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Hello, i recently purchased a "my avr" board from http://www.myavr.de/
But much to my disappointment the programming application was in
german. I am just a beginner, and was hoping to use this board to
educate myself. Could anyone advise if this board can be used with
other programming software? and if so, which is the best recommended one. 
Many Thanks, 

Paul.