# Appendix

- [Purchasing a computer](https://hackingmaterials.gitbook.io/hm-handbook/appendix/purchasing-a-computer.md)
- [Setting up a new Macbook](https://hackingmaterials.gitbook.io/hm-handbook/appendix/setting-up-a-new-macbook.md)
- [Some notes being productive with a Mac from Anubhav](https://hackingmaterials.gitbook.io/hm-handbook/appendix/some-notes-being-productive-with-a-mac-from-anubhav.md)
- [Science related resources](https://hackingmaterials.gitbook.io/hm-handbook/appendix/science-related-resources.md)
- [Staying up to date on research and literature searches](https://hackingmaterials.gitbook.io/hm-handbook/appendix/staying-up-to-date-on-research-and-literature-searches.md)
- [Why open source](https://hackingmaterials.gitbook.io/hm-handbook/appendix/why-open-source.md): “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together”. - Attributed to an African proverb
- [10 of the most common Python mistakes I see from scientist-programmers](https://hackingmaterials.gitbook.io/hm-handbook/appendix/10-of-the-most-common-python-mistakes-i-see-from-scientist-programmers.md)
- [Mechanics of writing papers in Microsoft Word](https://hackingmaterials.gitbook.io/hm-handbook/appendix/mechanics-of-writing-papers-in-microsoft-word.md)
- [Eleven questions for self-assessment](https://hackingmaterials.gitbook.io/hm-handbook/appendix/eleven-questions-for-self-assessment.md)


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