Custom build system for compiling rmarkdown files in plantuml in sublime-text 3
January 1, 2015
opensource & plaintext & ubuntu & reproducibleResearch
Here is my custom build system for compiling markdown files including plantuml chunks in sublime-text 3 on Linux. Obviously you will have to replace
Custom build system for compiling rmarkdown files in sublime-text 3
November 9, 2014
reproducibleResearch & ubuntu & opensource
Here is my custom build system for compiling rmarkdown files in sublime-text 3 on Linux. Obviously you will have to replace the /home/steve parts
GANTT software
June 10, 2014
opensource & tech & ubuntu & dataviz
I quite often get asked (and ask myself) what is the best GANTT software for basic use. Recently we have been comparing a few solutions so here are
Auto-send pdfs from zotero to your kindle and convert for easy reading
June 12, 2012
lyx & opensource & ubuntu & zotero
Lately I have been using my Kindle Touch for reading work-related pdfs in peace and quiet at home. So I faced three problems: most scientific pdfs
How to mindmap your zotero items
May 28, 2012
research & ubuntu & zotero
I love zotero as a reference manager. And I love mindmaps. In particular I love docear, which is built on best-of-breed opensource mindmapper called
Using lyx to automate production of project proposals, expressions of interest, etc
November 29, 2011
opensource & ubuntu
At proMENTE social research we use lyx (www.lyx.org) and zotero (www.zotero.org) to produce our project proposals, expressions of interest, etc. I
Zotero standalone, lyz, lyx, bibtex integration
October 12, 2011
lyx & opensource & ubuntu & zotero
Just to report that lyz (formerly known as lytero) is still working for me with zotero standalone on ubuntu 11.10. Lyz is a great tool to integrate
Keeping R libraries in sync between different computers using Dropbox
December 11, 2010
dropbox & ubuntu
We have a few computers including laptops in our network which all use R (r-project.org) for statistics. We use Dropbox to keep all our files in