Office

Office 365 (with OneDrive, Exchange) license

Install 365 in up to 5 machines per business account

https://www.office.com/

Office 365: OneDrive tutorial

Each business account has up to 5TB of storage on OneDrive

Upload files and folders

Create files and folders

Turn on OneDrive backup

Share files and folders

Sync OneDrive files and folders

Sync files with OneDrive files on demand

Office 365: Word tutorial

Create documents efficiently

Insert Hyperlinks

Remove Hyperlinks

Find and Replace Text

Insert Table

Insert Picture

Text Wrap

Create a bulleted or numbered list

Apply styles

Convert or save to PDF

Edit a PDF

Write an equation or formula

Create a bibliography, citations, and references

Insert footnotes and endnotes

Office 365: PowerPoint tutorial

For presentation

Slides and Layouts

Texts and Tables

Present slideshows

Animation, Videos and audio

Office 365: Excel tutorial

Perform data analysis

Rows and Columns

Cells

Formulas and Functions

Tables

Charts

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Webpage tools

Google Chrome (alternative web browser)

https://www.google.com/chrome/

Notepad++: Text editor for HTML file

https://notepad-plus-plus.org/

HTML: SeaMonkey - composer

https://www.seamonkey-project.org/

HTML5 standards

https://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp

CSS standards

https://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp

Mobile navigation bar example

https://www.adam-bray.com/2017/02/18/create-a-html-5-and-css-3-mobile-navigation-bar/

JavaScript tutorial

https://www.w3schools.com/js/default.asp

JavaScript tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkZNo7MFNFg (3:26:42)

PHP tutorial

https://www.w3schools.com/php/default.asp

XAMPP (Apache+MariaDB+PHP) server (for testing only)

https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html

CodePen: build, test, discover front-end code online

https://codepen.io/

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Math/Stat tools

Math package: GNU Octave

https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/download.html

requires Java Runtime Environment

Statistics

http://www.gnu.org/software/pspp/pspp.html

Jamovi (Free and open statistical software)

https://www.jamovi.org/

Randomizer

https://www.randomizer.org/

Microsoft Math

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/ai/ai-lab-microsoft-math

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Pre-Math

Math background for review/self-study

Algebra Basics

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra-basics

Trigonometry.

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/trigonometry

Coordinate plane.

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/basic-geo/basic-geo-coord-plane

Functions.

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/x2f8bb11595b61c86:functions

Exponents & radicals.

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/x2f8bb11595b61c86:rational-exponents-radicals

Polynomial arithmetic.

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra2/x2ec2f6f830c9fb89:poly-arithmetic

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Multimedia

realplayer

https://www.real.com/

VLC media player

https://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html

include convert besides play/record multimedia

use convert/save to trim file by specifying (show more options) start/end time
Example to trim MP4 file
Profile Name: Video for MPEG4 1080p TV/device
Encapsulation: MP4/MOV
Video codec: Video, Keep original video track
Audio codec: Audio, Keep original audio track or MPEG 4 Audio (AAC)

MediaInfo

https://mediaarea.net/en/MediaInfo

display most technical and tag data for video and audio files

Open Broadcaster Software (Record and Stream)

https://obsproject.com/

How to record lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTjVBlnEiNI

Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LWwqbHU8L0

OpenShot (video editor: beginners to intermediate)

https://www.openshot.org/

OpenShot tutorial: comprehensive

OpenShot tutorial

DaVinci Resolve (video editor: advanced)

https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/hk/products/davinciresolve/

Tutorial/Information

The 12 Best Free Video Editing Software Programs for 2021 (review edit video software)

Top 5 Best Free Video Editing Software - 2021

How to add subtitles to your video in Davinci Resolve 17

4k Video Downloader (to download video)

https://www.4kdownload.com/products/videodownloader/3

PyTranscriber (Produce subtitle file from mp4 video)

https://github.com/raryelcostasouza/pyTranscriber/releases/tag/v1.3-stable

subtitleedit (to edit subtitle file)

https://github.com/SubtitleEdit/subtitleedit/releases

FreemakeVideo Converter

https://www.freemake.com/free_video_converter/

paint.net

https://www.getpaint.net/download.html

How to remove background from picture

Audio: Remove background noise

https://podcastle.ai/tools/remove-background-noise-from-audio

upload to Podcastle, righ-click audio track and choose add Magic Dust. Export final file.

Audio: Voice Clarity

https://krisp.ai/product/

Remove noise, background voice, echo cancellation, call summary. May integrate with MS Teams.

