{"id":1090,"date":"2013-01-24T17:34:27","date_gmt":"2013-01-24T17:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/?page_id=1090"},"modified":"2024-11-22T12:50:41","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T19:50:41","slug":"resources-links","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/resources-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources and Links"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I find it very helpful to find resource pages on other sites. I learn so much from what others are doing and have booked mark many! \u00a0 \u00a0So here are a few of mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I find things that *really* pop, I\u2019ll add to it and reference this page often. \u00a0 Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>** NOTE: None of the links in this page are referral or affiliate links. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kt-tabs-id1090_8a86dc-3f > .kt-tabs-content-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-tab{border-top:1px solid #bcbcbc;border-right:1px solid #bcbcbc;border-bottom:1px solid #bcbcbc;border-left:1px solid #bcbcbc;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);background:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);}.wp-block-kadence-tabs .kt-tabs-id1090_8a86dc-3f > .kt-tabs-title-list 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\"><span class=\"kt-title-text\">WordPress<\/span><\/a><\/li><li id=\"tab-books\" class=\"kt-title-item kt-title-item-3 kt-tabs-svg-show-always kt-tabs-icon-side-right kt-tab-title-inactive\"><a href=\"#tab-books\" data-tab=\"3\" class=\"kt-tab-title kt-tab-title-3 \"><span class=\"kt-title-text\">Books<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"kt-tabs-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-1 kt-inner-tab11e7f2-23\"><div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/my-current-desk-setup-geared-toward-virtual-presentations\/\">Latest blog post on my work desk and tools here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following are the tools and sites I use on my daily\/weekly activities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Productivity and Collaboration: \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Microsoft Office 365 \/ OneNote \/ OneDrive \/&nbsp;Teams<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zoom <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/smtp-service-for-smaller-lists\/\">SMTP Service for Smaller Lists <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Utilities\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/symless.com\/synergy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Synergy<\/a> &#8211;&nbsp;For handling a single keyboard\/ mouse between multiple computers I use<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.faststone.org\/FSCaptureDetail.htm\">FastStone Capture<\/a> &#8211; Free open source screen capture and video&nbsp;recorder.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freefilesync.org\/download.php\" title=\"FreeFileSync \">FreeFileSync <\/a>for synching files to backup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Graphics Editing:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.getpaint.net\/index.html\">Paint.Net <\/a>&#8211;&nbsp;is free image and photo editing software for PCs that run Windows.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gimp.org\/downloads\/\" title=\"Gimp\">GIMP<\/a>  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/inkscape.org\/\" title=\"InkScape \">InkScape <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As of late <a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/canva\">Canva.com<\/a> has been my preferred pure online tool for all kids of graphic work. It is amazing and there is nothing to install on the desktop.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Video Recording \/ Editing<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackmagicdesign.com\/products\/davinciresolve\" title=\"Davinci Resolve is Fantastic\">Davinci Resolve is my go to Video Editor.  it is fantastic and free for personal use<\/a>! <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/obsproject.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OBS Studio (OBS)<\/a> has been my go to software for all kinds of video recording and live-streaming. Since v26 the improvements have been simply incredible. A 100% must have.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I also use the open source video transcoder, <a href=\"https:\/\/handbrake.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HandBrake<\/a> to reduce the size of the video files.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then I changed to <a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/movavi-VideoEditor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Video Editor Plus 2021 for Windows by Movavi.com<\/a> on mid-December 2020 and love it!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I have used : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.openshot.org\/\">OpenShot Video Editor <\/a>a free, open source, and video editor for Linux, Mac, and Windows.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Photo Collection Organization Tool and Catalog<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/phototheca\">Phototheca by Lunarship<\/a> &#8211; Great tool to manage my digital photo collection, update the keywords and tags on the files, search photos and create virtual albums and much more. Definitely worth checking it out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Individual Productivity:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freefilesync.org\/\">FreeFileSync<\/a> &#8211;&nbsp;free Open Source software that helps you synchronize files and &nbsp;folders for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200522073015\/http:\/\/openlivewriter.org:80\/\">Open Live Writer <\/a>&#8211; THANK YOU Microsoft for open-sourcing Live Writer!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtualbox.org\/\">VirtualBox<\/a> &#8211; Free x86 virtual machine manager that runs on Windows, Linux, Mac and others.. &nbsp;(thank you Oracle! )<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/notepad-plus-plus.org\/\">Notepad++<\/a> &#8211;&nbsp;&nbsp;Free alternative to Notepad &nbsp;text editor for use with Microsoft Windows. &nbsp; Also a good&nbsp;source code editor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170701001333\/http:\/\/macrecon.com:80\/taskagent\">TaskAgent<\/a> &#8211; TODO list that works on iOS and Mac using DropBox text-based files. &nbsp; &nbsp;A live saver!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coding: \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Visual Studio and GitHub &#8211; WOW! <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For social media posting scheduling:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/contentstudio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ContentStudio.Io<\/a> &#8211; WOW! great tool and, different than many of the other ones, very affordable for hobby, small or starting business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postfity.com\/\">Postify<\/a> &#8211;&nbsp; Free for up to 5 accounts and 10 pending posts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Primarily resources I use for doing work that I cannot, or have the time to do\u2026\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fiverr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fiverr.com<\/a> \u2013&nbsp;&nbsp;a global marketplace offering tasks and services online usually at $5. Highly recommended for low risk&nbsp;quick \/ short projects.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upwork.com\/\">UpWork.com<\/a>&nbsp; &#8211; &nbsp;connects you with freelance writers, programmers, and web designers around the world. Elance and oDesk merged to form Upwork.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-2 kt-inner-taba27b68-7e\"><div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\">\n<p>As far as WordPress, I have been using it for ever! I am developer, and I am very well versed in its ecosystem.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have been writing about WordPress topics (tips, tools and resources)\u00a0for many years and they can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/tag\/wordpress-tips\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In 2023 I officially launched <a href=\"https:\/\/35sites.com\">35sites.com<\/a> to help individuals and small businesses launch and host their websites!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Other tools: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-3 kt-inner-tabe4ea74-52\"><div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\">\n<p>I am constantly reading, (more accurately, listening &#8211; Audible.com&nbsp; &#8211; to books while I am on the road..&nbsp;&nbsp; I track my latest reads at at GoodReads (look at the sidebar) and These are some of my all time favorites include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Platinum Rule<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Wisdom of Teams<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Good to Great<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The World is Flat<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Personal MBA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Customer.com<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Seven Cs of Consulting by Mick Cope<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blink<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rework by Jason Fried &amp; David Heinemeier Hansson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Books by Daniel Suarez: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daemon_(novel_series)\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daemon_(novel_series)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daemon ( 2006)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/8488830-freedom\" title=\"Freedom (2010)\">Freedom (2010)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/15808659-kill-decision\" title=\"\">Kill Decision (2012) <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Let me know if you have any recommendations!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>PLEASE DO not be shy, I love to try tools and explore possibilities. \u00a0If you have one, please <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jorper98\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jorper98\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">send it my way on Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I find it very helpful to find resource pages on other sites. 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