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Miscellaneous references

• The deep dive (nighline)
• Mind mapping
  • What is it?
  • Freemind (Free software)
  • Free42 (Free web-based collaborative mind mapping)
  • Textroom (freewriting)
• Project management tools
  • Basecamp
  • Evernote
  • Lucidchart (excellent for diagrams)
  • Gantt Project
  • Ganter for Google Drive
• Purchases
• Purchase Order Request Form (TAMU/CS)
• Tax Exemption Request form

• Tips on giving talks
  • The engineering presentation. Some ideas on how to approach and present it
  • A good speech is worth a thousand (written) words
  • Dazzle 'em with Style
  • A guide for Undergraduates
  • Tips by Frank Kschischang
  • Some rules for making a presentation
  • How to Give a Bad Talk, by David A. Patterson
  • 101 tips for effective presentations
  • Presentation Zen tips, by Garr Reynolds (great tips for graphic design)
  • Tips for effective presentation (to the point, great summary.. thanks Beth!)

Vendors

• Embedded systems, sensors and robotics
  • Parallax
  • Sparkfun
  • National Instruments
  • Acroname Robotics
  • Fourier Systems
  • Pasco
  • Vernier
• Electronics
  • Digikey
  • Mouser
• Printed circuit board
  • Eagle (layout editor)
  • PCB Express (PCB manufacturing)
  • AP Circuits (PCB manufacturing)