Music font

MusiSync font, MusiQwik font

Picture editor: GIMP

https://www.gimp.org/downloads/

Online image editor

https://ezgif.com/

Color code chart

https://www.computerhope.com/htmcolor.htm

Higin

Panorama photo stitcher

https://sourceforge.net/projects/hugin/

360 Product Viewer & Publishing Software

https://www.webrotate360.com/products/webrotate-360-product-viewer.aspx

VYOND: Make Your Own Animated Video(subscription)

https://www.vyond.com/

Pexels(license free pictures)

https://www.pexels.com/

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metaverse

gometa (login to create things in the metaverse)

https://studio.gometa.io/landing

Getting started with "Metaverse" tutorial (to use gometa)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6AvPEm00u4

How the metaverse will change the world

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExUovs0n4bA

Brian Jung also mentions education through experience in the metaverse

IEEE Metaverse Congress (2022)

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9U5sKt4P2XqNkDXbOCeB1Aw6CTaRp44r

The metaverse explained (Gravitas Plus)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydWYJSpsCLE

explains how metaverse started but also raises the negative influences for misuse of metaverse

How the metaverse will change the world of gaming

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fSsw8qgfmQ

Nicole Lazzaro discusses web 3.0 in the new internet, including sense

Blockchain - The engine of the next financial revolution

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqWc-6ibbio

Mauro Casellini explains the distributed ledger technology, peer-to-peer transactions without intermediary.

What are smart contracts in crypto?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyaIppMhuic

4 use cases: flash loan, insurance, token switching, buying/selling real world representation

How smart contracts will change the world?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA6CGuXEKtQ&t=10s

Olga Mack

Code is law? Smart contracts explained (Ethereum, DeFi)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWGLtjG-F5c

smart contract versus lawyers

web foundation

https://web3.foundation/

Nurture applications for software protocols to deliver Web 3.0, a decentralized and fair internet where users ontrol their own data, identity and destiny.

Web3 Blockchain Fundamentals MOOC

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxVihxZC42nF_MCN9PTvZMIifRjx9cZ2J

Massive Open Online Courses on blockchain fundamentals including decentralization, cryptography, mining, smart contracts and consensus.

What exactly is Web3?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l44z35vabvA&t=48s

presented by Juan Benet at Web3 Summit 2018.

The journey to Web3?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH1pEE0W3ug&t=16s

presented by Gavin Woo at Web3 Summit 2018.

An introduction to Web 3.0 and the spatial Web

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fPlcoho4SA

Enable the spatical web through expansion of online device types with intuitive and accessible technology

Web 3.0 Explained in 5 minutes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tZFQs7qBfQ

Simplilearn: 4 features of Web 3.0 are decentralized, trustful and permissionless, AI and ML, connectivity and ubiquity with IOT

What is Web 3.0? (Explained with animations)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHhAEkG1y2U

What is DAO in Crypto

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHm0uUPqmVE

What is an NFT? (Non-Fungible Tokens Explained)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dkl5O9LOKg

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Computer language

Popularity of Programming Language

http://pypl.github.io/PYPL.html

Average Python developer salary in the USA

Key Findings in 2020 Salary Index Report

https://hk.jobsdb.com/en-hk/pages/job-seeker-salary-report/

20 Best Free Python Tutorials for 2020

https://medium.com/@DigitalDefynd/20-best-free-python-tutorials-for-2020-2a290cb633fd

Visual Studio Code - Code Editing

https://code.visualstudio.com

install extension

select interpreter: ctrk + shift + P

python: select interpreter

python

https://www.python.org

Python online coding platform

https://repl.it/languages/python3

Python for Beginners Tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b093aqAZiPU

Learn Python

https://www.learnpython.dev/

Intro to Python Tutorial

https://www.learnpython.org/

Python 3 Cheat Sheet (2 pages)

https://perso.limsi.fr/pointal/python:memento

pythoncheatsheet.org (online)

https://www.pythoncheatsheet.org/

Python Cheat Sheet

https://websitesetup.org/python-cheat-sheet/

Functional Programming HOWTO

https://docs.python.org/3/howto/functional.html

Functional Programming in Python (course)

https://realpython.com/courses/functional-programming-python/

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Computer Science education

Minecraft 200 hours of contents for Computer Science education

https://education.minecraft.net/en-us/resources/computer-science-subject-kit

Student Hub

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/student-hub/

Microsoft K-12 Education Transformation Framework

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/school-leaders/k-12-microsoft-education-transformation-framework

Reimagining computer science in the curriculum

https://educationblog.microsoft.com/en-us/2021/02/reimagining-computer-science-in-the-curriculum

