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2019

2019-11-10 – Homebrew binary bottle download
2019-11-08 – MyPy Python type checking single file or files
2019-11-07 – Install PGI free Fortran compiler
2019-11-06 – Check if Python interpreter is 32 or 64 bit
2019-11-05 – Five free C C++ Fortran compiler families
2019-11-04 – Git global recursive directory ignore
2019-11-03 – Turn off Connected Standby on Windows 10
2019-11-01 – Matlab Compiler tbb.dll errors
2019-10-31 – Use TeXLive from the command line
2019-10-30 – Avoid loading Windows PATH into WSL
2019-10-29 – Make a Notepad++ multi-window shortcut
2019-10-28 – CMake FetchContent vs. ExternalProject
2019-10-26 – Windows Terminal is recommended for devs on Windows PCs
2019-10-24 – Flip image using command line
2019-10-22 – Intel compiler on Windows bug workarounds
2019-10-19 – Google Fi technical aspects
2019-10-17 – Installing LaTeX editor in Windows
2019-10-16 – Majority of new Python work is Python 3
2019-10-15 – Apple iOS reboot for WiFi connection
2019-10-14 – Viewing FITS image stack
2019-10-13 – Ninja build on CentOS 7
2019-10-10 – Platform independent builds with Cmake
2019-10-09 – Linking HDF5 with CMake for C and Fortran
2019-10-08 – Best format for shared USB drives and SD cards
2019-10-07 – MacOS hardware requirements vs. version
2019-10-06 – Using CMake on Windows
2019-10-05 – Use ** instead of pow in Python
2019-10-04 – Python flatten list of lists into list
2019-10-03 – GNSS data abbreviations
2019-10-02 – GitHub / GitLab Pages to Netlify
2019-10-01 – Numpy / OpenCV image BGR to RGB
2019-09-30 – Fortran random seed initialization
2019-09-28 – CMake builds for modern C++14, C++17, C++20
2019-09-27 – brew-like Scoop for Windows
2019-09-26 – nmap in Cygwin - seamlessly
2019-09-24 – Major changes in Gfortran by version
2019-09-23 – HDF5 in Labview
2019-09-21 – Fix Python 3 on Windows error Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 is required
2019-09-20 – Fix Python on Windows error Microsoft Visual C++ 10.0 is required unable to find vcvarsall.bat
2019-09-19 – Install GCC, GFortran, and GNU Make on Windows via MinGW
2019-09-18 – PNG stack to animated GIF using FFmpeg
2019-09-17 – PNG stack to AVI using FFMPEG
2019-09-16 – Overloading functions in Matlab and GNU Octave
2019-09-14 – Using Ruby Gem install with GitHub Actions
2019-09-13 – Pytest ignoring Meson subprojects
2019-09-12 – Running Matlab and GNU Octave via Pytest
2019-09-12 – Install Matlab Engine API in Python
2019-09-11 – Import Python user modules in Matlab
2019-09-10 – Force apt to IPv4
2019-09-06 – Matlab read FITS image stacks
2019-09-05 – Numpy can't read .zip files
2019-09-03 – Mount Google Drive like network drive
2019-09-02 – Google Shared Drives benefits and caveats
2019-09-01 – rclone for Google Drive and Dropbox
2019-08-30 – Delete empty zero-sized files
2019-08-28 – Python using NaN or None as sentinel
2019-08-27 – Use IPython from PyPy3
2019-08-26 – Force upgrade Windows 10
2019-08-25 – Matlab MinGW / Intel compiler setup
2019-08-24 – Git set executable file permission on Windows
2019-08-23 – Matlab Fortran MEX selftest
2019-08-22 – Test Matlab C and C++ MEX
2019-08-20 – Skype on Linux beta capabilities
2019-08-18 – Convert animated GIF to PNG stack
2019-08-17 – Windows native Meld diff
2019-08-16 – Intel MPI on Windows
2019-08-15 – Softlink / Symbolic link in Windows NTFS
2019-08-14 – Fix Spyder IDE not visible
2019-08-13 – CUDA, cuDNN and NCCL for Anaconda Python
2019-08-12 – Code cells in Python IDE
2019-08-10 – Aspell for Windows
2019-08-09 – Using Git SSH with GitLab self-managed instances
2019-08-09 – Limitations of loading HDF5 files with xarray
2019-08-08 – Duplicate GitHub Wiki
2019-08-07 – Moving a GitHub Wiki
2019-08-06 – Why use Python context manager for file I/O?
2019-08-05 – SSH Agent for WSL and Ubuntu
2019-08-04 – Anaconda Python + Spyder on Windows Subsystem for Linux
2019-08-03 – VNCserver setup on Ubuntu
2019-08-02 – Meson download, verify and extract compressed files
2019-08-01 – Switch from Python urllib.urlretrieve to requests for better features
2019-07-30 – Minimal Python setup.py with prerequisites
2019-07-29 – Read CDF files in Python
2019-07-28 – Keep Windows .rsp files with Ninja
2019-07-27 – Download, verify and extract compressed files with CMake
2019-07-26 – How to install VisPy OpenGL for Python
2019-07-25 – GNU Make parallel build
2019-07-23 – New AGU LaTeX template for all AGU journals
2019-07-20 – Tropospheric ducting super-refraction and LTE
2019-07-16 – Installing Numba Python accelerator
2019-07-15 – Python asyncio.run boilerplate for Python >= 3.5
2019-07-12 – Access Windows Subsystem for Linux files from Windows
2019-07-11 – Wear OS LTE smartwatches
2019-07-11 – Ticwatch Pro review
2019-07-10 – Fix Git line endings on Windows + Cygwin or WSL
2019-07-09 – Raspberry Pi power stability notes
2019-07-08 – Git Pull via HTTPS, Git Push over SSH
2019-07-06 – Fix corrupt UTF8 files to avoid Python UnicodeDecodeError
2019-07-05 – DevOps / CI changelog list
2019-07-04 – How to use PyPi to distribute Python packages
2019-07-03 – MyPy Python static type hinting quick start
2019-07-03 – Install Xrdp for VNC via Windows Remote Desktop
2019-07-02 – Find the path of an executable in Python
2019-07-02 – Dropping support for Python 3.5
2019-07-01 – Test python setup.py install using Travis-CI
2019-06-30 – Setup GitHub Keybase.io PGP signed/verified commit
2019-06-29 – AppVeyor Python 3.8 temporarily broken
2019-06-29 – AppVeyor for Windows and Linux builds
2019-06-27 – Specifying OpenCV as Python package prereq
2019-06-26 – Update Raspberry Pi to Raspbian Buster 10
2019-06-25 – Raspberry Pi vs. Beaglebone Black vs. Intel Edison
2019-06-25 – Check temperature of Raspberry Pi CPU
2019-06-23 – Setup Azure Pipelines for free open-source CI
2019-06-23 – Compile/install Python 3.8 on Raspberry Pi
2019-06-22 – Default MyPy type hint checks with mypy.ini
2019-06-21 – Raspberry Pi WiFi Avahi mDNS config
2019-06-20 – HamSCI simplex frequency
2019-06-19 – Skip builds on specific CI systems
2019-06-18 – Matlab code on Raspberry Pi using Octave
2019-06-17 – Run Matlab code from Python with oct2py
2019-06-16 – Git contributions - rebase, squash, push feature branch
2019-06-14 – Python scripts executable from console / command prompt
2019-06-12 – Using Git directly with Overleaf
2019-06-11 – f2py on Windows including AppVeyor CI
2019-06-10 – f2py import Fortran code in Python
2019-06-09 – Determine Raspberry Pi model from Terminal
2019-06-08 – One-step build/install CMake
2019-06-07 – Thoughts on Overleaf v2, Git and GitHub
2019-06-07 – Overleaf with GitHub / GitLab
2019-06-06 – Install MSYS2 on Windows
2019-06-05 – set LaTeX pdfminorversion to avoid graphics errors with EPS or PDF graphics
2019-06-04 – Update MiKTeX packages to fix Windows LaTeX errors
2019-06-03 – Add missing LaTeX fonts
2019-06-02 – Install NAG Fortran compiler
2019-06-01 – Install Intel Compilers for C, C++ and Fortran
2019-05-31 – Adding Ubiquiti Unifi AP to Unifi controller
2019-05-30 – Old Windows and DOS programs with USB serial port
2019-05-29 – GUI programs to view HDF5/NetCDF4 data
2019-05-28 – Santa Fe & Lamy, New Mexico Amtrak service
2019-05-27 – Global PEP8 Git pre-commit check hook
2019-05-26 – Enable Git wire protocol v2 for higher performance
2019-05-23 – Install latest Gfortran 9 on Linux
2019-05-22 – Fortran 2018 compiler standard enforcement
2019-05-21 – Kosher food at Boston Fenway Park baseball stadium
2019-05-20 – Converting IDL code to MATLAB code automatically
2019-05-19 – Check free disk space from Matlab/Octave
2019-05-18 – Travis-CI default Ubuntu version
2019-05-17 – Travis CI examples
2019-05-17 – CMake, Python and Pytest
2019-05-16 – Travis-CI Quick Start
2019-05-15 – Travis CI Linux, MacOS and Windows Python tests
2019-05-14 – Install modern compilers in CentOS / RHEL
2019-05-13 – GNU Octave for continuous integration
2019-05-12 – Completely undo errant git remote push
2019-05-10 – Best rooms on Amtrak sleeper cars
2019-05-09 – Amtrak long distance overnight train WiFi performance
2019-05-08 – PyEphem has been replaced by Skyfield
2019-05-06 – Amtrak Lake Shore Limited 449 / 448 tips
2019-05-05 – Chicago Union Station First Class Metropolitan Lounge
2019-05-02 – Check Linux operating system distribution version
2019-05-01 – Mounting USB drives in Windows Subsystem for Linux
2019-04-29 – Ubiquiti Unifi on Ubuntu or Debian
2019-04-28 – Get user home directory in Matlab on Windows
2019-04-27 – Find largest directories on Linux, Mac, Windows and BSD.
2019-04-26 – Tell Java programs where JAVA_HOME is on Linux.
2019-04-25 – Install Homebrew on Linux for non-sudo package management
2019-04-24 – Fortran 2018 coarray quick start
2019-04-21 – Prolific driver version on Windows
2019-04-20 – Easy install PyPy3
2019-04-19 – Lossless convert PNG image stack to PDF
2019-04-18 – Print PDF from any Linux program
2019-04-15 – Convert .ps to .pdf
2019-04-14 – OpenMPI 3 Fortran 2008 interface update
2019-04-13 – Install OpenCV 4 in Python 3.7 / 2.7
2019-04-12 – Setup Docker Fortran image for Travis-CI
2019-04-11 – Find files from the command line
2019-04-10 – Python setuptools setup.cfg data_files
2019-04-09 – Python calling Python via subprocess
2019-04-08 – Remove Windows setx environment variables PowerShell
2019-04-07 – Upgrade octave-signal package
2019-04-06 – LibUSB devices on Windows Subsystem for Linux
2019-04-05 – Dual display notes LaTeX Beamer presentation
2019-04-04 – optimal Conda environment setup
2019-04-03 – Matlab / GNU Octave "isinteractive" function
2019-04-03 – Install Anaconda Python in Windows PowerShell
2019-04-02 – Python subprocess on Windows, Mac and Linux
2019-03-30 – Writing multipage TIFF with Python
2019-03-29 – Using Bash scripts from Windows
2019-03-28 – Install packages in GNU Octave
2019-03-26 – Delete git release version
2019-03-24 – Free 2-D CAD overview
2019-03-23 – Install DraftSight 2019 CAD on Linux
2019-03-21 – Install Matlab integrated OpenCV C++/CUDA/MEX support
2019-03-20 – print to stderr from Matlab / GNU Octave
2019-03-20 – Matlab exit return code for CI
2019-03-20 – Install Matlab in Ubuntu Linux
2019-03-18 – Disable Windows error popup
2019-03-17 – Aspell user dictionary location
2019-03-16 – Travis-CI client setup
2019-03-15 – Install Ruby Gems without sudo
2019-03-14 – Windows laptop to remote Windows PC over SSH / RDP
2019-03-12 – Windows with Cygwin or WSL git file permissions
2019-03-12 – Where is Python site-package directory
2019-03-11 – Teaching the discovery process
2019-03-10 – Fortran build systems
2019-03-09 – Modern Fortran submodule vs. preprocessor
2019-03-08 – X11 desktop GUI apps for Windows Subsystem for Linux
2019-03-07 – Install Lfortran
2019-03-06 – CMake force linking static libs
2019-03-05 – read huge RINEX files in Python with GeoRINEX
2019-03-04 – Improvements in Wear OS
2019-03-02 – Configure SSH server on Windows
2019-03-01 – Python pathlib cast to str for subprocess
2019-02-28 – Recursive sed find and replace text
2019-02-25 – Why use CNAME flattening for apex domains
2019-02-24 – Pdoc Python quickstart
2019-02-23 – Set Python version with update-alternatives
2019-02-22 – PySide in Anaconda3
2019-02-19 – Blogging for the Professional/Scientist/Academic
2019-02-18 – Installing GNU Radio
2019-02-17 – Switching from Jekyll to Hugo
2019-02-16 – Captive portal WiFi Hotspot error fixes
2019-02-15 – Building the LLVM Flang Fortran compiler
2019-02-14 – LTE Tablets in 2019
2019-02-12 – Get latest stable version of Octave
2019-02-11 – Sizing Linux swap space on modern computers
2019-02-11 – HP Printer setup on Linux
2019-02-10 – CLOSED -- Chicago Union Station Amtrak Legacy Club
2019-02-09 – What value does modern Fortran add?
2019-02-08 – How does Fortran stderr stop return code work?
2019-02-06 – Travis-CI fix for error reference not a tree
2019-02-05 – Update BIOS via FreeDOS on Linux PC
2019-02-04 – What does Gfortran -std=legacy allow?
2019-01-30 – Set and use alias within Bash script
2019-01-29 – Identifying Fortran compiler with CMake
2019-01-29 – Fix pytest AttributeError Function object has no attribute get_marker
2019-01-28 – RFSpace SDR-IQ with SpectraVue 3 on Linux via WINE
2019-01-26 – Octave 5.x what's new
2019-01-25 – Teach/use Octave, SciLab or Python/Numpy?
2019-01-24 – Fix Numpy f2py error ModuleNotFoundError No module named numpy.core._multiarray_umath
2019-01-23 – Matplotlib plots during continuous integration
2019-01-23 – declutter htop display by disabling thread display
2019-01-22 – Fix broken scrolling on remote SSH text editors
2019-01-22 – Count lines of project code with CLOC
2019-01-22 – CMake hex2dec and dec2hex
2019-01-21 – Disable text wrapping in nano
2019-01-20 – WINE serial port links
2019-01-20 – N1MM Logger on Linux
2019-01-18 – Setup Coveralls.io automatic code coverage tests
2019-01-16 – Silence Pytest DeprecationWarning
2019-01-15 – How to Install Jabref on Linux
2019-01-14 – Amazon Chime on Linux via WINE
2019-01-13 – Install WINE 4 in Linux
2019-01-12 – 64-bit Irfanview in WINE on Ubuntu
2019-01-10 – FFmpeg and VLC on ReactOS
2019-01-09 – Map coordinate conversion in Python, Matlab and Fortran
2019-01-08 – Wear OS LTE smartwatch Google Fi
2019-01-08 – LTE-enabled Wear OS and Apple Watch comparison
2019-01-07 – Joining PDF files into one
2019-01-07 – Extracting raw images from PDF
2019-01-07 – Extracting a page from PDF
2019-01-05 – Convert CMake to Meson
2019-01-04 – Free multispeaker large group web presentations
2019-01-03 – recursive convert DOC, DOCX to PDF
2019-01-02 – Install Zello app on Linux
2019-01-02 – Fortran submodule file naming
2019-01-02 – Fortran 2008 Submodule and CMake
2019-01-02 – Build CMake from dev sources
2019-01-01 – xarray NetCDF LRU cache replaced autoclose

