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01.01.10

Syncing Endnote Online with Dropbox and OS X Software | (0)
Since Endnote X3 has recently added Pages compatibility I have started to write more on my Macbook. However, one issue with this was that my very large Endnote library was stranded on my university workstation. An effective solution to this problem was to move my Endnote library into my Dropbox folder. For those not familiar with Dropbox, this is free online storage account that comes with an application for Windows / OS X / Linux that syncs files in a specified folder accross multiple machines. This provides a very simple way of sharing Endnote libraries for free! An alternative, and one ...
11.09.08

Scapetoad Software | (0)
I have always struggled to find a nice easy way to create cartograms. That was until I found a relatively new tool called ScapeToad (http://chorogram.choros.ch/scapetoad/). Within minutes I had generated a very appealing cartogram of London at Output Area level. Convenient features include: the ability to export back into ArcGIS, the output of the distortion grid and the ability to manipulate multiple layers based on the same distortion. All a very promising start!