I also use several programs that you list (Notepad++, Zotero, PDF X-Change). How do you like Prowritingaid and Grammarly? I am considering paying for it too
Original Message:
Sent: 10-31-2021 07:49 AM
From: Andres Guzman
Subject: What's the one tool you can't live without when doing your day-to-day job?
Dear Tung, it is a very interesting topic. I imagine that the answer sometimes depends on a specific area. In my case:
Programming: Matlab (but I noticed that several friends are encouraging me to learn Python, it is free. Several applications are being developed in this language).
Modelling (structural): SAP2000, ETABS.
Notes: Notepad++ (it includes options to visualize certain symbols in several programming languages, but it is a Notepad), Evernote
References: Zotero (it is free until 200 Mb of storage. I have a subscription, and I save a lot of time and money, citing).
Prowritingaid and Grammarly: for non-native English speakers, those are great tools.
PDF X-Change Editor: Great tool to visualize, edit and comment PDF's
ilovepdf: a free tool on the internet to handle PDF's (i.e. divide pages).
Regards,
AG
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Andres Guzman Ing., M.ASCE
Associate Professor
UNIVERSIDAD DEL NORTE
Barranquilla
Original Message:
Sent: 10-28-2021 03:09 AM
From: Tung Nguyen
Subject: What's the one tool you can't live without when doing your day-to-day job?
Apart from webmail (Outlook) and communication tools (MS Teams, Zoom, Slack), what is the one tool that you desperately need to do your job? Or maybe the one tool that makes you known as a "guru" in your firm?
For me, I can't do my modeling work properly without R programming software. I use it all the time for many automation tasks: data cleanup, preprocessing model inputs, result visualization, making GIS maps, building interactive dashboard, etc. Using R for my day-to-day work has been paying dividends as it has saved us and clients so much time and money.
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Tung Nguyen, PhD, Water Resources Modeler
Jacobs
Sacramento, CA
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