Links

Tutorials and useful links

• Gnuplot, the not so Frequently Asked Questions
  A complete tutorial by Toshihiko Kawano http://t16web.lanl.gov/Kawano/gnuplot/intro/index-e.html
  
  
• PYX, Python graphics package, to make nice plots http://pyx.sourceforge.net
  
  
• LaTeX fonts, useful for posters http://www.tug.dk/FontCatalogue
  
  
• JabRef, open source bibliography reference manager http://jabref.sourceforge.net
  
  

Miscellaneous

• Fetchbook http://www.fetchbook.info
  Find the lowest prices for new and used books. Very useful for physics books!
  
  
• Better World Books http://www.betterworldbooks.com
  A wonderful on-line bookshop (have a look at their Mission and Core Values).
  Cheap and fast carbon neutral shipping to Europe!
  
  
• WordReference http://www.wordreference.com
  On-line dictionaries, forums... a great language learning community!
  
  
• Leo http://dict.leo.org, the surviving tool for foreign postdocs in Germany!
  A full package of German-(many languages) dictionaries. Viel Spaß!
  
  
• Wally's Dictionary of Argentine Colloquialism and Culture http://wallys.org/index.html
  A lunfardo dictionary by Curtis Draves et al.
  
  
• Les Glénans http://www.glenans.asso.fr... so much more than a sailing school!