Tag Archives: software tools

QR code decoding

QR codes are useful in some way if the user has a smart phone. But what if there is no smart phone around? I have been frustrated on occasion because there was a QR code but I wanted to to open the link on my Mac… Yesterday I saw this very useful that works on… Read More »

DataChat: Guided English Language© Ai and ML data analysis

A new spin-off company from the University of Wisconsin-Madison proposes a new interface for data analysis based on Guided English Language© (GEL) to command Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning methods via “utterances” i.e. English-like phrases easier to write than code whether R, python, SQL, or other traditional tools. The web site is at datachat.ai The… Read More »

alternativeto.net: finding alternate software

Re:alternativeto.net What software one uses may be the result of colleague recommendations, using “what others use in the lab,” or haphazardly found options online. Or perhaps it is time to “upgrade” a commercial package and the steep price makes you think twice… The crowdsources software recommendation web site alternativeto.net does just that… just enter the name… Read More »

omictools.com: Search engine for biological data analysis

Re: omictools.com Finding software that is relevant to any biological analysis can be inspired by reading a paper or perhaps searching within Google. The web site https://omictools.com/ contains 16,971 software (omic) tools that are organized in categories shown on the home page. Checking a bit further one can find interesting entries such as: High-throughput sequencing data analysis…… Read More »