Your computer must have an open connection to the world-wide web to access these resources. Clicking a resource will typically launch its own browser window for viewing/downloading (leaving this window underneath). Downloads via the campus ethernet, DSL, and wireless connections are reasonably fast.
Recommended
Download:
VNC aka Real VNC (<1Mb)
View       :
VNC (Download/Installation Instructions)
Optional
Download:
Adobe Acrobat Reader (for reading .pdf files)
Download:
WinZip (for compressing/decompressing Files/Folders on Windows)
Download:
Stuffit Expander (for decompressing Files/Folders on Macs)