Links
Nicole’s Blog#
My Backyard: https://mybackyard.coolnet.xyz
Math and Science#
Matt Parker#
Stand-Up Maths: https://www.standupmaths.com
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/standupmaths
Other#
Geogebra: Free, open source, online math visualization software https://www.geogebra.org/
SageMath: Free, open source, professional math research and education software https://www.sagemath.org/
KhanAcademy: Kindergarten to University math instruction, practice and testing, all for free. This is an excellent resource! https://www.khanacademy.org
Music#
MuseScore: World-class, free, open source music notation software https://www.musescore.org
MIDI Association: https://www.midi.org
Books#
Bookfinder.com: Search the whole Internet for books and textbooks https://www.bookfinder.com
Monergism Books: http://www.monergismbooks.com/
Monergism Free eBooks: https://www.monergism.com/topics/free-ebooks
Reformed Theology#
Monergism: https://monergism.com
Desiring God: https://www.desiringgod.org
Ligonier: https://www.ligonier.org
Software#
AlternativeTo.net: Find alternatives to commercial software https://alternativeto.net
LibreOffice#
LibreOffice is an excellent replacement for Microsoft Office. It includes a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, diagram drawing and equation editing components. It can open and save in Microsoft formats and PDF natively.
Adobe Creative Cloud alternatives#
| Adobe CC App | Alternative | Quality | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photoshop | Affinity Photo* | Excellent | One-time purchase | Often goes on sale |
| InDesign/Illustrator | Affinity Designer | Excellent | One-time purchase | |
| InDesign/XD | Affinity Publisher | Excellent | One-time purchase | |
| Premiere/After Effects | DaVinci Resolve | Excellent | Free | |
| Premiere/After Effects | DaVinci Resolve Studio | Excellent | One-time purchase | Commercial version of DaVinci Resolve |
| Premiere/After Effects | Blender | Excellent | FOSS* | 2D/3D Modeling and animation |
| Premiere | KdenLive | Good | FOSS | Much more simple |
| Dreamweaver | VSCodium | Excellent | FOSS | |
| Photoshop | GIMP | Very Good | FOSS | GNU Image Manipulation Program |
| InDesign | Scribus | Good | FOSS | Get version 1.5.x |
| Illustrator | Inkscape | Very Good | FOSS | Vector graphics drawing |
| Lightroom | darktable | Excellent | FOSS | |
| Audition | Audacity | Good | FOSS | Does most of what you need |
| Audition | Ardour | Excellent | FOSS | DAW - $ for Windows/Mac |
| Photoshop/Illustrator | Krita | Excellent | FOSS | Digital painting |
| Animator | Synfig Studio | Excellent | FOSS | |
| Animator | Pencil2D | Excellent | FOSS | Hand-drawn animation |
* Affinity software actually covers a lot of ground, doing a lot of what Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator and XD do.
* FOSS = Free and Open Source
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