stuff-I-use-regularly

1. OS
  1. At work : Windows XP / Windows 7 Enterprise / Windows 8.1
  2. VM - VirtualBox (on Windows / Ubuntu)
  3. When time permits : Ubuntu 13.x / Mint
  4. Virtual Desktop - dexpot
  5. OS theme - thememypc.com
2. Wordprocessing
  1. MarkDown - Joplin, typora, Zettlr, VSC Editor with MarkDown extensions
  2. MSWord
    1. OpenOffice, LibreOffice
  3. MikTex + TexStudio + Lyx : tikz, latexpic, TpX,
  4. % See http://tikzit.github.io/
  5. % See http://www.tikzedt.org/
  6. % See https://github.com/KDE/cirkuit
  7. % See http://www.geogebra.org/cms/
  8. graphs : yED, gnuplot, veusz, R / RStudio
  9. Drawing figures - inkscape, graphviz, tikzedt, tikzit, cirkuit, TpX, QtikZ and Dia (and see more drawing programs at https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Dia/Links )
  10. Also see http://www.highschoolmathandchess.com/2011/11/10/graphics-so-many-choices/
  11. http://leroyv.wordpress-hebergement.fr/tag/veusz/
  12. Note Takers
    1. Evernote (for quick notes) - alas, now restricted to only two devices in its free version !
    2. Joplin (joplinapps.org) - vi compatible ! and typora as its External Editor
    3. cryptpad
    4. + Skitch
    5. + clearly
    6. Google Docs
  13. Reference Managers
    1. zotero.org
    2. mendeley
3. PDF Printers
  1. Bullzip
  2. PDF XChange Viewer
  3. FoxIt Reader
  4. Xodo
4. Firefox add-ons
  1. Evernote Clearly
  2. Print Edit (for printing only those parts of a webpage which I want)
  3. DownloadThemAll
5. Chrome
  1. Lucidly
  2. Gantter
6. Money Management
  1. GnuCash
  2. Xero
7. Utilities
  1. PC maintenance - Glary Utilities, Bleachbit, SlimCleaner, CCCleaner, DriverEasy
  2. zapproved.com
8. portapps.com - my laptop on a pendrive
Curated Collections
1. https://empossible.net/resources/software-resources/
2. https://www.connectedpapers.com
3. Tips for PhD students - https://web.mit.edu/course/21/21.guide/toc.htm
Writing tools (from ToI pg 22, Jan 28 2017)
1. Fix grammar - www.hemingwayapp.com , grammarly.com
2. Summarise text - autosummarizer.com , smmry.com , textcompactor.com
3. Schedule tweets and posts to multiple social media accounts - dlvr.it
4. Compose music - computoser.com , www.jukedeck.com
5. Design a website - www.skynova.com
6. Fix photos - makeup.pho.to , VSCO (Android app)
7. automate things - ifttt.com
8. Do the math - www.easycalculation.com
9. Webpage editor
  1. SeaMonkey
  2. Wordpress
10. FireWall
  1. Comodo
11. AntiVirus/antispyware
  1. Microsoft ForeFront Endpoint
  2. SpyBot 2
  3. AdAware
12. Cloudstorage - Google Drive, OwnCloud, Box, Jolicloud, SkyDrive
13. Instant Messenger - Trillian, IM+, pidgin
14. Web Conferencing - Cisco Webex (licensed), Adobe Acrobat (licensed), Skype (free), Google Hangouts (free), ekiga (free)
15. Sharing content
  1. Bookmarks and notes - www.diigo.com (web service)
  2. Photos - Cluster.co
  3. online video - vidsy.tv
  4. music playlists - thepara.de
  5. large files www.fillmall.com, sen-anywhere.com , mega.nz
  6. Desktop screen share - www.screenleap.com , www.zoom.us
  7. Passwords - www.lastpass.com, www.dashlane.com
16. Trip and travel management
  1. Trip Itinerary management - tripit.com, kayak.com, tripcase.com
17. Curated travel - G.spotting (Android app)
18. Baggage management - Dufl
19. Smart baggage - Away
