Category Archives: Computing – general

Find dead links

Posted on 12/06/2010 by dougaj4

When useful sites close, leading to dead links, try: http://www.archive.org where web sites are archived on a regular basis. You will need the exact web address, there is no text search, but if you have it there is a good … Continue reading →

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Changing Environment Variables

Posted on 21/07/2009 by dougaj4

I’m occasionally using a beta program that requires me to change the search path.  The procedure for doing this in Vista seems to be something that Microsoft do not wish to talk about, and I have to search the web … Continue reading →

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Should undergraduates be taught Fortran? …

Posted on 20/07/2009 by dougaj4

… is an interesting question being discused at the Eng-Tips Forum. I particulary liked this response: “I can think of about 10 things that undergrad engineers should learn instead of Fortran. 1) How to spell 2) How to make an … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Office 2010 Engineering Blog

Posted on 17/07/2009 by dougaj4

It seems that Microsoft are ramping up their efforts to get us really really excited about the impending release of the next version of Office. Read all about it here For me, the main thing I’d like to see in the … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Present Lectures on Gravity …

Posted on 17/07/2009 by dougaj4

… which seems fairly appropriate material for a blog called Newton Excel Bach. Link here Feynman Lectures on Physics Warning – requires Silverlight Here’s a screen shot:

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