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Software Development

Unity (development platform for 2D and 3D games) license

https://unity3d.com/get-unity/download

Eclipse (IDE) license

https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/

Apache NetBeans IDE (integrated development environment) license

https://netbeans.org/

PyCharm

https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/

PyCharm Educational Edition

https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm-edu/

Visual Studio Community (Edit and debug codes IDE) license

https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/

development environment

https://repl.it/

MakeCode (Microsoft free online learn-to-code platform)

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/makecode

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3D Rendering, Animation, Modeling

Autodesk 3DS MAX (3D modeling and rendering software) license

https://www.autodesk.com/products/3ds-max/overview

Autodesk AUTOCAD (design) license

https://www.autodesk.com/products/autocad/overview

Autodesk MAYA (animation, modeling, simulation and rendering SW) license

https://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview

SketchUp (3D design SW) license

https://www.sketchup.com/

V-Ray (visualization plugin for 3D computer graphics SW) license

https://www.chaosgroup.com/download-free-trials

Adobe Creative Cloud (many creative tools) license

https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud.html

3blue1brown animation on maths

https://www.3blue1brown.com/

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Aritificial Intelligence Platform

H2O machine learning platformlicense

https://h2o.ai

GCP Marketplace

https://cloud.google.com/ai-platform/deep-learning-vm/docs/cloud-marketplace

Data Science Virtual Machines

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/virtual-machines/data-science-virtual-machines/

AWS Deep Learning AMIs

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/virtual-machines/data-science-virtual-machines/

Floydhub

https://www.floydhub.com/product/build

Lambda GPU Cloud for Deep Learning

https://lambdalabs.com/service/gpu-cloud

GPU benchmark comparison

https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu_value.html#xy_scatter_graph

databricks University Alliance

https://databricks.com/university

databricks resources

https://databricks.com/resources

IBM Machine Learning for Kids activities

https://www.ibm.org/activities/machine-learning-for-kids

Machine Learning for Kids

https://machinelearningforkids.co.uk/

Machine Learning for Kids: Scratch 3

https://machinelearningforkids.co.uk/scratch3/

Scratch Programming Playground: Learn to Program by Making Cool Games

https://www.getepic.com/book/44106702/scratch-programming-playground-learn-to-program-by-making-cool-games

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Aritificial Intelligence Software

Tensorflow (Google)

https://www.tensorflow.org/install

Azure (Microsoft)

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/

PyTorch

https://pytorch.org/

Deep Learning with PyTorch (Pytorch Course)(4:35:41)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c36lUUr864M/

Whisperspeech recognition

https://openai.com/research/whisper

DALL-E 2Generate art

https://openai.com/product/dall-e-2

create original, realistic images and art from text description; combine concepts, attributes, and styles

BuippbuilderCreate AR

https://www.blippar.com/build-ar

create with clicks, many 3D models, share, publish across web and social media

Buipp Webar SDKAR developer tool

https://www.blippar.com/build-ar

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Files tools

File transfer: winscp

https://winscp.net/eng/index.php

How to Setup an FTP Server in Windows 7

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWpZkhXnhds&vl=en

Send large files with TransferXL

https://www.transferxl.com/

add files (no need to sign in for basic features), then enter recipient's email address and sender's email address

PDF24 Creator

https://tools.pdf24.org/en/creator

PDFill PDF Editor

https://www.pdfill.com/pdf_tools_free.html

briss (crop and repaginate pdf file)

PDFill PDF writer

http://www.pdfill.com/freewriter_support.html#1

https://briss.en.softonic.com/

7 zip

https://www.7-zip.org/download.html

bullzip PDF Printer

http://www.bullzip.com/products/pdf/info.php

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC:

https://get.adobe.com/reader/

Convert epub to pdf online

https://epub-to-pdf.obar.info/

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Communication tools

WeChat for Windows

https://www.wechat.com/en/

WhatsApp (Windows PC)

https://www.whatsapp.com/download/

Sending message to phone number

https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=number

Number starts with country code, a space (replace with %20) then the local phone number

https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=+852%20

Signal(for Android, iPhone/iPad, Windows)

https://signal.org/en/download/

Skype

https://www.skype.com/en/

Meeting

Zoom meeting

https://zoom.us/

Google Meet

https://meet.google.com/

VooV Meeting for Windows

https://voovmeeting.com/download-center.html?from=1002

meeting transcription

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/view-live-transcription-in-a-teams-meeting-dc1a8f23-2e20-4684-885e-2152e06a4a8b

Krisp: AI Meeting Assistant

https://krisp.ai/ai-meeting-assistant/

Meeting transcription, notes, summary.

