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VeSPA is an open source software funded with public money. They are investing time, money and expertise into it. Something good is going to happen. Here is what the software manual says: The Vespa package enhances and extends three previously developed magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) software tools by migrating them into an integrated, open source, open development platform. Vespa stands for Versatile Simulation, Pulses and Analysis. The original tools that have been migrated into this package include: - GAVA/Gamma - software for spectral simulation - MatPulse � software for RF pulse design - IDL_Vespa � a package for spectral data processing and analysis The new Vespa project addresses current software limitations, including: non-standard data access, closed source multiple language software that complicates algorithm extension and comparison, lack of integration between programs for sharing prior information, and incomplete or missing documentation and educational content. I a...

This piece of open source software is worth trying. It is not an application; it does nothing by itself. All it does is to create a virtual computer. Instead of buying a computer, you start a virtual machine. Think at the enviromental impact. You can even start many virtual machines simultaneously. In my case, I own a Mac but have found some interesting games that require Windows. I have already tried BootCamp, that is perfect, yet I also liked the possibility of keeping my game open while I was working. It made no sense to buy a commercial software to run a free game, but Virtual Box is different, because it is free. Advantages: Is free Is backed by a big company like Oracle Easy to install Many things work without the need of configuring them, for example when I install an operating system on a virtual machine, it is already connected to the internet Limitations: I have found a program (Chessmaster) that does not run on the virtual machine. Maybe you will find other programs that won...

Though you can easily move your spectra with a USB memory stick, the ancient FTP protocol is still the most popular way to transfer data from the spectrometer to the PC (or laptop) where processing is performed. When I started my first NMR experimentations, FTP was not available: local networks were extremely rare and the spectrometers didn't even contain an operating system. So you can guess I have used many FTP clients in my life. During the last 6 years, however, I have been using Cyberduck exclusively, not just because it's free (actually I donated my shareware fee long ago), but because it never fails. It's also very easy to use: the icon gives the exact idea of the complexity of this program. Over the decades I have always received the question: "Why can't I open my spectra on my PC/Mac?". The last time it happened was this morning. The first thing I say is: "Check your FTP client", because this is the most common cause of the trouble. The seco...