Here you can find some links of software you can use for free1 and might
+be useful for you also. Some might need a system administrator to
+install them for you, others you can install alone.
+
You do not need to install those software - But if you think
+they might ease your work, do so. They might provide functionalities you
+need BUT do not yet have yet.
+
Feel free to suggest adding some several software to this list.
+
+
1 Office software &
+Work
+
+
LibreOffice
+suite can be viewed as the equivalent to microsoft office suite. It
+includes among other software equivalent to word, excel and powerpoint,
+and allow to open and save documents into the same file formats as
+Microsoft office.
+
Freeplane . Freeplane
+is an amazing free mind-mapping software, its very good if you need
+something visual to organize your thoughts. It might be a bit
+un-intuitive to start with, but if you watch one or two videos on
+youtube to help you start, this will easy. I still use in a simple way,
+which is largely good enough to help me think.
+
Obsidian is a note taking
+software, knowledge database and some more. The notes are written in
+Markdown, you can look at your R files, tag notes by themes etc. It is a
+bit like an alternative to onenote, but the functionalities can be
+extended by plugins. Its my definitive favorite, because it allows me to
+write in markdown, and to link notes together. There are many videos on
+youtube showing you how people can use it. (Its my number one working
+tool, but maybe a bit scary for you to start with). You can also take
+notes as drawings (like I used during the course). The plugging is
+called excalidraw. Obsidian can be used in a simple way to
+manage projects and task, take notes, write ideas osv… . There is a
+mobile app to allow notes taking on the go. If you need to sync your
+notes, its possible to have a sync. via google drive (its what I am
+doing).
+
Xodo Annotation and reading of
+pdfs. Maybe a bit limited functionality for the free version on windows,
+but excellent as android app.
+
+
+
+
2 Portable software
+
Portable Apps have a lot of
+software (apps) that can be installed on a USB key and used
+on any computer without requiring administrative rights on the computer.
+The complete list of current software can be found here. To install those, you
+either first install a menu and then the apps, OR you install directly
+the app, but then you will have to go to the folder where you installed
+it to launch it, by clicking on the file that was created during
+installation and that ends with .exe.
+
Installing those software on an USB key (it might require to be big
+enough) can allow you to have access to the same programs on different
+computers, if you have to change between computers often, this might be
+an idea to use a usb key, BUT it will be slower than installing on the
+PC.
+
Usually, software version that are available as portable app, are not
+at the latest version, because it takes time to make a software to a
+portable software. This is normal.
Drawio
+a workflow and diagram software. Allow to launch the app directly from
+your computer, I am unsure though if it can be used when offline. I use
+it online, through this webpage : Drawio.
+
Dia a
+simple tool that allow to make workflow and diagrams. Great to organize
+your thoughts. Will work without Internet access.
+
Inkscape
+This is a vector graphic image editor. This software is usually a linux
+software, but works on windows as a portable app. This is similar in a
+way to adobe illustrator. (This is a most useful software for
+making illustrations). There is some learning curve, but there are
+several good guides and video online to help you how to use it.
+
Gimp.
+A photo editor. This software is usually a linux software, but works on
+windows as a portable app. This is similar in a way to adobe
+photoshop. It is not so easy to use as a beginner, but there are
+several guides and video online to help you how to use it. (I rarely
+need to use this one, but some people might need it).
+
irfanview
+is a little software to allow you to view images saved in different
+foramts with your computer.
+
There are several tools that allow you manipulate pdf files, eg.
+arranging, rotating, viewing and taking notes. I use often pdf
+arranger, one of my colleague uses Sumatra
+PDF.
+
Zotero
+portable is the portable version of the free (and fantastic) library
+manager Zotero. Zotero can be
+linked to Rstudio, and allows you to insert your bibliography in
+Markdown documents, so you can really make a document that is ready to
+be submitted to a journal. It also comes with the ability to take notes
+(also possible to take them in Markdown if you want to train) for each
+paper you have in your reference manager, and comes with a minimal but
+practical pdf annotator. For me, it beats Mendeley and Endnote by far,
+but thats maybe a matter of taste.