2018

2018-12-31 – Use Intel MKL LAPACK95 with Gfortran
2018-12-31 – Fast updating Matplotlib plots
2018-12-31 – Animated imagesc movies in GNU Octave and Matlab
2018-12-30 – Fix VirtualBox kernel module not found
2018-12-28 – Matplotlib in Windows Subsystem for Linux
2018-12-26 – Goldwave audio editor on Linux WINE
2018-12-25 – Brother MFC-9970CDW install in Linux Ubuntu
2018-12-23 – Force GitHub Linguist language detection
2018-12-22 – Matlab HiDPI support
2018-12-21 – Create a blank/orphan Git branch
2018-12-20 – GDL GNUDataLanguage reading IDL .sav files
2018-12-18 – Using Meld from Cygwin
2018-12-18 – Autogenerated Fortran docs using FORD
2018-12-17 – Cygwin on Windows 10
2018-12-16 – Fix MPI_Z_LIBRARY CMake error
2018-12-15 – Prereqs to save/print GNU Octave plots
2018-12-15 – Flip/Rotate LaTeX images
2018-12-14 – AGU Fall Meeting 2018 thoughts
2018-12-13 – Get current network parameters via NetworkManager CLI
2018-12-12 – Open-source terminal RSS reader Newsbeuter
2018-12-11 – Intel AMT / vPro KVM without proprietary RealVNC Viewer Plus
2018-12-11 – git pull after remote forced update
2018-12-09 – Install and use Intel MKL Scalapack library
2018-12-09 – AGU Fall Meeting rotating locations
2018-12-08 – Linux / Python QR code generation
2018-12-07 – Install LaTeX editor on Linux
2018-12-05 – Clean delete untracked files from Git repo.
2018-12-04 – Fortran and short-circuit logic
2018-12-03 – Why no satellite radio outside North America?
2018-12-03 – Minimal, beautiful no-JavaScript Jekyll theme
2018-12-02 – git push to multiple sites
2018-12-02 – Building OpenMPI for Fortran compilers
2018-11-28 – Overwrite already pushed changes with Git
2018-11-27 – Multiple forks of GitLab repos
2018-11-27 – Echolink on Android
2018-11-26 – Install GCC, GFortran, CMake and Make on ReactOS
2018-11-25 – Fortran polymorphism with CMake
2018-11-25 – Compiling GDL gnudatalanguage
2018-11-24 – Using Python3 on ReactOS
2018-11-22 – GNU Octave on ReactOS
2018-11-19 – CMake builds for modern Fortran 2008/2018
2018-11-17 – CMake C++ code for Visual Studio Windows and g++ Linux
2018-11-16 – How to use Intel compilers and MKL with CMake and Make
2018-11-15 – Use USB-Serial adapters via Windows Subsystem for Linux
2018-11-14 – GitLab Pages vs. GitHub Pages
2018-11-11 – Setup CMake on Cygwin
2018-11-09 – Ubiquiti Unifi-AP-ACv2 support discontinued
2018-11-08 – Fix SSH Access Denied for Git SSH remotes
2018-11-07 – Free Windows 10 Virtual Machine images
2018-11-07 – Free ReactOS Windows clone in VirtualBox
2018-11-04 – Boston Amtrak Club Acela renovations
2018-11-03 – Fix Ubuntu Desktop Matlab icons and Menu items
2018-11-02 – Interesting signal processing repos
2018-10-31 – Sparse Matrices to Python from Matlab
2018-10-29 – OCR PDF with Tesseract
2018-10-28 – Fix ImageMagick 6 not authorized for reading PDF
2018-10-25 – Markdown relative links in Readme / docs
2018-10-24 – How to use LaTeX directives
2018-10-22 – PSutil not available in Cygwin
2018-10-22 – Install IPython / Jupyter in Windows using Cygwin
2018-10-21 – Interactive Spyder and Jupyter Matplotlib plots in separate window
2018-10-20 – What 5G spectrum does Starry use?
2018-10-18 – GNU Octave versions available from Linux distro
2018-10-18 – Compiling Octave 3.8
2018-10-17 – Selecting compiler versions with update-alternatives
2018-10-15 – expanduser home directory tilde Fortran
2018-10-11 – How to setup Astrometry.net program
2018-10-11 – Find Linux package dependencies
2018-10-10 – Matlab pcolor datetime
2018-10-10 – How to install or reinstall Windows Subsystem for Linux
2018-10-09 – Compile Octave 4.4 on Ubuntu 18.04
2018-10-06 – Github contrib stats via email address
2018-10-05 – Recursive latexdiff
2018-10-05 – Force integer axis labels on Matplotlib
2018-10-05 – Disable Gnome Keyring SSH Agent
2018-10-04 – Recursive spell check with Aspell and Python
2018-10-03 – Installing GPSTk in Anaconda Python
2018-10-02 – rsync to EXFAT drive
2018-10-01 – Blackberry KEYtwo vs. KEYone upgrade notes/comparison
2018-09-30 – Wear OS without Bluetooth - LTE/WiFi standalone
2018-09-30 – Wear OS LTE smartwatch Ting
2018-09-30 – LG-W200A Urbane 2nd Edition LTE Technical Review
2018-09-29 – Markdown reference for Jekyll websites
2018-09-29 – Create Jekyll GitHub or GitLab hosted website
2018-09-28 – Wear OS LG Watch Sport boot loop fix
2018-09-27 – Check website for broken link with Python
2018-09-26 – Speed of Matlab vs. Python Numpy Numba CUDA vs Julia vs IDL
2018-09-25 – Play, Record, Process live audio ↔ Numpy
2018-09-23 – Matplotlib in Cygwin for Python
2018-09-21 – Matlab matrices to / from Python
2018-09-20 – Matlab R2018b Python array passing
2018-09-19 – Open source video / audio codecs
2018-09-16 – Matlab ↔ Python with N-dimensional arrays
2018-09-14 – Using Discord for virtual classroom
2018-09-10 – Mayavi 4.6 easy install
2018-09-05 – Use Julia from Jupyter notebook
2018-08-30 – Headless Raspberry Pi setup w/o Ethernet
2018-08-30 – Compiling OpenCV with extra contributed modules
2018-08-30 – Compile OpenCV for Anaconda Python
2018-08-29 – Convert README.rst to README.md
2018-08-28 – Checklist to prepare Git repo for public release
2018-08-27 – Include empty directories in Git repo
2018-08-26 – Google Earth 7.3 on Ubuntu Linux
2018-08-24 – Upgrade to Ubuntu 18.04 tips/tricks
2018-08-21 – Allowing NaN in Matplotlib pcolormesh x,y coordinates
2018-08-18 – Bluetooth on Raspberry Pi and embedded systems.
2018-08-15 – Pytest approximately equal scalars and arrays
2018-08-14 – YouTube screen capture with audio using FFmpeg
2018-08-13 – Amtrak Amfleet I coach refurbishment
2018-08-12 – Bluetooth Sound on Linux
2018-08-07 – Pros/cons of LogMeIn, TeamViewer, GoToMyPC
2018-08-07 – Office 365 Word, Excel on Linux with WINE
2018-08-06 – Fix Python 3.7 pycodestyle extraneous whitespace regex FutureWarning
2018-08-02 – Pytest.importorskip skips tests where module not found
2018-08-02 – Make gem install not install docs default
2018-08-01 – Find text string in file
2018-07-30 – Upgrade Anaconda for latest Python
2018-07-30 – Benefits of conda vs. pip
2018-07-29 – When is sudo needed?
2018-07-26 – Make pytest check only one file
2018-07-25 – Academic/Professional profile webpage recommendations
2018-07-24 – Bird scooters in Boston/Cambridge
2018-07-22 – Boston Blue Bike Angel reward strategies
2018-07-19 – Python dynamically updating in-place Terminal text
2018-07-19 – GitHub Python dependency check practical details
2018-07-19 – Federal Rail Administration funding in 2018
2018-07-18 – configure Exchange ActiveSync account with G Suite on Blackberry Hub+
2018-07-18 – configure Blackberry Hub for Outlook.com Exchange
2018-07-17 – Understanding Pandas read_csv read_excel errors
2018-07-17 – Re-encoding Periscope video for YouTube
2018-07-16 – Switching from Google Pixel to Blackberry KEYone
