Tools

Web development

Adobe Dreamweaver

A visual development tool for creating, publishing, and managing websites and mobile content: Dreamweaver offers a graphics-based WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You GET pronounced wizzywig) and code-based user interface for the development of web pages and sites. The tool may be used to simplify the process of web site development (in comparison to creation of individual web pages), through the provision of a templating system that allows single-source update of shared code and layout across entire sites without server-side includes or scripting. Features: WYSIWYG Code hinting for Ajax and JavaScript frameworks Subversion integration FTP/SFTP support WebDav support Web site template system Adobe Spry AJAX framework support

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Creation

TextPad

TextPad is a text editor. It may be used as a basic text editor, web page editor, or as part of a programming IDE. Features: Universal Naming Convention (UNC) style names support Files up to the limits of 32-bit virtual memory can be edited Spell checker with dictionaries in 10 languages Multi file editing support Commands to change case, and transpose words, characters and lines Commands to indent blocks of text, split or join lines, and insert whole files Change tracking

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Creation

Perl

Perl is a high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming language. Originally developed for text manipulation, it is now used for a wide range of tasks including graphics programming, system administration, network programming, applications that require database access and CGI programming on the Web. Features: - C, shell scripting (sh), AWK, and sed - Powerful text processing facilities - Flexibility and adaptability -Support for multiple programming paradigms -Reference counting memory management

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Creation

Plone

Plone is a powerful, flexible, open source Content Management System (CMS) built on top of Zope application server and CMF. Features: - Flexible and adaptable workflow - Customisable - Free add-ons - Versioning, history and reverting content - Support for multiple mark up formats - Multilingual content management - RSS feed support - WebDAV and FTP support - WYSIWYG - Integrates with Active Directory, Salesforce, LDAP, SQL, Web Services, LDAP and Oracle

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Visualization

ArcGIS

ArcGIS is a suite of software that comprises of Desktop GIS, Server GIS, Mobile GIS, and ArcGIS Online. ArcGIS is a platform for building a complete geographic information system (GIS) that lets you easily create, edit, and analyse geographic knowledge on the desktop; publish data, maps, globes and models to a GIS server and/or share them online; and use them on the desktop, on the Web, or in the field. Features: View and query maps Manipulate shapefiles and geodatabases Data manipulation, editing and analysis Mobile device enabled

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Creation

Autodesk 3ds Max

Autodesk 3ds Max (formerly 3D Studio MAX) is an open source graphics software tool used by video game developers, motion picture studios and architectural visualisers for modelling and animation projects. One of the most advanced 3D modelling tools in the industry, 3ds Max has been utilised by many CGI-animated films such as Avatar and 2012 to generate computer graphics alongside live acting. Features: Create parametric and organic objects with polygonal and freeform tools Character Studio enables life-like virtual character animation Scene Explorer provides hierarchical views of complex scene data and analysis Wide range of creative textures, planar mapping and layering options MAXScript built-in scripting language automates repetitive tasks and assists with new tool and interface development Multiple user collaborations Customisable and intutive user interface

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Organizing

Oracle Database

Oracle Database is a powerful and extensive relational database management system (RDBMS). There are restrictions on the free version of the software. Features: Supports symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) Stores data logically in the form of tablespaces and physically in the form of datafiles Transportable tablespaces Advanced Queuing (AQ) 64-bit database Data Mining Option

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Search

LibX

LibX is a Firefox or Chrome plugin that enables direct access to the user's library's resources, including support for Google Scholar, CiteULike, COinS, and xISBN. Users can search their library catalog(s) and databases through a search bar or through a context menu. Presently it is no longer supported on Chrome (and maybe also Firefox) but it is supported by Internet Explorer. The latest release was in 2013 so it might not be compatible with recent releases of Internet Explorer.

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LibraryLookup

Library Lookup is a bookmarklet that can look up whether a book is available in the user's local library, based on information about that book on a separate website (e.g. Amazon). Supported library systems are listed here.

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Storage

PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source object-relational database system running on all major platforms. It supports native programming interfaces for C/C++, Java, .Net, Perl, Python, Ruby, Tcl and ODBC among others. Features: fully ACID compliant full support for foreign keys, joins, views, triggers, and stored procedures (in multiple languages) includes most SQL 2008 data types, including INTEGER, NUMERIC, BOOLEAN, CHAR, VARCHAR, DATE, INTERVAL, and TIMESTAMP supports storage of binary large objects, including pictures, sounds, or video multi-Version Concurrency Control (MVCC) Highly customisable

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