+
Calibre
+portable alow not only management but creation of ebooks from
+different formats … which allows you to make most things readeable on
+the go (eg. when you transfer those to your cell phone also, then it can
+be very practical). This is the portable version, the normal version can
+be found here.
+
Thunderbird
+portable is an email client (you can download and then write answers
+to emails when you do not have access to internet, and then send them
+when you again gain access to internet). This is the portable version of
+the software, the normal version can found here.
+
7zip
+portable is a compression decompression utility. This is the
+portable version of the software. (In case you do not always have this
+one on windows).
+
+
You have also have very good alternatives to windows file manager
+(more practical). There is also File syncing that can be useful to make
+backup of your files (eg. Free
+File Sync) and tools for files comparison and merging (which is nice
+when you have different version of the same file and do not know which
+one to use, I did not use those then but it might be).
+
+
+
3 Others
+
+
Bitwarden is a password
+manager. It can be used for free to manage your passwords and fills them
+directly eg. using an app extension on your webrowser (Firefox and
+Google chrome). There is a phone app also (at least android).
+The paying version has a bit more option, but the free is as secure as
+the non-paying to store passwords. This allows you to use more
+complicated passwords and not reusing the same password to log into
+different sites. For the passwords stored on Bitwarden to be save, you
+need however to use a difficult password to login (at least 14 long,
+with letters, numbers, upper and lower letters, and special characters)
+AND a double identification system (2FA two factor authentication
+activated). There might be better ones, but I know this one works for
+me.
+
+
+
+
4 Useful online
+software/tools ressources
+
+
Excalidraw is a drawing
+tool that can be used online, and shared between people, to be used as a
+white board (eg. during online meetings). It works better though if you
+have access to a mouse (instead of the keypad). The drawing can be saved
+(eg. .png).
+
Drawio is a drawing tool
+that can be used online.
Do you want to use this material ? Please check out the license
diff --git a/workshops/202411_Rworkshop/Free_ressources.Rmd b/workshops/202411_Rworkshop/Free_ressources.Rmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c546d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workshops/202411_Rworkshop/Free_ressources.Rmd
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+---
+title: "`r params$title`"
+date: "`r format(Sys.time(), '%d %B, %Y')`"
+author: Eve Zeyl Fiskebeck
+params:
+ title: "Links to good Free Software ressources I know of"
+ project_path: "`r here::here()`"
+
+knit: (function(inputFile, encoding) {
+ rmarkdown::render(inputFile, encoding = encoding, output_dir = "../../docs") })
+
+output:
+ rmdformats::readthedown:
+ css: ../style.css
+ self_contained: true
+ code_download: true
+ toc_depth: 4
+ df_print: paged
+ code_folding: hide
+ author: params$author
+ highlight: espresso
+ number_sections: true
+
+editor_options:
+ markdown:
+ wrap: 72
+---
+
+```{r setup, include=FALSE}
+knitr::opts_chunk$set(echo = TRUE)
+```
+
+
+Here you can find some links of software you can use for free[^1] and might be
+useful for you also. Some might need a system administrator to install them
+for you, others you can install alone.
+
+**You do not need to install those software - But if you think they might ease
+your work, do so. They might provide functionalities you need BUT do not
+yet have yet**.
+
+Feel free to suggest adding some several software to this list.
+
+[^1]: for education & research, but not for anything commercial usually, see
+the licences terms of each respective software for more information.
+
+# Office software & Work
+
+- [LibreOffice suite](https://www.libreoffice.org/download/download-libreoffice/)
+can be viewed as the equivalent to microsoft office suite. It includes among other
+software equivalent to word, excel and powerpoint, and allow to open and save
+documents into the same file formats as Microsoft office.