2018-07-14 – Why use Blackberry Android hardware?
2018-07-13 – Floating point comparisons in Python with Xarrray
2018-07-12 – Fix Python pkg_resources.VersionConflict error
2018-07-08 – SCP/SSHFS recursive copy with exclusions
2018-07-06 – print vs write Fortran statements
2018-07-05 – Using Stellarium to assist with Astrometry
2018-07-03 – GNU Octave DPI plot size troubleshooting
2018-07-03 – Android 8.0 Wear OS
2018-07-01 – Fortran 2003+ module procedure polymorphism
2018-06-29 – Python directed dependency graphs
2018-06-28 – Why upgrade to Python 3.7?
2018-06-28 – flake8 PEP8 quick start
2018-06-26 – Require minimum Python version in setup.py
2018-06-25 – Set Java version with update-alternatives
2018-06-24 – Change default Linux `dash` shell to `bash`.
2018-06-22 – Amtrak drastic cuts to Southwest Chief train
2018-06-20 – Check console script with Pytest
2018-06-18 – Fix Matlab network license authorization
2018-06-16 – Quick start RTL2832 USB SDR receiver on Linux
2018-06-15 – Amtrak crew base Seattle & Coast Starlight
2018-06-14 – Check HDF5 files for corruption
2018-06-11 – Fortran 66 Snoopy Calendar in modern Fortran
2018-06-09 – Spyder Error EOL while scanning string literal
2018-06-08 – Find disk free space without Snap drives
2018-05-31 – Share VirtualBox .vdi between PCs
2018-05-31 – Python Spyder IDE install on any platform
2018-05-30 – Pure headless Raspberry Pi setup from scratch
2018-05-28 – Quick query WGS84 elevation for lat-lon coordinates
2018-05-28 – Global license-free bands in 25-60 MHz range
2018-05-25 – Check ReStructured Text syntax validity
2018-05-24 – Recursive download HTTP / FTP with wget
2018-05-23 – Running Black Robust Optical Flow code on modern PC
2018-05-22 – Suggested .octaverc for GNU Octave
2018-05-17 – Get terminal window size from Fortran
2018-05-16 – Obsolete Fortran statement functions
2018-05-16 – Blue Bikes transition from Hubway
2018-05-13 – Use VirtualBox over VNC
2018-05-12 – Tetromino falling block game on Fortran using Ncurses
2018-05-11 – Fortran writing to `/dev/null` or `NUL`
2018-05-06 – Analog Devices ADALM-PLUTO SDR quick start
2018-05-05 – Fix Ubuntu Wifi On but unable to connect
2018-05-03 – NEXTEL is back?
2018-05-03 – LaTeX with GitLab/GitHub and Dropbox PDF share
2018-05-03 – LaTeX with GitLab/GitHub and Dropbox backup
2018-05-01 – Install ImageJ in Ubuntu Linux
2018-04-28 – Workaround sudo GUI for Wayland-X11 apps
2018-04-26 – Uber Route Pass 2018 Boston
2018-04-25 – Debugging CMake Fortran builds
2018-04-22 – Use CentOS modules for new compilers on HPC
2018-04-21 – How to rsync private Git repos to avoid sharing credentials
2018-04-20 – Stop Ubuntu printer added messages on network connect
2018-04-20 – Soundblaster Roar 2 Bluetooth aptX speaker technical review
2018-04-19 – Travis CI OSX MacOS builds with Fortran
2018-04-18 – Augment/replace setup.py with pyproject.toml
2018-04-17 – Update Logitech Unifying firmware for MouseJack & KeyJack
2018-04-16 – Wireless trackballs for Linux
2018-04-16 – Some Bluetooth examples from Python
2018-04-15 – Electrical & Computer Engineering Senior Capstone listing
2018-04-13 – IEEEtran.cls prerequisites
2018-04-12 – Brother HL-3170CDW Linux/Ubuntu install
2018-04-11 – Why Linux WiFi indicator shows low signal strength
2018-04-10 – Make Linux lock on lid close
2018-04-09 – Install Intel Python 3.6
2018-04-07 – Configure Cisco VPN on Ubuntu 18.04
2018-04-05 – Possible AstroPy 3.0 internal bug
2018-04-03 – Finding boundary indices of region edges in Python
2018-03-31 – Matlab license manager tied to login
2018-03-29 – Recovering from broken Git repo
2018-03-28 – Proposed Amtrak service to Rockland, Maine
2018-03-28 – Force ImageMagick to use RAM with very large images
2018-03-26 – Matplotlib date/time examples
2018-03-24 – Making Python plots in web browser or iframe
2018-03-22 – CMake project directory structure
2018-03-21 – Amtrak March 2018 refund policy changes
2018-03-20 – Strip geotag location from photos
2018-03-16 – Wear OS smartwatch location accuracy without phone
2018-03-16 – Wear OS autonomous via Wifi/LTE
2018-03-16 – LG-W280A Watch Sport compared to LG-W200A Watch Urbane 2 LTE
2018-03-15 – Matlab ≥ R2016b array broadcasts like Python
2018-03-15 – LTE cellular smartwatch RF signal performance
2018-03-14 – Switch from IDL to Python
2018-03-13 – Trim right columns from text file
2018-03-13 – Remove leftmost columns from text file
2018-03-12 – Linux Wake-on-LAN setup for worldwide remote PC power on.
2018-03-09 – New Modern Fortran version of GLOW auroral simulation release
2018-03-06 – Watch out for these modern Fortran behaviors
2018-03-06 – Save figure SVG from Matlab or Matplotlib
2018-03-03 – Google Earth Pro on Linux using WINE
2018-02-23 – FFmpeg-based Live stream via Python PyLivestream
2018-02-22 – Restream.io multisite livestreaming with FFmpeg
2018-02-12 – Getting NEXRAD weather radar archive data
2018-02-08 – Python Launcher makes scripts executable in Windows
2018-02-05 – WROL 950 FM translator 100.3 FM
2018-02-04 – How to install Scilab on Linux
2018-02-04 – Add bookmark folder in Ubuntu Nautilus
2018-02-03 – Install/Configure CubicSDR for RTL-SDR on Linux
2018-02-01 – Remove Ubuntu guest/remote login
2018-01-29 – SDR Sharp Ubuntu
2018-01-29 – Improved Sondrestrom, Greenland internet speed
2018-01-28 – Sphinx + Python on Github Pages / Jekyll
2018-01-27 – Workaround Xauthority error using VirtualBox on Wayland
2018-01-27 – One-click SSH Tunnel with RDP from Linux to a remote Windows PC
2018-01-24 – Recovering MacOS with no mouse, keyboard only recovery
2018-01-23 – Selecting best colormap for Matlab/Matplotlib plots
2018-01-22 – GDL setup with Astronomy library open-source IDL replacement
2018-01-22 – Data bandwidth for live streaming video
2018-01-21 – No more Amtrak gate dragons
2018-01-18 – LED lighting early failure
2018-01-17 – Ridesharing walk to pickup
2018-01-17 – National Academies WiFi network
2018-01-16 – Managing conda channels
2018-01-15 – Diagnosing SSH servers
2018-01-12 – Which Ubuntu versions get Meltdown/Spectre patches?
2018-01-11 – Install Julia IDE--Juno
2018-01-10 – Radio Mobile Deluxe WINE
2018-01-09 – Matplotlib ValueError on LogNorm plots
2018-01-09 – eLoran te US Senate bill S.2220 2017
2018-01-08 – pip install Matplotlib in Cygwin
2018-01-08 – Kraken minimum trade size
2018-01-08 – Install pip in Cygwin
2018-01-05 – Uber Plus / Uber Ride Pass 2016/2017
2018-01-04 – Amtrak Acela needs improvement
2018-01-04 – Amtrak Acela Express upgraded Wifi performance
2018-01-02 – Matplotlib Basemap deprecation & replacement by CartoPy
2018-01-01 – Use wired Wifi APs instead of mesh network to keep throughput
2018-01-01 – Unicode characters in DraftSight on Linux
2018-01-01 – Fix vapor locked gasoline pump
2018-01-01 – Cold weather impacts on Amtrak equipment

