Downloads Software shown on this page is largely free of charge. However, note that the licence provisions of some of this software make it free for personal use only. It is up to you to ensure that you remain within the licence provisions. Rush Flat Software Getting Started in OpenQM: Part 1 (2.3 Mb) At long last! A beginners guide to installing, configuring, and using an OpenQM database. The bulk of the document covers the use of QMQuery, and how to create dictionary items to allow the queries to run. This guide will be invaluable to those just starting in the world of multi-value databases - even if they are not using OpenQM!  Getting Started in OpenQM: Part 2 (1.9 Mb) The real power of multi-value databases comes from being able to write programs to access and manipulate the database. This books steps you through creating an application (using the database files created in Part 1 of Getting Started in OpenQM) in the AccuTerm GUI environment. Once again, this will be useful to beginners in any of the multi-value environments, and also for learning the AccuTerm GUI environment. Installing OpenQM (GPL) on Ubuntu Linux Has anyone else struggled to get OpenQM (or anything else for that matter) installed on Linux? I have ... So to assist those users unfamiliar with Linux, I've put together some notes on installing the GPL version of OpenQM on Ubuntu. As I'm not a Linux expert, this may not be the best way to do the installation, but they work. These notes have been updated to include corrections I have received from other users, and have also been updated for Ubuntu 8.04. Comments and corrections are welcome. Building an HTPC  Have you ever thought about building a Home Theatre PC (HTPC)? This is a short document outlining my (potential) plans for doing this. The costs are in GB Pounds, but the principles and components should be valid everywhere. SysCtrl v1.10 Updated! This is a control account. The main purpose of this account is to provide (a) the same set of utilities across multiple terminal emulators within a multi-value environment; and (b) the same set of utilities across multiple multi-value environments. Documentation for the account is available here . Pre-built accounts are available for mvBASE , OpenQM , and UniVerse . A key program within the SysCtrl account is IA.Reformat. The program takes the output from an Info/Access query and converts it to a graphical display. Supported output types are Spreadsheet (Excel or Open Office), HTML, and RPV Reports. See Screenshots for examples. New in this version is a set of account transfer utilities that allow you to move accounts between multi-value databases - for example, from mvBASE or UniVerse to OpenQM. Supported databases are mvBASE, UniVerse, and OpenQM. Links to Other Software Multi-value Software Anji This is a free development environment for the GPL version of OpenQM. This is also released under the terms of the GPL. mvDeveloper This is a development tool for use with UniVerse, UniData, or OpenQM. This appears to be an advanced editor (Windows only) for multi-value BASIC programs and dictionaries. Office Software Open Office This is a free full featured alternative to Microsoft Office. Beware, this is a large download. If you have a dialup modem, order the CD, find a copy on a magazine cover CD, or purchase a copy at your local computer store. Foxit PDF Reader Are you tired of how long Acrobat Reader takes to load? Here's a lightweight PDF reader - quick to download, lightning fast to load. Why bother with Adobe? Internet Software Mozilla Firefox A free web browser that doesn't have all the security problems associated with Internet Explorer. Mozilla Thunderbird A free email client that doesn't have all the security problems associated with Outlook Express. Note: This doesn't fully replace Outlook, but it does make a good replacement for Outlook Express. FileZilla A free FTP client for uploading your web pages to your web server. Programming and Web Development Software Crimson Editor A programmer's text editor with customisable syntax highlighting. It comes with syntax files for a wide variety of languages. PS Pad Editor This editor has more features than Crimson Editor, including text differences and code completion, but is more complicated to set up and use. Database Software Open QM Open QM is a multi-value database environment similar to UniVerse. Open source downloads are only available for linux, but the commercial version for Windows may be used free of charge under a personal licence. The personal version contains a number of restrictions - none of them onerous. SQLite An open source lightweight SQL database that can be used stand-alone or embedded in other applications. SQLite is not fully compliant with SQL92, but is useful for small scale, low concurrency applications. SQLite is unusual in that it does NOT enforce typing of data - for example, string data may be entered into numeric fields and vice-versa. Graphics Software IrfanView An image viewing program. Also useful for changing formats of graphic images, and minor image manipulation.