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 1. COMSOL 4.0 - LIGO has a network license  1. COMSOL 5.6 - LIGO has a network license
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 1. `RapidWeaver` - only needed for web page design
You can get a license for these through Larry Wallace, or its free through IMSS
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 1. X-Code: Install from the Leopard/Snow Leopard DVD. Prerequisite for Macports.
 1. `MacPort`: an automated package management software. Makes it easy for you to get lots of Unix/Linux stuff. Most of the following packages are available through MacPorts.
 1. Porticus: `MacPorts` GUI.
 1. Aquamacs: better than X-Emacs or Carbon Emacs.
 1. `BibDesk`		  1. X-Code (~2.4 GB): needed to compile things on your laptop. Get it from the Mac App store.
 1. Homebrew: you need this to handle UNIX packages on the Mac. This is better than the native unix tools or MacPorts (which is kind of fading out)
 1. `BibDesk`: BibTex manager for Latex
 1. MacTex: texlive package from CTAN. use 'sudo tlmger update' to keep this up to date between installs
 1. Anaconda: use this to install python and always use virtual environments for each kind of python task you do so that new packages don't ruin your base OS python
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 1. Subversion
 1. Google Picasa
 1. `TexShop`		  1. GIT: version control; get it with homebrew
 1. [[http://www.coconut-flavour.com/coconutbattery/|Coconut Battery]]
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 1. ligotools - use Google, follow web page instructions
 1. mDV - get it from the 40m SVN		  1. nds2 client - get it through anaconda / conda-forge. Lets you download LIGO data.
 1. pycbc - can do a bunch of waveform stuff

Software that you should have on your Mac

Commercial Software

  1. OmniGraffle - good diagramming software

  2. Matlab - IMSS website
  3. COMSOL 5.6 - LIGO has a network license
  4. Papers - download
  5. Mathematica - IMSS

You can get a license for these through Larry Wallace, or its free through IMSS

Free Software

  1. X-Code (~2.4 GB): needed to compile things on your laptop. Get it from the Mac App store.

  2. Homebrew: you need this to handle UNIX packages on the Mac. This is better than the native unix tools or MacPorts (which is kind of fading out)

  3. BibDesk: BibTex manager for Latex

  4. MacTex: texlive package from CTAN. use 'sudo tlmger update' to keep this up to date between installs

  5. Anaconda: use this to install python and always use virtual environments for each kind of python task you do so that new packages don't ruin your base OS python
  6. Gimp
  7. GIT: version control; get it with homebrew

  8. Coconut Battery

LIGO Software

  1. nds2 client - get it through anaconda / conda-forge. Lets you download LIGO data.
  2. pycbc - can do a bunch of waveform stuff

Computers_and_Scripts/MacSoftware (last edited 2021-01-12 03:07:27 by RanaadhikariATligoDOTorg)