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You can find suitable files for downloading at the sites below.  Many are free and have either inadequate documentation or none at all. 

http://shareware.cnet.com/

http://www.files32.com/

http://www.tucows.com/

http://www.macworld.com/

http://www.freebiedirectory.com/

http://www.softpile.com/?adsm

http://www.download.com


The following is a list of programs that I suggest to students as possible subjects for writing software documentation.  Some lack documentation; some have help files; some have documentation but they could be documented for specific users.  You can select from the following list of programs for your users guide.  All these programs are free. In many cases you download them from the homepages of the programmers. 

Nice Notes

A small utility which stores notes (pieces of text) and which features alarm, calendar, search, print, and export functions.

Possible users:  students who take notes on their laptops during class, office manager of a veterinary clinic who takes notes on patients, writers who have flashes of inspiration...


Euromat

Office and currency calculator; calculates the Euro, tax, discount, brackets, macro recorder, multi-lingual, time calculator, etc.

Possible users:  residents of countries in the European Union, sales persons for an online retailer selling world wide using the Internet; travel agents who need to field questions from clients about currency exchange; currency exchanger who buys and sells currency for a profit...


Mémo Friends

Excellent address and data book with notification of upcoming dates.

Possible users:  greeting card shop owners who want to remind their employees of holidays so they can in turn remind customers; spouses who need to remember important birthdays and other events...


ZIPonaut

Create jewel case labels with contents of ZIP drives.


JMK Address Keeper

Handy address book program with copy to Clipboard feature.


PneuCalc

Engineer’s calculator to properly size pneumatic valves and cylinders.


Reading Acceleration Machine

Text file reader, supports rhythmic & speed reading, etc.


TreePad v1.2.1

Easy-to-use Information Manager.


To-Do List v1.16

Simple, small, fast utility that does one thing-- manage your to-do list.


KTVData v1.3

Keep track of the repairs to your vehicles.


NoteKeeper

NoteKeeper is a multi-functional hierarchical information manager, allowing all your data to be grouped into flexible virtual folders enabling easy, intuitive access at all times with all the convenience of just one file to handle!


VeriTime Task Timer

VeriTime is a task/activity time tracking application. It enables you to keep track of time spent in a task or activity and to record a description of the action performed.


AllNetic Working Time Tracker

Tracks how much time you spend on different projects and tasks. Thanks to precise time tracking and accounting you can quickly and precisely calculate time spent on different tasks.


300 Science Quizzes

150 Capital city quizzes, 120 Chemistry and Periodic Table quizzes, 20 Astronomy picture-quizzes and 10 questions about the speed of light for middle and high school students 

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