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Miscellaneous references

• Mind mapping
  • What is it?
  • Freemind (Free software)
  • Free42 (Free web-based collaborative mind mapping)
  • Cmap (Free concept maps)
  • Textroom (freewriting)
• Project planning tools
  • SmartDraw (Free trial version)
  • Gantt Chart Creation Tool (Free)
  • Gantt Project (Free)
  • Making a Gantt chart with Google Docs
  • Google Site template
• 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
  • Charmed Labs
  • National Instruments
  • Acroname Robotics
  • Fourier Systems
  • Pasco
  • Vernier
  • Cypress (programmable systems-on-chips)
• Electronics
  • Digikey
  • Mouser
• Printed circuit board
  • Eagle (layout editor)
  • PCB Express (PCB manufacturing)
  • AP Circuits (PCB manufacturing)
  • Batch PCB (PCB manufacturing; inexpensive but slower)