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Dreamers’ Circus

Posted on August 1, 2022 by dougaj4

Dreamers’ Circus is a Danish folk/indie band who have been around since 2009, but I have only just discovered them. Here is an example of their work, featuring the clog fiddle: “About the clog-fiddle: You take an old clog shoe, … Continue reading →

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Microsoft blocking VBA in downloaded files (or do they?)

Posted on July 12, 2022 by dougaj4

Microsoft announced earlier this year that they would be automatically blocking macros in downloaded Office files (as a security measure), then recently they said they wouldn’t, then yesterday they said they would, but not right now. For more details, plus … Continue reading →

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Two new old live recordings

Posted on June 19, 2022 by dougaj4

Two recordings of live concerts recently found on You Tube: Sandy Denny singing Blackwaterside (BBC In Concert – Paris Theatre 16/3/72) : The Pentangle, three songs recorded in Australia in August 1972:

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Installing PyPardiso and speed of Scipy spsolve

Posted on June 12, 2022 by dougaj4

I recently upgraded to Python 3.10, and because of some problems with my previous installation I decided to do a complete new installation using pip, which required installation of all the libraries needed for my various programs. For my linear … Continue reading →

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Removing Add-ins

Posted on June 5, 2022 by dougaj4

Recently I had problems with an Excel Add-in that was still trying to run, and generating error messages, even after being removed from the add-in list and uninstalled. After much searching and trying suggested methods that didn’t work, I finally … Continue reading →

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