2017

2017-12-31 – Upload animated GIF to YouTube via FFmpeg
2017-12-31 – FFmpeg concatenate video files
2017-12-30 – WiFi at very low signal strength
2017-12-30 – Compile FFmpeg
2017-12-29 – Scanning/Printing with Windows Subsystem for Linux
2017-12-28 – Convert Cinepak videos with FFmpeg for ImageJ
2017-12-27 – NSF Dear Colleague letter on Sondrestrom
2017-12-25 – Simple AstroPy Python FITS image stack examples
2017-12-21 – Identifying file type without extension
2017-12-21 – GNU Radio 3.8 talk at GRCon 2017
2017-12-20 – What's new in Ubuntu for latest Windows 10 build?
2017-12-20 – University/School Amateur Radio club licensing
2017-12-20 – Change jekyll-archive ↔ Liquid-based category/tag
2017-12-18 – AGU Fall Meeting 2017 thoughts
2017-12-17 – Speaker-mic with PTT for cellphones
2017-12-15 – YouTube giving strikes to viewers for playlists
2017-12-14 – NetCDF4 vs. HDF5 for large random access datasets
2017-12-14 – Best practices for Matplotlib plots
2017-12-14 – AGU FM2017 Python lunch notes
2017-12-13 – Xvfb on Windows Subsystem for Linux
2017-12-13 – Google Solar Eclipse MegaMovie
2017-12-13 – AGU FM17 PiRadar talk
2017-12-11 – DavitPy lunch discussion, Dec. 2017
2017-12-10 – Two megawatt medium wave AM/DRM transmitter
2017-12-09 – GlobalTop Tech FGPMMOPA6H GPS 10Hz 1PPS Module comments
2017-12-08 – Practical quantitative engineering
2017-12-06 – Upgrade to latest Android Wear
2017-12-04 – Engineering spin on IT career article
2017-12-03 – GoToMeeting for Linux, BSD and Chromebook
2017-11-27 – Blackberry Android phones of 2017
2017-11-26 – Cleanup unused files to free disk space in Linux
2017-11-25 – Using SketchUp in Linux WINE
2017-11-25 – Fix pfSense excessive HDD cycling
2017-11-23 – Replace obsolete Fortran "pause" statement
2017-11-23 – ConnectBot cannot import OpenSSH keys
2017-11-21 – Fortran 2015 renamed to Fortran 2018
2017-11-21 – Find which Linux package provides a program or file
2017-11-19 – Check if Linux shared memory is using RAM or HDD
2017-11-18 – Updating Microsoft Miracast adapter firmware
2017-11-17 – Act on each changed file in a Git repo
2017-11-15 – Uber Express vs. Uber Pool and Lyft Line
2017-11-15 – Send/receive/log BLE beacons in Android
2017-11-15 – Don't repair computer power supplies
2017-11-14 – Measure Red Pitaya CPU temperature/voltage in Terminal
2017-11-13 – Using Serial ports on Linux
2017-11-13 – Python setup.py install requirements.txt
2017-11-12 – Install Python3 on CentOS
2017-11-12 – Get random available port with Python
2017-11-11 – Get email upon changed IP address
2017-11-11 – Best practices for WiFi AP channel, power and layout
2017-11-10 – Rename conda Python environment
2017-11-10 – Installing Madrigal Python API
2017-11-09 – Upgrade to TOC header in Minimal Mistakes Jekyll theme
2017-11-08 – Advanced freeRDP options for limited bandwidth remote desktop
2017-11-07 – Red Pitaya radar firmware discussion
2017-11-06 – Verify hard drive write speed using dd
2017-11-04 – Get computer info from Terminal
2017-11-03 – Dell B5460dn no good from Linux
2017-11-02 – Rename Ethernet interfaces to eth0
2017-11-01 – Merging git fork changes with unrelated histories
2017-10-31 – Use conda to install tar.bz2 for low bandwidth Internet
2017-10-31 – Boston area university commencement dates 2018
2017-10-30 – WSJT-X on Ubuntu
2017-10-30 – Use metadata to improve webpage search position
2017-10-28 – WJIB-AM 740 translator on 101.3 FM
2017-10-27 – FMeXtra/VuCAST vs. HD Radio
2017-10-26 – View tree of USB devices on Windows/Linux
2017-10-26 – Blackberry Hub advantages and setup
2017-10-25 – Send email via Gmail from Python
2017-10-23 – Twitter for the Professional/Scientist/Academic
2017-10-23 – Get Public IP address from Shell or Python
2017-10-20 – Repairing broken symbolic link
2017-10-20 – nice low priority Python in Windows and Linux
2017-10-19 – Linux loopback audio-Record what you hear
2017-10-18 – Restarting Unity desktop in Ubuntu
2017-10-18 – Open same PDF multiple times in Evince
2017-10-18 – List comments/annotations in PDF
2017-10-17 – Intel AMT / vPro KVM port forwarding
2017-10-11 – Read last lines of file with Python deque
2017-10-11 – Jekyll Markdown syntax highlighting
2017-10-09 – Install Fortran IDE GUI Photran
2017-10-08 – USA 2G cellular shutdown
2017-10-07 – MURS VHF vs. 900 MHz modems
2017-10-05 – ImageMagick suggested compile options
2017-10-02 – Removing sshd dæmon in Cygwin
2017-10-02 – Fix Matplotlib/PyQT ImportError DLL Load failed
2017-09-29 – Upgrade Firefox to 64-bit from 32-bit on Windows
2017-09-28 – Power on/off USB port in Linux/Mac Terminal
2017-09-27 – Fix FreeRDP remote host identification has changed
2017-09-27 – Decoding FM subcarrier SCA with GNURadio
2017-09-26 – Matlab platform independent free memory
2017-09-26 – Idiomatic Python pathlib vs. os.path
2017-09-22 – Smolak Farm, North Andover, MA review
2017-09-22 – Canobie Lake Park tech notes and wireless
2017-09-21 – Amtrak Dunkin' Donuts coffee
2017-09-19 – Making/using wineprefixes
2017-09-19 – Install Microsoft Office in Linux using WINE
2017-09-18 – Writing Matplotlib plot/movie sequences with lossy .avi/.mp4
2017-09-18 – Lossless .avi Matplotlib plot/movie sequences
2017-09-13 – Redirect Jekyll static webpage URI
2017-09-13 – git diff compare feature branch with unstaged current changes
2017-09-11 – RTL2832 ADS-B decoder
2017-09-09 – 9V battery can not charge modern cell phone
2017-09-04 – Club Quarters Manhattan hotel review
2017-09-02 – SSHFS remote softlinks requires follow_symlinks
2017-09-01 – Python OpenCV under Cygwin on Windows
2017-08-31 – Fix Windows error "missing class msstdfmt.dll"
2017-08-31 – Better figure captions in Jekyll using HTML5
2017-08-30 – Find devices with open network ports without using NMAP
2017-08-30 – AIDA tools
2017-08-25 – Zenodo data upload speed
2017-08-25 – Fix graphics glitches upon resume with Nvidia GPU on Ubuntu
2017-08-24 – LZIP LZMA performance benchmarks with Tar archives
2017-08-23 – Play Motion JPEG 2000 .mj2 lossless video
2017-08-23 – Amtrak service to Florence and Columbia, South Carolina
2017-08-22 – Lithium automotive jump starters
2017-08-21 – Save raw audio from WSPR for science analysis
2017-08-20 – Raspberry Pi GNU Radio
2017-08-17 – Setup Red Pitaya for six HPSDR receivers
2017-08-17 – Red Pitaya v1.1 quick start
2017-08-06 – Resolving Staticman comment errors for Jekyll website
2017-08-05 – Compile/install Geany IDE from source
2017-08-02 – Fast insecure file transfer LAN Raspberry Pi ARM
2017-08-02 – Basler Pylon 5 API from Python
2017-08-01 – LoRa Wifi Ranging and SX1280 chip
2017-07-30 – Matlab POLYBOOL - external contours and internal contours
2017-07-27 – Switching between OpenMPI and IntelMPI
2017-07-26 – Bloomberg Radio now on 106.1 FM in Boston
2017-07-26 – Autoscaling imagesc plot and imshow plots
2017-07-25 – Change default Windows Subsystem for Linux username
2017-07-20 – What can a harmonic radar do?
2017-07-18 – Unstick Windows 10 Build updates fast/slow ring
2017-07-17 – Google Fi uses Sprint Band 26, which is 800 MHz ESMR spectrum.
2017-07-15 – Vornado Flippi fan failure due to broken 120vac wire
2017-07-15 – upgrading Scipy via pip
2017-07-14 – Bluetooth speaker with FM radio
