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public:tools_and_templates [2020/09/08 06:52] arkyarky Update notes about open source tools |
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| 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. | ||
| We have previously moved away from some applications because they do not off these services - such as Carto, ArcGIS and to an extent that we still use some is because of legacy. i.e. many had free terms and then changed these policies at a later date. | We have previously moved away from some applications because they do not off these services - such as Carto, ArcGIS and to an extent that we still use some is because of legacy. i.e. many had free terms and then changed these policies at a later date. | ||
| ===== 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) | ||
| - | **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]] (Workbench is recommended workflow of data collection over Google spreadsheets, you can follow the tutorial [[https://app.workbenchdata.com/lessons/en|here]]) | ||
| - | **Translation** | ||
| - | * [[http://www.transifex.com|Transifex]] | ||
| - | **RSS news feeds** | + | |
| + | ====Translation==== | ||
| + | * [[https://www.transifex.com|Transifex]] | ||
| + | * [[https://crowdin.com/ | Crowdin]] | ||
| + | * [[https://weblate.org | weblate.org]] | ||
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| + | ====RSS news feeds==== | ||
| * [[http://www.wprssimporter.com|WordPress RSS Importer]] (WordPress plugin) | * [[http://www.wprssimporter.com|WordPress RSS Importer]] (WordPress plugin) | ||
| - | **Web scraping** | + | |
| - | * [[http://www.kimonolabs.com|Kimono Lab.com]] | + | ====Web scraping==== |
| + | * [[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]] | ||
| - | **Web app automation** | + | ====API Creation / Testing==== |
| - | * [[http://www.ifttt.com|IFTTT]] | + | *[[https://www.postman.com/| Postman]] |
| - | * [[http://www.zapier.com|Zapier]] | + | *[[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]] | ||
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| + | ====Web app automation==== | ||
| + | <del> * [[http://www.ifttt.com|IFTTT]] | ||
| + | * [[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://timemapper.okfnlabs.org/|TimeMapper]] | * [[http://timemapper.okfnlabs.org/|TimeMapper]] | ||
| * [[http://d3js.org/|D3: Data Driven Documentation]] (JavaScript library for producing dynamic, interactive data visualizations in web browsers) | * [[http://d3js.org/|D3: Data Driven Documentation]] (JavaScript library for producing dynamic, interactive data visualizations in web browsers) | ||
| - | * [[https://support.google.com/fusiontables/answer/2571232|Google Fusion Table]] (Fusion Tables is an experimental data visualization web application to gather, visualize, and share data tables.) | + | * <del>[[https://support.google.com/fusiontables/answer/2571232|Google Fusion Table]] (Fusion Tables is an experimental data visualization web application to gather, visualize, and share data tables.)</del> |
| * [[http://www.xmind.net|XMind]] (tree diagramming, like for the taxonomy) | * [[http://www.xmind.net|XMind]] (tree diagramming, like for the taxonomy) | ||
| - | **Interactive tutorials** | + | ====Code Editors==== |
| + | * [[ https://code.visualstudio.com/ | VS Code]] | ||
| + | * [[ https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ritwickdey.LiveServer| Live Server Extension for VS Code]] | ||
| + | * [[https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=CoenraadS.bracket-pair-colorizer|Bracket Pair Colorizer Extension for VS Code]] | ||
| + | * [[ https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=SirTori.indenticator| Indenticator Extension for VS code]] | ||
| + | * [[ https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=mohsen1.prettify-json| JSON Prettify Extension for VS Code ]] | ||
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| + | ====Notebooks==== | ||
| + | * [[https://observablehq.com | Observable Notebooks] | ||
| + | * [[ https://colab.research.google.com| Google Colaboratory ]] | ||
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| + | ====Interactive tutorials==== | ||
| * [[http://www.amberjack.com|Amberjack]] | * [[http://www.amberjack.com|Amberjack]] | ||
| * [[http://usablica.github.io/intro.js/|USAblica.github.io]] | * [[http://usablica.github.io/intro.js/|USAblica.github.io]] | ||
| * [[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/DTP==== | ||
| + | * [[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]] | ||
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