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====== Tools and templates ====== | ====== Tools and templates ====== | ||
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As an ODI we cannot promote non-open-source applications it’s part of our philosophy of Openness and Independence. | As an ODI we cannot promote non-open-source applications it’s part of our philosophy of Openness and Independence. | ||
Here are some fundamentals are guiding principles: | Here are some fundamentals are guiding principles: | ||
- | 1. We should always promote open source and free software where applicable and appropriate. Those that provide more control over personal data and security protections. | + | - We should always promote open source and free software where applicable and appropriate. Those that provide more control over personal data and security protections. |
- | 2. Tools and applications which are respectful of data privacy and rights - this precludes many proprietary software applications - see terms and conditions. | + | - Tools and applications which are respectful of data privacy and rights - this precludes many proprietary software applications - see terms and conditions. |
- | 3. Tools and applications which do not lock users into services which they cannot afford over the longer term, or require them to loose this access upon account closures. | + | - Tools and applications which do not lock users into services which they cannot afford over the longer term, or require them to loose this access upon account closures. |
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Sometimes we do use proprietary software and this mix is going to be around for various reasons. Where-ever possible we do try to ensure that these companies have a ‘social’ component that offers services for non-for-profits which offers the full suite without a cost. Tableau and DataWrapper do, as does Mapbox. | Sometimes we do use proprietary software and this mix is going to be around for various reasons. Where-ever possible we do try to ensure that these companies have a ‘social’ component that offers services for non-for-profits which offers the full suite without a cost. Tableau and DataWrapper do, as does Mapbox. | ||
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===== Tools and templates for more efficient work ===== | ===== Tools and templates for more efficient work ===== | ||
**Collaborative documentation** | **Collaborative documentation** | ||
- | * [[http://www.hackpad.com|Hackpad]] (cloud-based word processing) | + | * [[https://notes.datawrapper.de/ | Etherpad]] |
+ | *<del> [[http://www.hackpad.com|Hackpad]] (cloud-based word processing)</del> | ||
* [[https://drive.google.com/|Google Drive]] (cloud-base spreadsheet) | * [[https://drive.google.com/|Google Drive]] (cloud-base spreadsheet) | ||
* [[https://www.draw.io/|Draw.io]] (Flowchart/diagram-making tool. It can be connected to Google Drive, Dropbox, Device or browser) | * [[https://www.draw.io/|Draw.io]] (Flowchart/diagram-making tool. It can be connected to Google Drive, Dropbox, Device or browser) | ||
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**Data cleaning** | **Data cleaning** | ||
* [[http://openrefine.org/|OpenRefine]] (Tutorials and documentation are available[[https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine/wiki/External-Resources|here]]) | * [[http://openrefine.org/|OpenRefine]] (Tutorials and documentation are available[[https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine/wiki/External-Resources|here]]) | ||
+ | * [[https://workbenchdata.com/ | Workbench]] | ||
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**Translation** | **Translation** | ||
* [[http://www.transifex.com|Transifex]] | * [[http://www.transifex.com|Transifex]] | ||
+ | * [[http://crowdin.com/ | Crowdin]] | ||
**RSS news feeds** | **RSS news feeds** | ||
* [[http://www.wprssimporter.com|WordPress RSS Importer]] (WordPress plugin) | * [[http://www.wprssimporter.com|WordPress RSS Importer]] (WordPress plugin) | ||
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**Web scraping** | **Web scraping** | ||
- | * [[http://www.kimonolabs.com|Kimono Lab.com]] | + | * [[https://webscraper.io/| Webscraper.io]] |
+ | * [[https://wrapapi.com/| wrapapi.com]] | ||
+ | * <del>[[http://www.kimonolabs.com|Kimono Lab.com]]</del> | ||
* [[http://www.import.io|Import.io]] | * [[http://www.import.io|Import.io]] | ||
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+ | ** API Creation / Testing ** | ||
+ | *[[https://www.postman.com/| Postman]] | ||
+ | *[[https://wrapapi.com/| wrapapi.com ]] | ||
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+ | ** Archiving Webpages ** | ||
+ | * [[ https://archive.is/faq | Archive.is]] Better features and no exclusion rules for certain websites | ||
+ | * [[ https://archive.org | Archive.org ]] | ||
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+ | ** Web Search ** | ||
+ | * [[https://www.torproject.org/download/ | Tor Browser]] Use Tor and Tor Browser to search | ||
+ | * [[https://duckduckgo.com | DuckDuckGo]] | ||
+ | * [[https://www.qwant.com/ | Qwant]] | ||
**Web app automation** | **Web app automation** | ||
- | * [[http://www.ifttt.com|IFTTT]] | + | <del> * [[http://www.ifttt.com|IFTTT]] |
- | * [[http://www.zapier.com|Zapier]] | + | * [[http://www.zapier.com|Zapier]]</del> |
**Visualization and infographics** | **Visualization and infographics** | ||
+ | * [[https://www.canva.com/ | canva.com]] | ||
* [[http://extremepresentation.typepad.com/blog/2006/09/choosing_a_good.html|Chart suggestion - a thought-starter]] (What would you like to show? relationship, comparison, composition, or distribution?) | * [[http://extremepresentation.typepad.com/blog/2006/09/choosing_a_good.html|Chart suggestion - a thought-starter]] (What would you like to show? relationship, comparison, composition, or distribution?) | ||
* [[http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/|Information is Beautiful]] (Inspirations on ideas, issues, knowledge, data — visualized!) | * [[http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/|Information is Beautiful]] (Inspirations on ideas, issues, knowledge, data — visualized!) | ||
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* [[http://www.powtoon.com|Powtoon]] (making short animated videos) | * [[http://www.powtoon.com|Powtoon]] (making short animated videos) | ||
* [[http://camstudio.org/|CamStudio]] (making videos by capturing on-screen activity and audio) | * [[http://camstudio.org/|CamStudio]] (making videos by capturing on-screen activity and audio) | ||
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+ | ** Typesetting ** | ||
+ | * [[https://www.scribus.net/ | Scribus]] Use Scribus to create reports, books and publications. Here is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQH5fQjGqbk | in depth video tutorial of scribus]] | ||
===== External resources ===== | ===== External resources ===== | ||
[[http://archives.open-steps.org/resources-guides/|Open Steps' resources and guides]] | [[http://archives.open-steps.org/resources-guides/|Open Steps' resources and guides]] |