Difference between revisions of "A Productive Desktop Environment for Scientists and Engineers - Part I"
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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
Over the years of computer use for my work, I have settled down for certain practices that make my tasks a bit easier. Whether I am | Over the years of computer use for my work, I have settled down for certain practices that make my tasks a bit easier. Whether I am analyzing data, rigging-up a crude model, editing computer programs, writing a paper, creating a presentation or trying to keep my things organized. (Here, 'things' are strictly limited to 'things' that are stored in computer storage media. Anyone who has been to my office know the situation on other 'things'). In these pages I attempt to go through my 'tools of the trade' with the hope that someone in a similar situation will find them to be useful. | ||
==You need a good web browser== | |||
Simple! Just [http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ download Firefox browser] and be happy ever after :-) (at least for the foreseeable future!). I am not just trying to be different from the 'masses' here. Simply trust me on this one, install it, load a web page and [[wikipedia:Tabbed document interface|press 'Ctrl+T']]. [[wikipedia:Tabbed document interface|Tabbed browsing]] is one of those simple improvement that endear a tool to the user. I have been using this feature on my browser (first [[wikipedia:Mozilla|Mozilla]] and then [[wikipedia:Mozilla Firefox]] since | |||
Revision as of 13:48, 31 March 2006
Introduction
Over the years of computer use for my work, I have settled down for certain practices that make my tasks a bit easier. Whether I am analyzing data, rigging-up a crude model, editing computer programs, writing a paper, creating a presentation or trying to keep my things organized. (Here, 'things' are strictly limited to 'things' that are stored in computer storage media. Anyone who has been to my office know the situation on other 'things'). In these pages I attempt to go through my 'tools of the trade' with the hope that someone in a similar situation will find them to be useful.
You need a good web browser
Simple! Just download Firefox browser and be happy ever after :-) (at least for the foreseeable future!). I am not just trying to be different from the 'masses' here. Simply trust me on this one, install it, load a web page and press 'Ctrl+T'. Tabbed browsing is one of those simple improvement that endear a tool to the user. I have been using this feature on my browser (first Mozilla and then wikipedia:Mozilla Firefox since