+
+- [Freeplane](https://docs.freeplane.org/) . Freeplane is an amazing free mind-mapping software, its
+very good if you need something visual to organize your thoughts. It might
+be a bit un-intuitive to start with, but if you watch one or two videos on
+youtube to help you start, this will easy. I still use in a simple way, which
+is largely good enough to help me think.
+
+- [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md/) is a note taking software, knowledge database
+and some more. The notes are written in Markdown, you can look at your R files,
+tag notes by themes etc. It is a bit like an alternative to onenote, but the
+functionalities can be extended by plugins. Its my definitive favorite, because
+it allows me to write in markdown, and to link notes together. There are many
+videos on youtube showing you how people can use it. (Its my number one working
+tool, but maybe a bit scary for you to start with). You can also take
+notes as drawings (like I used during the course). The plugging is called
+`excalidraw`. Obsidian can be used in a simple way to manage projects and task,
+take notes, write ideas osv... . There is a mobile app to allow notes taking on
+the go. If you need to sync your notes, its possible to have a sync. via google
+drive (its what I am doing).
+
+- [Xodo](https://xodo.com/) Annotation and reading of pdfs. Maybe a bit limited functionality for the free version on windows, but excellent as android app.
+
+# Portable software
+
+
+[Portable Apps](https://portableapps.com/) have a lot of software (`apps`) that can be
+installed on a USB key and used on any computer without requiring administrative
+rights on the computer. The complete list of current software can be found [here](https://portableapps.com/apps). To install those, you either first install
+a menu and then the apps, OR you install directly the app, but then you will have
+to go to the folder where you installed it to launch it, by clicking on the file
+that was created during installation and that ends with `.exe`.
+
+Installing those software on an USB key (it might require to be big enough) can
+allow you to have access to the same programs on different computers, if you
+have to change between computers often, this might be an idea to use a usb key,
+BUT it will be slower than installing on the PC.
+
+Usually, software version that are available as portable app, are not at the
+latest version, because it takes time to make a software to a portable software.
+This is normal.
+
+Here are the [Instructions for installation with the menu](https://portableapps.com/download/success).
+
+Here is a list of those that I really find very useful:
+
+1. [Libre office - portable version](https://portableapps.com/apps/office/libreoffice_portable).
+
+1. [Drawio](https://portableapps.com/apps/graphics_pictures/drawio-portable)
+a workflow and diagram software. Allow to launch the app directly from your
+computer, I am unsure though if it can be used when offline. I use it online,
+through this webpage : [Drawio](https://app.diagrams.net/).
+
+1. [Dia](https://portableapps.com/apps/office/dia_portable) a simple tool that
+allow to make workflow and diagrams. Great to organize your thoughts. Will work
+without Internet access.
+
+1. [Inkscape](https://portableapps.com/apps/graphics_pictures/inkscape_portable)
+This is a vector graphic image editor. This software is usually a linux software,
+but works on windows as a portable app. This is similar in a way to
+_adobe illustrator_. (This is a most useful software for making illustrations).
+There is some learning curve, but there are several good guides and video online to
+help you how to use it.
+
+1. [Gimp](https://portableapps.com/apps/graphics_pictures/gimp_portable). A photo
+editor. This software is usually a linux software, but works on windows as a portable
+app. This is similar in a way to _adobe photoshop_. It is not so easy to use as a
+beginner, but there are several guides and video online to help you how to use it.
+(I rarely need to use this one, but some people might need it).
+
+1. [irfanview](https://portableapps.com/apps/graphics_pictures/irfanview_portable)
+is a little software to allow you to view images saved in different foramts
+with your computer.
+
+1. There are several tools that allow you manipulate pdf files, eg. arranging,
+rotating, viewing and taking notes. I use often [pdf arranger](https://portableapps.com/apps/office/pdf-arranger-portable), one of my
+colleague uses [Sumatra PDF](https://portableapps.com/apps/office/sumatra_pdf_portable).
