Gerry will demonstrate a number of Freeware and Open Source programs that can assist students in their planning, study and research. The programs, utilities and applications can assist all students, particularly those who struggle with the creation of text, planning, capture and organisation of data as well as presention of information. Software will include mind and thought mapping, note taking applications, diagrammatic and art/design software as well as a collection of Web 2.0 tools. A number of free Office suites will be included as well as utilities that make text easier to manage, see and hear.