If some tool looks promising, try it out. It's easy, download then play. Just about everything offered on the web these days has a free trial. Maybe you're not ready for a full test but download …
When choosing software, reject this statement
Before you adopt a new piece of software, reject this statement: Switching to the alternative is no better than staying with the status quo.The status quo is how things are being done right now. …
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What you already know
If you have something that needs to get done sooner than later, you should probably use a tool that you already know. Something like D3 looks neat, but if there's deadline approaching and …
The Known Software Universe
It used to be that you could get by with just a copy of Microsoft Office suite and your field’s analysis program of choice. Maybe there was another specialized tool you needed, or some type of home …