Freeware and Documentation

Freeware

• Pdf 995 – Free PDF creator and editor
• MikTex – A free and popular implementation of LaTex
• TexPoint; Tex4PPT – LaTex add-ins for Powerpoint
• Open Office – An open source version of the standard office package

Documentation and Code

• Comprehensive archives
  - Software for economists – hosted by Alan Isaac at American University

• Mathematica
  - Documentation Center
  - “How To” Topics
  - Quick Overview
  - Hands-on Start to Mathematica
  - Free Online Seminars

• Matlab
  - Very good introduction to Matlab
  - A practical introduction to Matlab
  - Matlab primer, 2nd edition
  - The Matlab Econometrics Toolbox by James P.LeSage
  - Matlab Parallelling Tips

• HTML and webpage editing
  - Getting started with HTML
  - Another good HTML start-up
  - HTML Code Tutorial

• LaTex and Scientific Word
  - Doublespacing in Scientific Word
  - Scientific Workplace survival guide (by David Hineline & Guillaume Fréchette)
  - Creating Beamer slides with WinEdt/Miktex or Scientific Word
  - VERY GOOD Introduction to Latex programming
  - Getting Started with TeX, LaTeX, and Friends
  - Tex FAQ and manuals
  - Instructions on installing latex and Lecture package