2017-07-12 – Switching from Uber to Lyft
2017-07-11 – Miracast on Linux in 2017
2017-07-10 – PATH bug in Windows Subsystem for Linux
2017-07-09 – Fortran gdb/gdb-ia Debugging
2017-07-08 – Install and config Intel Inspector to debug multi-threaded programs
2017-07-05 – USB-serial FTDI adapters on Intel Edison
2017-07-05 – UART ttyMFD1 serial port on Intel Edison
2017-07-05 – Raspberry Pi Zero W Practical Uses
2017-07-05 – Miniconda Python on Intel Edison
2017-07-05 – Measured power consumption of Intel Edison
2017-07-05 – Intel Edison vs. Raspberry Pi 1 with OpenCV
2017-07-05 – Intel Edison measuring USB voltage on breakout board
2017-07-05 – Installing Python Pip on Intel Edison
2017-07-05 – Getting started with Intel Edison
2017-07-04 – Stop GNU Octave autoload all packages
2017-07-04 – Add persistent user-defined paths to Matlab and Octave
2017-07-01 – Blackberry Blend on Linux
2017-06-29 – Using nmap to find active IPs on a subnet
2017-06-29 – Comparing Trendnet TEG-s80g and TEG-s82g gigabit switches
2017-06-28 – Phidgets Stepper Motor controller install for Python
2017-06-28 – Phidgets Stepper Motor controller install for Matlab
2017-06-28 – Making GNU Coreutils wc word count faster
2017-06-26 – Fix LaTeX error utf8.def not found in inputenc.sty
2017-06-25 – Configuring MUMPS for reduced verbosity
2017-06-23 – Raspberry Pi SPI
2017-06-19 – NASA HPFCC FUN3D Fortran competition canceled
2017-06-18 – Loading WSPR raw audio data
2017-06-18 – Install FFmpeg and FFplay on any PC
2017-06-14 – Resetting Windows password with chntpw
2017-06-13 – Fix inability to type in Spyder IDE over VNC
2017-06-11 – Fortran sound playback - platform-independent
2017-06-10 – Fortran terminal I/O, the ISO standard way
2017-06-03 – Z38xx Jackson Labs GPS on Linux via WINE
2017-06-03 – Copying or moving WINE to a new PC
2017-06-01 – VNC client on Windows Subsystem for Linux
2017-05-31 – OpenCV 3 with Anaconda Python
2017-05-29 – Fix Python segmentation fault on exit
2017-05-26 – Microsoft Office on Linux with WINE
2017-05-19 – Python PyGame installation
2017-05-16 – Fix Windows 10 winload.efi expired error
2017-05-16 – Fix FFmpeg non-monotonous DTS in output stream 0 -1 error
2017-05-15 – SMBv1 WannaCry Detection and Mitigation
2017-05-14 – Uber Pool giving discounts for late arrival
2017-05-12 – Where are Matplotlib release notes
2017-05-12 – G Suite with BB10
2017-05-09 – Upgrade BIOS on Intel NUC D54250WYK
2017-05-08 – Convert list of bytes strings to single string in Python
2017-05-07 – Intel NUC D54250 BIOS update
2017-04-30 – Finding your Uber passenger rating
2017-04-27 – Convert RIS to Bibtex
2017-04-26 – GIMP Greek characters
2017-04-25 – Scan and fax in Linux and BSD using Xsane
2017-04-25 – Canon ImageClass MF4350d Linux driver install
2017-04-24 – Basler Aptina 0134 flatness measurements
2017-04-22 – Cropping video files in FFmpeg
2017-04-20 – Python 3 @ matrix multiply performance
2017-04-20 – GNU Radio FMCW radar with USRP B200 and Red Pitaya
2017-04-19 – Fix MATLAB error "only uncompressed AVI movies can be read on UNIX"
2017-04-13 – Ettus USRP UHD B200 Quickstart on Ubuntu
2017-04-10 – Worksheet for CW radar using Red Pitaya measurements
2017-04-06 – LOWTRAN Solar Irradiance, Horizontal User Data, and Transmittance models updated
2017-04-05 – Fixing Numpy MKL ImportError
2017-04-02 – YouTube Monetization change advertising
2017-03-31 – Narrowband radar on lowband VHF 25-50 MHz simulation
2017-03-30 – Troubleshooting embedded sensing systems
2017-03-29 – Testing h5py boolean vs uint8 write speed
2017-03-29 – Synchronous read issues with nidaqmx-python
2017-03-28 – Python NI-DAQmx official support
2017-03-27 – Create multiple Matlab plot data cursors
2017-03-24 – Student/hobbyist-built radar projects
2017-03-24 – Numpy N-D rot90 flip
2017-03-24 – Coefficient of variation from uranyl slide
2017-03-24 – Bootstrapped quick-start for Red Pitaya radar measurements
2017-03-23 – Ionospheric HF radar spectral regulations
2017-03-23 – HF radar experimental license example
2017-03-22 – Matlab readtable - read numeric spreadsheet data as text
2017-03-22 – Hubway yearly membership going to $99
2017-03-22 – Fix Spyder CXXABI not found and QT errors
2017-03-21 – How to install Glumpy OpenGL for Python
2017-03-21 – HF Radar spectrum sharing
2017-03-21 – Format a hard drive to ExFAT in Windows
2017-03-20 – CW Radar using Red Pitaya and GNU Radio
2017-03-19 – Install Andor Neo SDK3 in Windows
2017-03-19 – Install Andor Neo SDK3 in Linux
2017-03-17 – Use VNC to connect to supercomputers such as Stampede and BU SCC
2017-03-17 – Calibrating the PiRadar range and Doppler
2017-03-16 – Convert PDF to SVG
2017-03-15 – Radar transponder for radar calibration
2017-03-15 – Radar operation at low-band VHF license-free
2017-03-15 – Basic PiRadar functionality test
2017-03-14 – Uber Wear OS app charging 50% more than Uber phone app
2017-03-14 – MATLAB/Python image / imagesc non-linear axes
2017-03-13 – Poker Flat auroral data links
2017-03-12 – Operate WSPR, WSJT, PSK31 remotely over Linux
2017-03-11 – Blackberry Calendar bug - time zone alert upon network switch
2017-03-09 – Get Windows uptime from Command Prompt
2017-03-08 – Tilde means very different things in Python vs. Matlab!
2017-03-06 – Radio Scientists, Amateur Radio, and the August 2017 Solar Eclipse
2017-03-06 – f2py example import Fortran library from Python
2017-03-05 – Estimating Electron Number Density via WSPR
2017-03-04 – Disable Fast Boot on Windows 10
2017-03-01 – DraftSight for Windows requires upgrade
2017-02-28 – Fix Daydream View VR controller pairing
2017-02-27 – pgrep pkill fulltext process name search
2017-02-26 – Raspberry Pi camera RAW image acquisition with Python
2017-02-25 – WSPR on 60 meters in the USA requires non-default frequency
2017-02-23 – Control Dropbox from Linux Terminal
2017-02-22 – Setup Red Pitaya for PiRadar HF ionospheric radar
2017-02-19 – Setup Red Pitaya for NMR pulsed transmission
2017-02-15 – Icom IC-756 hamlib settings
2017-02-13 – Cygwin make OpenBox start
2017-02-08 – GNU Radio for Windows Subsystem for Linux
2017-02-06 – FITSIO in Octave-FITS under Cygwin
2017-02-06 – Battery life of Lenovo W541 while suspended on Ubuntu
2017-02-03 – UberX no pickup-driver not in car
2017-02-01 – Converting Python 2.7 code to Python 3.6
2017-01-31 – Python fine-grained OS detection of WSL, Cygwin, etc.
2017-01-28 – Install PMTK3 in Matlab / GNU Octave
2017-01-28 – Install LibSVM in Matlab, GNU Octave and Python
2017-01-27 – Export Wordpress to Jekyll static hosting
2017-01-23 – Losslessly trim in time videos with FFmpeg
2017-01-22 – Play video from Beamer LaTeX presentation PDF
2017-01-22 – Build POV-Ray 3.7
2017-01-21 – Workaround for VPNC leak of IPv6 with NetworkManager
2017-01-20 – PSPICE Simulation from Matlab/Octave
2017-01-19 – LaTeX Beamer multi-column table of contents
2017-01-10 – DOSBox USB to Serial RS232 on Linux
2017-01-08 – Compile Matlab code to run on any PC
2017-01-06 – Fixing Ubuntu no Wifi on resume from suspend
2017-01-04 – Matplotlib 3-D mesh wiregrid example
2017-01-02 – Survey of 4G LTE Ethernet routers
2017-01-01 – How are WPAN wireless connections to local devices doing?

