Manager |
Manage add-ons to Adobe products |
| Adobe Fireworks CS3 |
Web graphics program (can be used to optimize graphics for the web) |
| Adobe Flash CS3 |
Vector animation program |
| Adobe Flash CS3 Video Encoder |
Convert video projects to FLV format for use in Flash movies |
| Adobe Help Viewer 1.0 |
Displays help from within Adobe programs |
| Adobe Help Viewer 1.1 |
Displays help from within Adobe programs |
| Adobe Illustrator CS3 |
Vector graphic drawing |
| Adobe InDesign CS3 |
Desktop Publishing |
| Adobe Photoshop CS3 |
Image editing & correction (& acquisition, if scanner is attached) |
| Adobe Reader 8 |
Adobe PDF viewer |
| Adobe Stock Photos CS3 |
Find stock photos that can be purchased from Adobe |
| Apple Qadministrator |
Final Cut Rendering Queue (control) |
| Apple Qmaster |
Final Cut Rendering Queue (control) |
| AppleScript |
Programmatic control of other programs |
| Automator |
Connect programs together in a workflow |
| Big Bang Board Games |
Small collection of common board games |
| Calculator |
Add, subtract, multiply, divide |
| Camino |
Web browsing (based on Firefox) |
| Canon Utilities |
Download images from a Canon camera and/or correct them |
| Carbon Copy Cloner |
Copy a hard drive to another one |
| Chess |
Play chess |
| Cinema Tools |
Supplemental tools for Cinematic output from Final Cut Pro |
| Color |
Color correction for Final Cut Pro |
| Comic Life |
Make comic-like publications easiliy |
| Compressor |
Convert video from high-resolution to other specialized formats, e.g. web movies |
| Dashboard |
Display widgets |
| Dictionary |
Look up definitions, synonyms, usage |
| DiLL Client |
Student component of Language Lab |
| DVD Player |
Play video DVDs on the computer screen |
| DVD Studio Pro |
Complex DVD authoring |
| EndNote X |
Manage bibliographic citations |
| Fetch |
Download/upload files via FTP |
| Final Cut Pro |
Complex video editing |
| Final Cut Pro Additional Easy Setups |
Setup assistant for Final Cut Pro |
| Firefox |
Web browsing |
| Flip4Mac |
Play Windows media files |
| Font Book |
Manage fonts |
| GarageBand |
Simple Music Studio |
| iCal |
Calendering |
| iChat |
Text and video chat using AIM or Jabber account |
| iDVD |
Simple DVD authoring |
| Image Capture |
Download images from USB-connected camera to a folder on the computer |
| iMovie HD |
Simple video editing |
| Internet Connect |
Make a VPN connection |
| iPhoto |
Manage photo libraries, make simple photo corrections |
| iSync |
Synchronize addressbook and calendar with portable device (e.g. cell phone) |
| iTunes |
Manage and play video and audio collections (mp3, etc.) |
| iWeb |
Simple web page editing (via Apple designed templates) |
| LiveType |
Add titles and text to Final Cut Pro projects |
| Mail |
Send/receive E-mail |
| Microsoft Office 2004 |
Word, Excel, PowerPoint |
| Motion |
Create motion graphic video (similar to After Effects) |
| OmniOutliner |
Make flow charts and other diagrams |
| ooVoo |
Video conferencing program |
| Pen Tablet |
Utilities for use with certain pen tablets |
| Photo Booth |
Take silly photos of oneself, applying comic filters |
| Preview |
Fast viewing of PDFs and Images |
| Processing 0135 |
Digital Art Programming Environment |
| QuickTime Player |
Play videos and other media |
| RealPlayer |
Play videos and other media, especially those in "RealAudio" format |
| Remote Desktop Connection |
Connect to a Windows computer |
| Safari |
Web browsing |
| Sherlock |
Search for movies, weather, and other info using web services |
| Stickies |
Post-it notes for the desktop |
| SubEthaEdit |
Collaborative text editing |
| System Preferences |
Change system settings (Sound, display, etc.) |
| TextEdit |
Simple text editing |
| Toast 8 Titanium |
Create video and data CDs, DVDs |
| Utilities |
System Utilities |
| Wacom Tablet |
Utilities for use with certain pen tablets |
| Windows Media Player |
Play Windows media files |
