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16Jan/120

Autotext – Clipboard Utility – Snippets Organizer

Organize frequently used text snippets.Expand abbreviations as you type.Launch programs with text shortcuts.Auto-complete repetitive phrases.Quick access to the Windows Clipboard History.Correct spelling mistakes in any application.

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10Jan/120

digitalresearchtools / FrontPage

Digital Research Tools DiRT This wiki collects information about tools and resources that can help scholars particularly in the humanities and social sciences conduct research more efficiently or creatively. Whether you need software to help you manage citations, author a multimedia work, or analyze texts, Digital Research Tools will help you find what you're looking for. We provide a directory of tools organized by research activity, as well as reviews of select tools in which we not only describe the tool's features, but also explore how it might be employed most effectively by researchers.

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3Jan/120

Articles – Bitesize Bio

We scientists are all so focussed on getting our work published that many of us seem to forget something very important; that publication is just the beginning. After publication is when our manuscripts really have to do their essential work of communicating our science to our peers. If no-one reads the manuscript,

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20Dec/110

About DuckDuckGo

DuckDuckGo is a general purposesearch engine like Google or Bing. • Get way more instant answers Zero-click info above the links red box. • Less spam and clutter We ban those useless sites with just ads. • Lots and lots of goodies Special searches tech, syntax & settings. • Real privacy We don't track you! Illustrated guide.

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13Dec/110

Isaac Newton’s Personal Notebooks Go Digital | Wired Science | Wired.com

The largest collection of Isaac Newton's papers has gone digital, committing to open-access posterity the works of one of history's greatest scientist.Among the works shared online by the Cambridge Digital Library are Newton's own annotated copy of Principia Mathematica and the 'Waste Book,' the notebook in which a young Newton worked out the principles of calculus.

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9Dec/110

Writers Guide to Publication – Positioning Your Research

Writer’s Guide to Publishing - Step 1

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1Dec/110

Three Great New Features Come to Android « Evernote Blogcast

Today’s Android update 3.3 offers three new capabilities that are going to make a lot of people very happy. We’ve significantly improved notebook sharing, made Skitch a more integrated part of the app, and created a dedicated widget application for those that couldn’t install a widget previously. Here are the details:

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30Nov/110

How It Works – EnglishCentral.com

EnglishCentral is all about immersion in authentic English language and personalized tracking of your interaction with every word you encounter. Such tracking also involves continuous evaluation of your speech, diagnosis of your sound challenges and suggestions for further study and practice. This unique approach makes EnglishCentral a powerful and engaging way to improve your English skills.

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28Nov/110

MindMaple™ – Mind Map with Mind Mapping Software

I use mindmanager but this looks similar.

MindMaple™ increases your work efficiency by visually organizing your thoughts and tasks. Mind mapping can be used for a wide range of tasks, from project management to setting up personal schedules or plans. Start mind mapping today with MindMaple™.

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23Nov/110

‘Big data’ the next big thing – Science – NZ Herald News

But artificial intelligence, it turns out, is so twentieth century.

The latest buzzword is "augmented intelligence" - the difference being that instead of leaving it up to computers to draw their own conclusions, augmented intelligence uses human analysts as well.

The trend has spawned a new occupation: data scientist. The first summit for data scientists was held in Las Vegas in May and if you're thinking of retraining, or looking for a new career, you could do a lot worse. A recent report from the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) forecasts that by 2018 the United States alone could face a shortage of up to 190,000 data scientists and up to 1.5 million data-savvy managers and analysts.

MGI describes "big data" as the next frontier for innovation, competition and productivity, and suggests huge potential savings in sectors such as electronics, finance and insurance, and government.

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