2016

2016-12-31 – UberPool experiences in Boston
2016-12-26 – The Perfect Uber Driver
2016-12-25 – Updating from CyanogenMod / Lineage OS CM11 to CM12.1
2016-12-24 – Qi charging review
2016-12-23 – Ubuntu - Unity, XFCE, etc - making/changing applications shortcuts
2016-12-15 – Fix Matplotlib imshow blank figures
2016-12-12 – LaTeX content in parent/sibling directories
2016-12-09 – Unstick Windows update by resetting network connection
2016-12-08 – Workaround pandoc timer_create not implemented error
2016-12-05 – Get latest stable Git with Ubuntu PPA
2016-12-03 – DUNS error CEPDEV101
2016-11-24 – Where does TeXstudio keep its user dictionary ignored words
2016-11-24 – ImageJ save multi-frame FITS files
2016-11-20 – Comparing two .doc or .docx files in Libreoffice Writer
2016-11-06 – Switching from Blackberry to Google Pixel
2016-11-05 – Setup Red Pitaya for GNU Radio
2016-11-04 – Open Cytometry - verifying LED/camera timing with hardware measurements
2016-11-03 – Red Pitaya v1.1 educational pricing
2016-11-03 – Install Debian to eMMC on Beaglebone Black
2016-11-02 – Acquiring imaging cytometry triggered images with LED illumination
2016-10-30 – Convert SVG to EPS or PNG with Inkscape on the command line
2016-10-30 – Convert Latex Tikz diagram to SVG
2016-10-28 – Open Cytometry - discussing biological models and illumination needs
2016-10-25 – OMTI auroral imager at RISR data download
2016-10-23 – 7-zip LZMA file compression on Linux/Mac/Windows
2016-10-22 – Final verification of Intel vPro on site setup
2016-10-15 – Google Pixel 1 phone on Google Fi - Technical Details
2016-10-13 – Using RFspace SDR-IQ on Linux with CuteSDR
2016-10-12 – Mapping the End of Malaria
2016-10-10 – Remove default limited Ubuntu web browser
2016-10-01 – Boston University Dean of Engineering Alumni Award ceremony, Sept. 30, 2016
2016-09-29 – Adjust Matlab data cursor precision
2016-09-28 – Python QT-based live spectrum visualization
2016-09-27 – Uber upfront pricing is not always a fixed price
2016-09-23 – Open source HF aeronomy radar projected accepted for BU ECE Senior Design.
2016-09-23 – Open source cytometry projected accepted for BU ECE Senior Design.
2016-09-22 – Melanie Sinche *Next Gen PhD* - survey data and results talk notes
2016-09-21 – Engaging with DARPA - Stefanie Tomkins @ BU talk
2016-09-20 – Use SVG vector graphics in LaTeX
2016-09-20 – OpenCV cv.CalcOpticalFlowHS Horn-Schunck smoothness lambda parameter
2016-09-20 – Importing legacy OpenCV modules from OpenCV 2 in Python
2016-09-19 – Abandoned objects video databases
2016-09-14 – US House of Representatives - Earth & Space Science Caucus launch
2016-09-13 – Trump International Hotel D.C. opening day visit
2016-09-11 – Critical calendaring bugs in Microsoft Outlook for Android
2016-09-09 – Uber Pool Boston $2 campus flat rates
2016-09-08 – Primary candidates need a mobile website
2016-09-07 – Rail trespasser strike - Boston University Summer 2016
2016-09-02 – Monitoring ridesharing driver behavior
2016-09-01 – Charter bus ridesharing Skedaddle app
2016-08-21 – Be sure your authentic Nest product is shrink-wrapped
2016-08-11 – Finding matplotlibrc Matplotlib defaults file
2016-07-26 – diff and patch disregarding line endings Dos Unix
2016-07-22 – Atom Editor with ReStructured Text RST
2016-07-20 – SoundBot Bluetooth headphones
2016-07-18 – Mount broken .vdi VirtualBox disk image
2016-07-12 – Windows Subsystem for Linux softlinks directory loop
2016-07-11 – Reporting bugs for Windows Subsystem for Linux
2016-07-10 – Upgrading dual-boot Linux laptop to Windows 10
2016-07-07 – LG Urbane 2nd Edition LTE lockup - unresponsive black screen
2016-07-04 – Use bikeshare rental for cheap front-row fireworks access
2016-06-29 – Blackberry Android hardware keyboard enhancement settings
2016-06-28 – Ridesharing rider pickup problems in Boston 2016
2016-06-28 – 7zip & move recursively
2016-06-27 – Cablewifi / xfinitywifi technical notes
2016-06-22 – Using git to restore a single deleted file
2016-06-14 – Blackberry Priv vs Blackberry Passport
2016-06-12 – using wget for website broken link checking
2016-06-12 – lynx 2.8.9 non-working -traversal for https site link checking
2016-06-04 – Fix Matlab crash on startup on Linux
2016-06-02 – PDF text editor Linux
2016-05-30 – $2 Bluetooth Speaker technical review
2016-05-27 – Fix Dell Speaker Bar with no audio
2016-05-26 – How Paging Coasters work
2016-05-25 – RC helicopter - improving maximum control range
2016-05-24 – Screen Protector - LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE W200
2016-05-23 – Python get free network port
2016-05-23 – Hosim S911 2.4 GHz RC car technical review and fix
2016-05-21 – Increase ulimit number of open files
2016-05-08 – Cohen-Sutherland line clipping in Python
2016-05-04 – Add or remove user sudo privileges
2016-05-01 – Force upgrade to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
2016-04-30 – Harmonic radar frequency selection
2016-04-29 – Need to upgrade Virtualbox when upgrading Ubuntu
2016-04-23 – SVXlink server on Ubuntu Linux
2016-04-23 – Fix Python HDF5 library version mismatched error
2016-04-22 – Matlab tilde filename bug
2016-04-21 – Connecting to 802.1x Wifi from a Linux device
2016-04-21 – Command-line update to Ubuntu 16.04 over SSH
2016-04-05 – Recovering a failed upgrade to Ubuntu 16.04
2016-04-04 – Raspberry Pi radio IQ transmit
2016-03-29 – Double precision complex in f2py
2016-03-15 – Add VirtualBox user to vboxusers on Linux
2016-02-28 – Quick Charge 3.0 USB power analyzer measurements
2016-02-14 – Science Magazine on Open Data
2016-02-13 – Verizon Ellipis MiFi - Antenna details of Mobile Hotspot
2016-01-31 – Lenovo W541 black screen after installing more RAM
2016-01-29 – Windows 10 VirtualBox Guest doesn't see Shared Folders
2016-01-28 – Rescue corrupted IDL .sav files to NetCDF or HDF5
2016-01-26 – Implementing Barron "Performance of Optical Flow Techniques" 1994 C code
2016-01-18 – Bluetooth headsets not recognized in Pulseaudio
2016-01-15 – LabVIEW Shared Variables through Windows Firewall
2016-01-05 – BMW 528i xDrive Comments