+
+
+1. [Zotero portable](https://portableapps.com/apps/office/zotero-portable) is the portable version of the free (and fantastic) library
+manager [Zotero](https://www.zotero.org/). Zotero can be linked to Rstudio, and
+allows you to insert your bibliography in Markdown documents, so you can really
+make a document that is ready to be submitted to a journal. It also comes with
+the ability to take notes (also possible to take them in Markdown if you want
+to train) for each paper you have in your reference manager, and
+comes with a minimal but practical pdf annotator. For me, it beats Mendeley and
+Endnote by far, but thats maybe a matter of taste.
+
+1. [Calibre portable](https://portableapps.com/apps/office/calibre-portable) alow
+not only management but creation of ebooks from different formats ... which allows
+you to make most things readeable on the go (eg. when you transfer those to your
+cell phone also, then it can be very practical). This is the portable version,
+the normal version can be found [here](https://calibre-ebook.com/).
+
+1. [Thunderbird portable](https://portableapps.com/apps/internet/thunderbird_portable)
+is an email client (you can download and then write answers to emails when you
+do not have access to internet, and then send them when you again gain access to
+internet). This is the portable version of the software, the normal version can
+found [here](https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/).
+
+1. [7zip portable](https://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/7-zip_portable) is a
+compression decompression utility. This is the portable version of the software.
+(In case you do not always have this one on windows).
+
+
+You have also have very good alternatives to windows file manager
+(more practical). There is also File syncing that can be useful to make
+backup of your files (eg. [Free File Sync](https://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/freefilesync-portable)) and tools
+for files comparison and merging (which is nice when you have different version
+of the same file and do not know which one to use, I did not use those then
+but it might be).
+
+# Others
+
+1. [Bitwarden](https://bitwarden.com/) is a password manager.
+It can be used for free to manage your
+passwords and fills them directly eg. using an app extension on your webrowser
+(Firefox and Google chrome). There is a phone app also (at least android).
+The paying version has a bit more option, but the free is as secure as the non-paying
+to store passwords. This allows you to use more complicated passwords and not reusing
+the same password to log into different sites. For the passwords stored on Bitwarden
+to be save, you need however to use a difficult password to login (at least 14
+long, with letters, numbers, upper and lower letters, and special characters) AND
+a double identification system (2FA two factor authentication activated). There
+might be better ones, but I know this one works for me.
+
+# Useful online software/tools ressources
+
+- [Excalidraw](https://excalidraw.com/) is a drawing tool that can be used online,
+and shared between people, to be used as a white board (eg. during online meetings).
+It works better though if you have access to a mouse (instead of the keypad). The
+drawing can be saved (eg. .png).
+
+- [Drawio](https://app.diagrams.net/) is a drawing tool that can be used online.
+
+- [Easy file conversion between file formats](https://convertio.co/): Madelains' link.
+
+
+
diff --git a/workshops/index.Rmd b/workshops/index.Rmd
index 211d6f4..d491a6f 100644
--- a/workshops/index.Rmd
+++ b/workshops/index.Rmd
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ Please click on the links to find go to the content.
[Restoring an R environment](Renv_guide.html)
-Some setup also in: [Preliminary preparation](0_Before_we_meet.html)
-
[Installation for of Rmarkdown document rendering to word and pdf files format](Installation_for_rendering_formats.html)
+Some setup also in: [Preliminary preparation](0_Before_we_meet.html)
+
# Workshop November 2024
[Preliminary preparation](0_Before_we_meet.html)
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ Some setup also in: [Preliminary preparation](0_Before_we_meet.html)
[Chap 4. Using data directly from a database (WHONET) and joining datasets](4_join_whonet.html)
+# Other external ressources that might be useful for your work
+
+[Free but very good software you can use for your work](Free_ressources.html)
+
# Additional information
Do you want to use this material ? Please check out the [license](https://github.com/NorwegianVeterinaryInstitute/INIKA/blob/main/LICENSE.md)