{"id":6407,"date":"2020-12-10T10:47:13","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T15:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-cu-sites.pantheonsite.io\/library\/?page_id=6407"},"modified":"2025-05-23T13:04:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T17:04:00","slug":"research-tools-apps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/research-tools-collections\/guides\/research-tools-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Tools &amp; Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This page includes a list of helpful research tools and resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-01173b2b-37a5-4618-a3cb-d3ae5e35355e advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Plugins, Apps, Search Tools, &amp; Citation Tools<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/unpaywall.org\/products\/extension\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Unpaywall<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Padlock icon in your browser includes a direct link to the full-text article if a free version is available<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/nl\/firefox\/addon\/google-scholar-button\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Scholar<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Add the Google Scholar Button to your browser, select the title of an article on a webpage, and click the Scholar button to find it<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/openaccessbutton.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Open Access Button<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Use this plugin to get free, legal access to research articles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kopernio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kopernio\/EndNote Click<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Browser plugin to download free, full-text PDFs when available<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cocites.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CoCites<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Want to know who else published on a topic? This plugin adds the CoCites logo for each scientific article in PubMed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?view_op=new_profile&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Scholar Citation Tracker<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Track citations to your articles appearing in Google Scholar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-ef0f4dc0-c573-4cdb-aad5-741d5f6d9d9a advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\"><a>Researcher Profiles<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p><strong><em>Please remember when sharing materials that papers and research may be subject to copyright. For more about copyright, see the Clarkson University <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/copyright-basics\/\">Copyright Basics<\/a> page. Check out this University of Oklahoma page for more about <a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.ou.edu\/content\/understanding-academiaedu-and-researchgate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ethical concerns surrounding ResearchGate and Academia.edu<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/publons.com\/about\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Publons<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Track publications, citation metrics, peer review and journal editing work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ORCID<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 ORCID (Open Researcher and Contribution ID) aims to solve the name ambiguity problem in scholarly communications by creating a registry of persistent unique identifiers for individual researchers and an open and transparent linking mechanism between ORCID, other ID schemes, and research objects such as publications, grants, and patents. See also&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/02763869.2016.1152139\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ORCID Author Identifiers: A Primer for Librarians<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>Medical Reference Services Quarterly<\/em>&nbsp;(2016).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/scholar.google.com\/intl\/en\/scholar\/citations.html#setup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Scholar<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Create a public profile of your work, track citations, and use citation metrics.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ezproxy.clarkson.edu\/login?url=https:\/\/pivot.proquest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PIVOT<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Pivot answers the growing demands on research developers to quickly discover the right funding opportunities and effectively collaborate with their colleagues.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reporter.nih.gov\/matchmaker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NIH RePORTER Matchmaker<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Search abstracts or scientific text and Matchmaker will return similar projects from RePORTER.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ResearchGate<\/a> \u2013 Share your research and collaborate with your peers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Academia.edu<\/a> \u2013 Share papers with millions of people around the world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-25304fce-8d75-4687-9d6d-1936000b6cc0 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Scholarly Metrics<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p>For definitions of various scholarly metrics terms, see this <a href=\"https:\/\/guides.library.jhu.edu\/metrics\/journal-metrics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">helpful guide from Johns Hopkins<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ezproxy.clarkson.edu\/login?url=https:\/\/inspec-analytics-app.theiet.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Inspec Analytics<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Explore the interconnected data within Inspec to uncover patterns and trends in engineering, computing &amp; physics research to understand your place in a global landscape. With these precision research analytics, you can set the direction for your research outputs and monitor their impact.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/intl\/en\/scholar\/metrics.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Scholar Metrics<\/a> \u2013 Uses the h-index to rank journals based on Google Scholar citations.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eigenfactor.org\/projects\/journalRank\/journalsearch.