20. Offgrid connectivity - gotenna ,
21. Tickets - cleartrip.com, makemytrip.com, goibibo.com, ibibo.com, ixigo.com, flywidus.com, travelyaari.com, travelmasti.com , deal4flight.com, Google flights
  1. Wifi on planes - gogo.com
  2. Discount aggregators nearbuy.com , coupondunia.com , dealsandyou.com
22. Room booking - trivago.com, tripadvisor.co, agoda.com, bookings.com, tripit.com , hipmunk.com (only in USD)
23. Budget room booking - oyorooms.com, zorooms.com, zostel.com (dorm beds), ziprooms.in, treebohotels.com, fabhotels.com, stayzilla.com, wudstay.com, treebo.com, www.deyor.in
  1. 1. Microstay - www.6hourly.com, www.hotelsaroundyou.com , http://www.chaturmusafir.com , http://stayuncle.com, www.nestaway.com , overnight (Android app), frotels, mistay , dayuse.com
  2. UrbanPod in mumbai
24. HOSTEL ACCO:
  1. 1. www.oyolife.in - long term monthly accommodation
  2. YourSpace, Greater Noida UP www.your-space.in (near Delhi (plans to expand to four locations in Delhi NCR)
  3. COHO, Delhi coho.in (has 27 hostels)
  4. AARUSHA HOMES aarusha.com (launched in 2007, 20 places in Chennai, Bangalore, Hyerabad and Pune)
  5. CAMPUS STUDENTS COMMUNITIES campusville.in (established 2002, in Bangalore - will expand to Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Kota, Thiruvananthapuram)
  6. MSR VENTURES, Bangalore http://msrhousing.com/ventures.html (three women-only hostels)
  7. BRIGHT YOUTH STUDENT HOUSING http://studenthousing.co.in/ (?)
  8. http://hostelsnearby.com/hostels-india/Vile-Parle-West/Mumbai/1618932980/Bright-Youth
  9. HostelsNearby.com
    1. yoho http://www.yohomanipal.com/whyyoho.html
  10. placio.in
  11. www.wudstay.com
  12. www.studentacco.com
  13. peprooms - android app
    1. theuniversityliving https://theuniversityliving.com/
  14. amberstudent.com
25. ewaste disposal - www.atterobay.com, attero.in, www.ewasteindia.com (govt authorized) , www.reglobe.in, www.gobol.in, www.greendust.com, www.overcart.com, valuecart.in, www.sahivalue.com, ynew.in, pompom.in
26. hardware - tolexo.com, kobster.com, mycleaningstore.in, workstore.in ( staples.in ), www.moglix.com , machpowertools.com , pupilsys.com, tanotis.com, banggood.in, robostore.in , ciiva.com , www.electronicscomp.com , www.probots.co.in for general components , www.embeddedmarket.com for development boards , www.researchdesignlab.com for boards and sensors , www.robokits.co.in for boards and all types of motors , allchips.ai , tweak labs ,
27. Time management - 135list.com, laterbox.do, www.tomighty.org, www.pomodorotime.org, dontbreakthechain.com, www.pilanites.com/streaks (for Andrioid), habitstreaks.com (iOS), trello.com, kanbanflow.com, todoist.com, wunderlist.com
28. Firm/company management - Slack (collaboration + chatroom), onlyoffice (project management), Hubspot CRM (CRM), Salesforce (paid/CRM), Githb (source code control/repository), Trello (to-do list manager), Xero (accounting), GnuCash (accounting), analytics dashboard (Google Analytics, mixpanel, KISSmetrics, hubspot)
29. Food banks (only food that is fresh and fit for consumption, contact the organisers well in advance) Robin Hood Army 9717029621, Delhi NCR Food Bank 9810007524 / 011-65422890, SPYM 9891268872, 011-26893872, Mera Parivar 0124-4111787, Feeding india 9871178810

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