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Tips for scientific poster design

http://colinpurrington.com/tips/academic/posterdesign
Colin Purrington's guide to poster design. A large-format poster can communicate your research at a conference, and if all text is kept to a minimum, a person could fully read your poster in under 5 minutes. Here's an excellent guide to achieving...

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43Folders

http://www.43folders.com/
43Folders.com is Merlin Mann’s website about finding the time and attention to do your best creative work.

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Field Notes

http://fieldnotesbrand.com
Manufacturer of notebooks - producing a range inspired the vanishing subgenre of agricultural memo books, ornate pocket ledgers and simple grocery lists.

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Qiqqa

http://www.qiqqa.com/
Management software for sharing academic documents - including PDF library with syncing and brainstorming tools. (Windows only)

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PDF to Word conversion

http://www.pdftoword.com/
Using PDF-to-Word conversion technology, you can quickly and easily create editable DOC/RTF files, making it a cinch to re-use PDF content in applications like Microsoft Word, Excel, OpenOffice, and WordPerfect. It's a free service.

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Jet Pens

http://www.jetpens.com/
Online shop with a very wide range of writing instruments.

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Rapidweaver

http://www.realmacsoftware.com/rapidweaver/
OSX software for rapid, template-driven construction of sites that adhere to web standards, and are easily customised.

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Apple science productivity lab

http://www.apple.com/science/productivitylab/
Apple’s Science Productivity Lab is designed to provide scientists with practical and useful tips and techniques to accelerate productivity in the scientific workflow using Apple Technologies.

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PM-Sherpa

http://pm-sherpa.com/
A review site describing the host of online web collaboration tools, similar to Basecamp - great for canvassing web solutions for scientific workgroups

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Cocoon Innovations

http://www.cocooninnovations.com/
Cocoon bags, with GRID-IT!™, an internal organization system that allows the user to customize and reconfigure the bags' organisation.

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FreedomFiler

http://www.freedomfiler.com
FreedomFiler: self-purging colour-coded paper filing system.

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Smead filing products

http://www.smead.com
Smead is a source of innovative ways to get organised - with products and tips for filing and labelling.

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Unclutterer

http://unclutterer.com/
Unclutterer is the blog about getting and staying organized. "A place for everything, and everything in its place is our gospel".

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Platform 21

http://www.platform21.nl/
Platform 21 Foundation for design and repair as a form of recycling - the site has a collection of hacks for Ikea objects.

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Things To-Do software

http://www.culturedcode.com/
Things is a focused and intuitive task manager for the Mac and iPhone that avoids oversimplification or difficulty in use. It allows wireless sync between the Desktop and iPhone versions of Things using Wi-Fi.

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GTD Times

http://www.gtdtimes.com/
Website for David Allen's Getting Things Done (GTD) system, with articles and tips.

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Lifehacker

http://lifehacker.com/
Tips and downloads for getting things done.

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LifeClever

http://www.lifeclever.com/
LifeClever is a career guide for designers. It contains tips for increased productivity and better design.

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Xerox templates

http://www.office.xerox.com/small-business-templates/engb.html
Take advantage of free templates to help you communicate: hundreds of flyers, coupons, brochures, newsletters, postcards, business cards, letterhead, invoices and more.

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iWork Community template exchange

http://www.iworkcommunity.com/
iWork is Apple’s productivity software suite, consisting of Pages (a word processor), Keynote (presentation software), and now Numbers (a spreadsheet app). iWork is built around the use of templates – and this site provides a resource of shared...

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ProfCast

http://www.profcast.com/public/index.php
ProfCast is Mac OS X software that provides live presentation recording, synchronization of slides with audio, Keynote and PowerPoint support, RSS generation, and publishing support.

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Project Seven web tools

http://www.projectseven.com/
Project VII - a commercial site with high quality tools for web development that work on both Windows and Mac operating systems and are compatible with Adobe Dreamweaver CS4

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Mac Orchard

http://www.macorchard.com/
The Mac Orchard is a community resource - a carefully cultivated list of the most vital Internet applications and related resources for Macintosh Internet users

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Add-ons for Apple Mail

http://www.hawkwings.net/
A collection of add-ons for Apple Mail - lots of neat tips for OS X users

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