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technology [2023/01/25 19:08] – ntnsndrtechnology [2023/03/22 23:08] – [NextCloud] ntnsndr
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 One downside of the self-hosted email system is that it is more likely to get emails caught in spam than using the Colorado.edu system. But our list is too large for using SYMPA, and the university newsletter system is clunky. One downside of the self-hosted email system is that it is more likely to get emails caught in spam than using the Colorado.edu system. But our list is too large for using SYMPA, and the university newsletter system is clunky.
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 **What it is**: [[https://nextcloud.com|NextCloud]] is a FLOSS platform for file-hosting and collaboration that is heavily extensible through plugins. We host it on Cloudron and use it to manage all our internal files and documents. It is also integrated with Collabora, a collaborative document editor. **What it is**: [[https://nextcloud.com|NextCloud]] is a FLOSS platform for file-hosting and collaboration that is heavily extensible through plugins. We host it on Cloudron and use it to manage all our internal files and documents. It is also integrated with Collabora, a collaborative document editor.
  
-**How it works**: Any MEDLab research fellows should be able to access our filesystem with their accounts. It works much like Google Docs. You can edit Mircosoft and OpenDocument office file formats (.docx, .odt, .pptx, .xlsx, etc.) online using the Collabora editor, but this is a bit clunky and slow. It might be easier to download such files to your computer, edit locally, and then re-upload. A faster and simpler collaborative editing tool, though less powerful, is NextCloud's built-in Markdown editor. To use it, create a "New text document" using the "+" button at the top, and create a file that ends with .md (as is the default). This is a good way to keep notes in simple rich text, though it is not a fully featured word processor.+**How it works**: Any MEDLab research fellows should be able to access our filesystem with their accounts. It works much like Google Docs. You can edit Mircosoft and OpenDocument office file formats (.docx, .odt, .pptx, .xlsx, etc.) online using the Collabora editor, but this is a bit clunky and slow. It might be easier to download such files to your computer, edit locally, and then re-upload. A faster and simpler collaborative editing tool, though less powerful, is Nextcloud's built-in Markdown editor. To use it, create a "New text document" using the "+" button at the top, and create a file that ends with .md (as is the default). This is a good way to keep notes in simple rich text, though it is not a fully featured word processor.
  
 Please use discretion in sharing access to files and folders. All files are available to MEDLab team members, but it may not be appropriate to share them externally. Please ask Nathan if you are uncertain about what would be appropriate. Please use discretion in sharing access to files and folders. All files are available to MEDLab team members, but it may not be appropriate to share them externally. Please ask Nathan if you are uncertain about what would be appropriate.
  
-NextCloud plugins give us a variety of tools, which you can access through the menu bar at the top of the Web interface. These include:+Nextcloud plugins give us a variety of tools, which you can access through the menu bar at the top of the Web interface. These include:
  
   * Deck - A [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanban|kanban]]-style tool for managing workflows. We use this mainly to manage logistics around grant reporting, but you can create your own deck for a project you're working on if it would help you with task management.   * Deck - A [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanban|kanban]]-style tool for managing workflows. We use this mainly to manage logistics around grant reporting, but you can create your own deck for a project you're working on if it would help you with task management.
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   * Element - This is our chat. See information on Matrix below.   * Element - This is our chat. See information on Matrix below.
  
-You can access NextCloud through the Web interface or through mobile apps. Note that the NextCloud mobile app really only includes the Files tool, while the Web interface includes access to all the tools.+You can access Nextcloud through the Web interface or through mobile apps. Note that the Nextcloud mobile app really only includes the Files tool, while the Web interface includes access to all the tools.
  
 ===== Matrix ===== ===== Matrix =====