The first step in using tools, convivial or otherwise, is the selection and purchase of the required tool. In the internet era, the selection of a tool generally involves at some point the consultation of on-line information sources. The present document aims to be an encyclopedia-type article (...)

Specific technical tool products will be described and evaluated on a separate companion website, which will be called the Convivial Tools User Guide. Classification and Desription of Technical Tools in the User Guide It was originally planned to classify technical tools on the Convivial (...)