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EigenFactor.org<\/a> \u2013 Sponsored by the West Lab at the Information School and the Bergstrom Lab in the Department of Biology at U of Washington.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scimagojr.com\/journalrank.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scimago Journal &amp; Country Rank<\/a> \u2013 Publicly available portal developed from information contained in Scopus.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altmetric.com\/solutions\/free-tools\/bookmarklet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Altmetric Bookmarklet<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 This \u201cbookmarklet\u201d for Chrome, Firefox and Safari will allow you to see the online shares and mentions of your article with a click.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.impactstory.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ImpactStory<\/a> \u2013 Track discussion of your articles on Twitter, blogs, news outlets and other non-traditional sources.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-03b4e929-77f4-4a42-9cbf-8267eed2faaf advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\"><a>Annotation, Commenting &amp; Note-Taking Tools<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pubpeer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PubPeer<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Tool for commenting on journal articles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.hypothes.is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hypothes.is<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Collaborative annotation on the web.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marginnote.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MarginNote<\/a> \u2013 Book annotation, mind mapping, flash cards etc.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.readcube.com\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ReadCube<\/a> \u2013 Collect and curate reseqarch material. Annotate, share and cite.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/onenote\/digital-note-taking-app?rtc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OneNote<\/a> \u2013 Microsoft OneNote is an app that is designed for research, note-taking, and information storage.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/evernote.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Evernote<\/a> \u2013 Get organized in notebooks you can divide into sections and pages. With easy navigation and search, you\u2019ll always find your notes right where you left them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/evernote.com\/products\/penultimate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Penultimate<\/a> \u2013 Digital handwriting app for iPad that combines the natural experience of pen and paper with power of Evernote\u2019s sync and search features.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-39094236-244d-4cd9-a27b-b6721a1e676e advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Writing<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/app.grammarly.com\/\">Grammarly<\/a> \u2013 &nbsp;Scans your text for common grammatical mistakes (like misused commas) and complex ones (like misplaced modifiers).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=at.ff.outliner&amp;hl=en\">Outliner<\/a> \u2013 Android app. Organize shopping lists, tasks, todo-lists, ideas and all kinds of memos. Or use Outliner as a project management tool.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-8d86d305-c64c-4e32-9844-f802df8da6f7 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\"><a>Repositories &amp; Storage<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p><strong><em>Please remember when posting any scholarly materials online to make sure you are complying with copyright laws. See our <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/copyright-basics\/\">copyright guide<\/a> here.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/figshare.com\/\">FigShare<\/a> \u2013 Host data &amp; other supplemental material related to your online work. Get a DOI for published data. Supports many file types, up to 5 TB.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/\">arXiv<\/a> \u2013 Repository of pre-prints approved for publication after moderation.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-d02fc3b8-cf74-4b75-8879-5cdada29a37d advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\"><a>Citation Management<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zotero.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zotero<\/a> \u2013 Zotero is a free tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources. It also helps you format your citations and bibliography. You can sync your account across multiple devices, and create citation groups for group projects.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mendeley.com\/download-desktop-new\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mendeley<\/a> \u2013 Add papers directly from your browser with a few clicks or import any documents from your desktop. Access your library from anywhere. Windows, Mac, Linux and all browsers. Generate references, citations and bibliographies in a whole range of journal styles with just a few clicks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-ec2df385-ebf9-4e29-b990-c9afc84b9c59 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\"><a>Citation Alerts <\/a><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Alerts&nbsp;<\/a>\u2013 Create a Google Alert for your name or research study<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.altmetric.com\/bookmarklet.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Altmetric Bookmarklet<\/a> \u2013 This \u201cbookmarklet\u201d for Chrome, Firefox and Safari will allow you to see the online shares and mentions of your article with a click.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-7e88b83b-398e-454f-a20c-80f4b2634522 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\"><a>Security<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/adblockplus.org\/\">AdBlock Plus<\/a> \u2013 Hide all ads or allow \u201cAcceptable Ads\u201d to support websites<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastpass.com\/\">LastPass<\/a> \u2013 Password saving app, free for 1 user and up to 20 accounts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dashlane.com\/\">Dashlane<\/a> \u2013 Password saving app, free for 50 passwords on one device<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-c7afeb47-ea01-4e01-aade-b8471cdd978b advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\"><a>Scheduling &amp; Productivity<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/todo.microsoft.com\/tasks\/\">Microsoft To Do<\/a> \u2013 Microsoft To Do is a cloud-based task management application. 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