2015

2015-12-30 – Reading THEMIS all-sky imager ASI data with Python or MATLAB
2015-12-22 – Disabling middle mouse paste Linux
2015-12-20 – RTL2832 receiver overload
2015-12-02 – Matlab/Octave 32-bit with 64-bit integers
2015-11-23 – Windows Airplane Mode stops laptop from charging
2015-11-20 – Python findpeaks--find maxima of data with adjacency condition
2015-11-18 – Switching to Blackberry Android from Blackberry 10 Passport
2015-11-18 – Getting files from BB10 to Linux
2015-11-18 – Blackberry Priv Initial App List from factory
2015-11-11 – Could Mad Max have used Cubesats in Fury Road?
2015-11-05 – Raspberry Pi OV5647 camera spectral response
2015-11-04 – Societal Engineer's e-Bookshelf
2015-10-28 – Android x86 - Wear OS smartwatch from Virtual Machine
2015-10-22 – Matlab R2015b works on Ubuntu 15.10
2015-10-21 – $9 CHIP Alpha 2 computer quickstart
2015-10-20 – Making image montage with GNU Octave
2015-10-20 – Greenland high-speed auroral video operations back in action
2015-10-19 – DMC auroral camera online for 2015-2016 season in Sondrestrom, Greenland
2015-10-15 – GNU Octave for Windows on Linux using WINE
2015-10-15 – expanduser for Matlab, allowing use of tilde for users
2015-10-12 – Comtrend PG-9172 G.hn powerline Ethernet web browser configuration
2015-10-11 – Matlab R2015b Student Version
2015-10-11 – Fix broken resume from suspend on modern computers
2015-09-27 – Github - Please help us make a more open world via easy repo traffic graphs
2015-09-09 – Matlab R2015b enabled MinGW GNU C/C++/Fortran compilers
2015-08-25 – LG G Watch R now has Wifi
2015-08-20 – Picking Python 2 or Python 3 from Command Prompt in Windows
2015-08-13 – Selecting computer for high speed image or software defined radio data streaming applications
2015-08-13 – Installing Andor Neo/Zyla camera in Windows
2015-08-09 – curl error setting certificate verify location CAFile file
2015-07-29 – Programming Kenwood 900MHz radio for 33cm amateur radio
2015-07-26 – Fix ping needing sudo
2015-07-26 – Beaglebone recovery with RS232 serial port J1 FTDI
2015-07-25 – Set preferred Wifi order on BB10
2015-07-24 – Wearable/device security pitfalls and dangers to users
2015-07-20 – Sending ICMP ping from BB10
2015-07-19 – Why you need a temperature regulated soldering iron.
2015-07-12 – Gmail IMAP delete to Archive instead of Trash
2015-06-25 – Temporal and spatial registration of multi-site camera systems
2015-06-12 – Article commentary - "Learning Enough Python to Land a Job"
2015-06-08 – Passive Radar Hackaday article
2015-06-08 – Overlay contour on image or pcolor in Matlab 3D plot
2015-06-08 – Matlab unique colormaps each subplot
2015-05-28 – Fix Beaglebone Debian 8 Jessie "man"
2015-05-25 – People Who Scale
2015-05-18 – matplotlib ScalarFormatter interfering between figures
2015-05-12 – Madrigal geospace database API install and example
2015-05-03 – Update Beaglebone firmware & kernel
2015-04-22 – Auroral GLOW model by Stan Solomon in Python
2015-03-28 – LCPFCT solver--accessible from Python
2015-03-20 – Motorola quad-band portable radio APX8000
2015-03-11 – Micro SD mounting read-only
2015-03-09 – Python OpenCV2 vs. OpenCV3 API compatibility
2015-02-24 – IDL IDE idlde on Ubuntu 14.04 KDE desktop
2015-02-12 – Enabling extra apt install software/apps on Beaglebone
2015-02-11 – Fix Beaglebone Black Rev. C error on apt
2015-02-10 – Beaglebone Black GPIO demonstration code
2015-02-03 – Install wine on Ubuntu 14.04 after upgrade

2014

2014-11-27 – Compacting VirtualBox VDI files
2014-11-12 – Log Python module versions to disk
2014-10-23 – My Comment on Draft AGU Data Position Statement
2014-10-19 – Video Software Defined Radio lectures from WPI
2014-10-14 – Matlab R2014b - X11 forwarding and OpenGL
2014-10-05 – Amateur Radio band plans - strong FM adjacent to weak signal modes thoughts
2014-09-11 – AGI STK in Virtualbox on Linux
2014-08-27 – Compiling Matplotlib with TkAgg and pip
2014-08-11 – Cygwin HDF5 load crash fix
2014-08-08 – Maximum Entropy Regularization on Python
2014-08-07 – Getting a metal enclosure for Ettus USRP B200/B210
2014-07-30 – Stop 3-D plot crashing on Matlab over VNC
2014-07-28 – H5Labview and 1-D arrays
2014-07-24 – Find Gmail email with any attachment e.g. PDF
2014-07-23 – Fix Ralink RT2800 Warning TX status log overflow
2014-07-18 – Lenovo X220 snap-on slice battery advantages and characteristics
2014-07-17 – Very pleased with Lenovo warranty service
2014-07-10 – Using P.C. Hansen's AIRtools and ReguTools in Python using Oct2Py
2014-05-22 – Set up Beaglebone Black with Ubuntu
2014-05-18 – Fix WPA2-EAP without certificate
2014-05-12 – Removing line numbers from text file
2014-05-06 – Matlab R2013b C++ MEX on Ubuntu 14.04
2014-05-05 – Matlab imwarp over 3x faster than imtransform
2014-05-01 – Python paramiko SFTP syntax notes
2014-05-01 – post graph of .tex document progress to HTML server
2014-04-11 – Before Congress 1977 - Hubble Space Telescope
2014-04-10 – LaTeX harpoon vector symbol
2014-04-09 – Using Phoronix Test Suite 5
2014-04-09 – Manually putting external USB drives into standby
2014-03-13 – Fix Matlab R2013b/R2014a BLAS loading error
2014-03-10 – Libreoffice Calc allow two initial capital letters
2014-03-03 – Cygwin Imagemagick error about missing arial.ttf
2014-03-01 – Matlab fseek bug with uint64 offset
2014-02-28 – Matlab - fixing exponential tick labels
2014-02-27 – Compiling Unison file synchronizer on CentOS
2014-02-25 – HiST 2014 aurora season start
2014-02-10 – Asus P8Z77-M boot device choice
2014-02-06 – Windows PC field checklist
2014-01-15 – e-Book resources on Inverse Theory, pertaining to Tomography

