Sochi Winter Olympics – Google Doodle
I quite like what google have done with their Doodle for the Sochi Winter Olympics….
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An alternative way to reduce the size of PDF in a mac
I am sure you, like me, have had the need to reduce the file size of a PDF. Take for example the occasional need of sending a PDF by email just to find out that… Read More »An alternative way to reduce the size of PDF in a mac
Getting Gephi 0.8.2 to work with a Mac
Ever since the previous Java update for the mac, my Gephi installation was not happy. I resorted to uninstalling version 0.8.2-beta and going back to 0.8.1. Not a bad version, but definitely not one with… Read More »Getting Gephi 0.8.2 to work with a Mac
Aquaterm plotting issue with Octave and Gnuplot (Mac)
I recently updated my version of Octave using Homebrew and something went a bit eerie… Nothing major except that instead of plotting to the Aquaterm terminal, Octave and Gnuplot were only happy with X11. Not… Read More »Aquaterm plotting issue with Octave and Gnuplot (Mac)
Use of statistics…
Some people use statistics like a drunk uses a lamp-post, for support rather than illumination.
Sorted for some geeky reading
Very pleased with the post that arrived today. It looks like I am sorted for my healthy dose of geeky reading.
Anti-atom beam
It may sound like a line from Star Trek, but I can assure you that the creation of a beam made out of anti-hydrogen atoms is a real achievement carried out by scientists at CERN.… Read More »Anti-atom beam
Web Application Development with R using Shiny – Review
I have been invited to write a review of a book I got as a prize for answering a question posed by Chris Beeley during the lasted LondonR meeting. As a form of of disclosure… Read More »Web Application Development with R using Shiny – Review
Now Reading: Shady Characters
Actually, I started reading this some time ago. I even had a chance to interact with the author and get mentioned in some posts!
Essential MATLAB and Octave
As probably some of you know, I am currently writing a book about MATLAB and Octave focussed at new comers to both programming and the MATLAB/Octave environments. The book is tentatively entitled “Essential MATLAB and… Read More »Essential MATLAB and Octave