Category Archives: Computing – general

RSS Feeds and Comments

Posted on 25/11/2010 by dougaj4

I haven’t been using RSS feeds myself up to now, and I assumed they were just available for those who did, but it seems you have to activate them, so I have done that and you can now click on … Continue reading →

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PyXLL Links

Posted on 20/09/2010 by dougaj4

This is really just a bookmark for me and anyone else who may be interested. “PyXLL is an Excel addin that enables functions written in Python to be called in Excel.” That’s all I know, but it looks interesting, and … Continue reading →

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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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