My Favorite Programs
This page is not meant so much for the public, but rather for my
students and collaborators,
because whenever they ask for advice on which program to use, I will
point them to those listed here.
Most of the choices are actually obvious, I know.
If you know better choices, please tell me!!!
Internet
Document Preparation
- LaTeX
For professional texts and collaborative writing.
- Eclipse + TeXclise
For editing LaTeX documents. It provides on-the-fly spell checking.
- Texmaker
For editing LaTeX documents. It provides on-the-fly spell checking and reverse search with Okular.
- Okular
For viewing DVI documents that LaTeX produces and for opening the corresponding source TEX files.
- OpenOffice
Writer
To read some office documents that I get from other people.
Drawing
- Inkscape
For drawings that I want to include in a paper. It supports many export
formats (EPS and PDF).
- Dia
For drawings that look more like diagrams.
- OpenOffice
Draw
I used this before I was pointed to Inkscape and Dia.
Photo Organization
- Picasa
For viewing and fixing photos, but also for organizing scanned
documents and other images.
- IrfanView
I used this before I found Picasa.
Operating System
- Ubuntu
A convenient and easy way of having Unix.
Phone Software
- Twinkle
A SIP client that lets me use my office phone abroad.
Technology and Standards
- Unix
A concept of operating system that is the foundation of most modern OS.
Modular. Possible to understand. Easy to configure/administer.
- SIP
Open Standard for telephony based on VoIP.
- Free Software
I like the idea of GNU to build, use, modify, verify, and distribute open software.
- ISO measures
- SVG
The graphics format that I like most. It is a text format (XML) and therefore easy to track with version control software.
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