We encourage you to use your own computer for this class. Not only does it enable you to work from home but it gives you the freedom to conduct research at any time. Here is some useful software for you home computer.
Jmol: views .xyz files and movies
VMD: views/edits POSCAR files
XMing:A X11 Server for Windows
SSHWinSecureShell: (Windows) combined ssh/sftp
PuTTY: SSH client
PSFTP: SFTP client (for transferring files) Windows
Fugu: SFTP client (for transferring files) Mac OSX
Vtstscripts: perl scripts used on cluster to setup VASP runs