Schedule meeting

https://doodle.com/

Mentimeter (vote online)

https://www.menti.com/

Online barcode generator

https://barcode.tec-it.com/en/MobileQRUrl

Learning, research

databricks - Dolly 2.0(using Large Language Model): open/closed Q&A, brainstorm (open-ended idea), classify

https://www.databricks.com/blog/2023/04/12/dolly-first-open-commercially-viable-instruction-tuned-llm

AI research assistant (using language model): find relevant papers without perfect keyword match, summarize, brainstorm, classify text

https://elicit.org/

SciSpace Copilot list the relevant articles

https://typeset.io/

abstract, exaplanation of highlight text, acronym, figure, table, citing, ..., may integrate with Microsoft Edge Insider

MS Edge Insider

https://www.microsoftedgeinsider.com/en-us/

MS Edge integrated with copilot to search with bing

ChatGPT

https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt

interact in a conversational manner

GradeScanner

https://www.gradescanner.net/

scan bubbles marked using AI

Cognii: virtual learning assistant

https://www.cognii.com/technology

personalized tutoring, assess open-response answers, analytics for educators

Kahoot (game-based learning platform)

https://kahoot.com/

quizizz (Find and create free gamified quizzes and interactive lessons)

https://quizizz.com/?fromBrowserLoad=true

Padlet (cloud-based software-as-a-service, hosting a real-time collaborative web platform)

https://padlet.com/

uReply (comprehensive mobile tool for classroom interactions)

https://www.web.ureply.mobi/

Nearpod (Real-time insights into student understanding through interactive lessons, interactive videos, gamification, and activities)

https://nearpod.com/

Socrative (Immediate feedback to monitor and evaluate learning)

https://www.socrative.com/

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Network, Security

Malwarebytes (trial)

https://www.malwarebytes.com/

Wireshark

https://www.wireshark.org/

Netcast

https://nmap.org/ncat/

Netcast cheat sheets

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Chinese language tools

Fanti Jianti conversion

http://bunbun000.com/home/word/index.htm

pinyin搜狗輸入法

https://pinyin.sogou.com/

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OS, VM, VPN

VirtualBox (Virtual Machine)

https://virtualbox.en.softonic.com/

How to connect to VirtualBox VM desktop remotely:

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-connect-to-a-virtualbox-vm-desktop-remotely/

Ubuntu (Linux OS)

https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop

ProtonVPN

https://protonvpn.com/

Chrome Remote Desktop

https://remotedesktop.google.com/access/

Microsoft Remote Desktop

https://www.microsoft.com/en-hk/download/details.aspx?id=50042

15 Cloud Computing Online Courses

https://geekflare.com/learn-cloud-computing/

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VM, Containers, Kubenetes

Virtual Machines

https://www.ibm.com/cloud/learn/virtual-machines

Virtual Machine

https://www.howtogeek.com/196060/beginner-geek-how-to-create-and-use-virtual-machines/

Containers vs VMs

https://phoenixnap.com/kb/containers-vs-vms

Containers 101

https://cloud.google.com/containers

Tutorials

https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu_value.html#all-time-xy_scatter_graph

Serverless (FaaS) versus Containers

https://www.serverless.com/blog/serverless-faas-vs-containers

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Funding and Research

Innovation and Technology Fund

https://www.itf.gov.hk/l-eng/WhatsNew.asp?textmode=0

University Grants Committee: Faculty Development Scheme

https://www.ugc.edu.hk/eng/rgc/funding_opport/fds/index.html

University Grants Committee: Institutional Development Scheme Collaborative Research Grant

https://www.ugc.edu.hk/eng/rgc/funding_opport/ids_crg/index.html

University Grants Committee: Institutional Development Scheme Research Infrastructure Grant

https://www.ugc.edu.hk/eng/rgc/funding_opport/ids_rig/index.html

Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute

https://www.itf.gov.hk/

Green Tech Fund

https://www.gtf.gov.hk/en/index.html

Health and Medical Research Fund

https://rfs2.fhb.gov.hk/english/funds/funds_hmrf/funds_hmrf_abt/funds_hmrf_abt.html

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AI Programs

https://www.ogcio.gov.hk/en/our_work/business/industry_support/ict_manpower/student_it_corner/study_corner/#ai

ICT Programs

https://www.ogcio.gov.hk/en/our_work/business/industry_support/ict_manpower/student_it_corner/study_corner/#ict

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Intro to Applied Linear Algebra - Vectors, Matrices, and Least Squares by Stephen Boyd and Lieven Vandenberghe

http://vmls-book.stanford.edu/

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