#!/usr/bin/env python
# coding: utf-8

# # Software Resources

# In the process of developing this course I have used the following open source programs:
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# * [IPython](http://ipython.org/index.html) (versions 3.1)
#     * Notebook to develop all the software and documentation.
#     * NBConvert to make slides, convert to LaTeX, and create pdfs.
# * Damián Avila's IPython extension for [spell checking](http://www.damian.oquanta.info/posts/a-poor-man-spell-checker-for-the-ipython-notebook.html)
# * [Audacity](http://audacity.sourceforge.net/) (version 2.05)
#     * Used to record all the audio files.
# * [Openshot](http://www.openshot.org/) (version 1.4.3)
#     * Used to edit the videos.
# * [GTK UVC](http://guvcview.sourceforge.net/) (version 1.7.1-1)
#     * Used to record most of the video files.
# * [LibreOffice](https://www.libreoffice.org/) (version 4.4.3.2)
#     * Writer to develop the original version of my lecture notes.
#     * Calc to develop the spreadsheet homework assignments.
#     * Draw to create illustrations for the slideshows.
# * [Shutter](https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/shutter/) (version 0.90.1)
#     * Used for quick screen captures.
# * [Gummi](http://dev.midnightcoding.org/projects/gummi) (version 0.6.5)
#     * For editing LaTeX files and creating pdfs.
# * [Ubuntu](http://www.ubuntu.com/) (version 14.04)
#     * The opensource operating system in which I was able to quickly find and install most of the software listed above.
#     * Firefox, used to view IPython Notebooks.
#     * Chrome, used to view IPython Notebooks.
#     * Chromium, used to view IPython Notebooks.
# 
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# I also used the free resources available from the following web sites:
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# * [GitHub](https://github.com/): For version control an online hosting of the slideshows, notebook files, and audio files.
# * [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/): For hosting the video files in a variety of formats to allow for easy streaming.
# * [Imgur](https://imgur.com/): For hosting image files.
# * [NBViewer](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/): For displaying static versions of the notebooks hosted on GitHub.
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# To the best of my knowledge, this is a complete list of all the software I used in the development of this course.  They are listed in relative importance to my work-flow, but all have been critical are one point or another.  Thanks to all the hard work of these software developers, I have been able to do my job with relative ease.

# ## Previously Used Programs in Other Course Development

# * [Blender](http://www.blender.org/) (version 2.69)
#     * Used to render some of the more complicated 3D images.
# * [InkScape](http://www.inkscape.org/en/) (version 0.91)
#     * Used to create some of the diagrams in the slideshows.
# * [GIMP](http://www.gimp.org/) (version 2.8.10)
#     * Used for some image conversion.