2013

2013-12-31 – Safely ejecting USB flash thumb drives in Linux
2013-12-27 – Converting AVI to grayscale PNG for easier analysis/viewing
2013-12-22 – Changing serial RS-232 COM port baud rate of Kenwood TS-2000 remotely
2013-12-21 – hamlib - Stopping/starting rigctld and rotctld via Bash script
2013-12-19 – Lenovo T540p with 2880 x 1620 resolution
2013-12-19 – Collective behavior detection for Passive FM radar
2013-12-09 – Stop MATLAB high CPU usage on Idle Windows/Mac/Linux
2013-11-17 – Disable Beaglebone Black flashing heartbeat LED
2013-11-05 – Fix Matlab missing libstdc++ error
2013-11-03 – Shots heard around the city
2013-10-24 – Andor Zyla 4.2 announced
2013-10-22 – Setting up GCX Linux astrometry program
2013-10-18 – MATLAB GFORTRAN_1.4 not found
2013-10-03 – Science Magazine - Who's Afraid of Peer Review?
2013-09-09 – Quote of the Day
2013-09-08 – Octave "doc" not working
2013-09-08 – Comparison of Clang and GCC
2013-08-28 – SSH login show load avg, free memory, free disk
2013-08-28 – Non-uniform FFT NUFFT imaging tomography article list
2013-08-21 – Winetricks "voice had cried out in terror" error resolve
2013-08-07 – Radio Shack 43-3102 intercom squelch adjustment
2013-07-24 – Windows 8.1 on Virtualbox 4.2
2013-07-23 – Greek Fonts in Draftsight
2013-06-10 – MATLAB - allow integer, non-exponential ylabel or xlabel
2013-06-02 – Fix Matlab install permission denied error
2013-06-02 – 2013 Apple Superdrive works only with Mac hardwave
2013-04-06 – MATLAB on Ubuntu - libstdc++ errors on system or unix calls
2013-03-03 – Find files modified less than X days ago
2013-02-28 – $100 VHF/UHF Wouxun UV3D walkie talkie
2013-02-14 – ImageJ-Win64 won't start
2013-02-08 – Workarounds for emergency sshfs mount
2013-02-04 – Fix sshfs Input/Output Error
2013-01-13 – DMC 2013 Jan 13 auroral observations in Sondrestrom, Greenland
2013-01-02 – rigctl / hamlib with Kenwood TS-2000

2012

2012-12-25 – Lamborghini R485 tractor featured on Jay Leno's Garage
2012-12-19 – REGEXP to get formatted date out of arbitrary length string
2012-11-10 – Octave/MATLAB 'bug' with fileread
2012-10-27 – GraphicsMagick compilation options with Octave
2012-09-24 – Can't plot or use imagesc in Octave
2012-09-04 – Compute & Display Image Histogram with Imagemagick
2012-08-28 – Ubuntu - setting Nautilus default view to detailed list-view
2012-08-26 – Filezilla FTP - Can't list directories
2012-08-23 – Making a 2D pyramid in MATLAB
2012-08-07 – GDL PLOT - PLplot installation lacks the requested driver - xwin
2012-07-31 – Ubuntu 12.04 idle screen dim timer
2012-07-31 – Disable bluetooth on startup for Ubuntu 12.04
2012-07-18 – Making hdparm setting permanent in Ubuntu 12.04
2012-07-17 – MATLAB download_agent how to run in Linux
2012-07-15 – Fix WINE Error 481 Failed reading JPEG
2012-06-14 – Read/Write speed of Seagate Momentus XT 500GB hybrid hard drive
2012-05-05 – TK-481 / TK-981 scanning
2012-04-25 – Hecht "Optics" 4th ed. Errata
2012-04-05 – GMRS License Statistics
2012-04-03 – ARRL Seeking 900 MHz feedback by May 7, 2012
2012-03-13 – Google Earth in Fedora
2012-03-01 – Removing YUM repositories from RHEL-family distros
2012-02-28 – Resetting forgotten password in Ubuntu Linux
2012-02-18 – Fedora 16 - changing screen dim timer
2012-01-20 – Positive train control in dark territory
2012-01-04 – HP50g vs. TI-89

2011

2011-12-17 – Working smarter not harder in geoscience and STEM
2011-10-11 – Solving problems of legacy Auroral video recording
2011-10-05 – Mathematics of Auroral Viewing
2011-08-17 – Mars Radar Sounder missions other than MARSIS article list
2011-08-01 – Satellite Radar Calibration article list
2011-07-28 – MARSIS Subsurface Measurements article list
2011-07-08 – MARSIS Antenna characterization article list
2011-06-28 – MARSIS Ionospheric Measurements article list
2011-03-26 – I accepted admission to BU ECE PhD program

2010

2010-12-25 – Proposed HF TOA experiments
2010-08-21 – Choosing the Icom R-2500 broadband receiver
2010-07-22 – Perils and positives of flextime for engineering jobs
2010-04-14 – RFSpace SDR-IQ - 0-30MHz, 190kHz BW dynamite SDR receiver!
2010-02-17 – Federal Gov't reopens after Snowmageddon
2010-01-27 – Attempting to be car-free in Washington, D.C.

2009

2009-06-03 – Why arbitrary 160 character SMS limit?
2009-05-19 – Federal job relocation provided movers are fantastic.
2009-02-13 – Preliminary implementation of software voice scrambler/descrambler

2008

2008-08-25 – Using U-Haul to/from D.C. internship
2008-08-11 – Meeting people in D.C. during an internship
2008-06-12 – Naval Research Lab Amateur Radio Club
2008-05-18 – Outdoor WiFi instead of cellular for campgrounds
2008-04-30 – Proposed high school / college project list
2008-04-07 – Kenwood TS-2000 tips and tricks
2008-04-06 – Yaesu VX-7 tip and tricks
2008-02-16 – Nextel site locations in Michigan

2007

2007-09-19 – Hacking improving ECE lab hardware
2007-06-16 – 3G WWAN for mobile workers
2007-05-20 – Joint Services Open House Andrews AFB May 18-20, 2007
2007-05-03 – Perils of "buy and try" engineering
2007-04-12 – Moving to D.C. for NRL research internship
2007-03-11 – Radio Trunking system PTT Latency and Overloading Part 2
2007-02-25 – Positive outcomes of undergrad research internship
2007-01-30 – W8MSU Michigan State University repeater coverage map
2007-01-21 – Diagnose and fix repeater desensitization
2007-01-02 – Tracing Public Safety / Critical Infrastructure radio repeater interference

2006

2006-12-23 – Sprint Blackberry 8703e transition from Nextel
2006-12-22 – Detailed two-way radio repeater base station diagnosis and upgrades
2006-07-22 – NASA Space Shuttle Audio Rebroadcast Schematic
2006-07-15 – Picking a clear frequency for FM repeaters
2006-07-13 – Coffee Can Radar is detecting humans at 20 feet!
2006-07-11 – Tone testing of two-way / amateur radio passband
2006-06-30 – Easy Echolink Interface
2006-06-20 – Redesigning the Wilkinson power divider to be realizable
2006-06-19 – Modeling Wilkinson power divider in Sonnet
2006-06-16 – Coffee Can Radar - Wilkinson Power Divider
2006-06-14 – Coffee Can Radar Modules built thus far
2006-06-09 – Block diagram of Synthetic Aperture Through Wall Radar Prototype
2006-05-05 – Developing a radar for education

2005

2005-10-27 – Making connections / networking first few months after moving and changing careers
2005-09-25 – Transition university from Windows 98/XP to SUSE Linux
2005-05-23 – Radio Trunking system PTT Latency and Overloading Part 1
2005-05-10 – Anecdotes from non-traditional full-time electrical engineering student
2005-04-30 – Becoming a non-traditional full-time electrical engineering student
2005-03-02 – Nextel Blackberry 7520 email vs. standard phone setup.

2004

2004-11-10 – Intense aurora north of Detroit, Nov. 2004
2004-07-02 – Yaesu VX-7 Technical Review
2004-06-11 – Knowing when to exit business to go back to school
2004-05-03 – 800 MHz overloading receiver interference
2004-01-02 – SDARS satellite radio indoor reception

2003

2003-11-02 – Radio coverage map verification with sound card logging.
2003-09-07 – Chasing Nextel 800MHz Police Radio Interference Before Rebanding.
2003-08-20 – Aftermath of Northeast power blackout
2003-07-30 – Microphonic 800 MHz EF Johnson Repeaters
2003-06-18 – Emergency Backup Two-Tone Paging - Part 1/2
2003-03-29 – Tracking down Cable TV leakage interference to public safety repeater radio systems

2002

2002-12-07 – Working outdoors in extreme cold weather
2002-10-20 – When to repair or replace a refrigerator, considering energy costs.
2002-09-15 – AOL Instant Messenger by phone.
2002-07-10 – Field trip to Motorola headquarters
2002-05-13 – Modify clock for 24 hour display

2001

2001-08-12 – Making money in Electronics - Wireless communications
2001-06-11 – Get/send email on Nextel via messaging.nextel.com
2001-02-13 – Maximum performance of trunking system via modulation level tuneup.
2001-02-02 – Nextel acquires 900 MHz SMR spectrum

2000

2000-11-28 – Meteors and Aurora in the Midwest and MW/HF/VHF propagation
2000-09-24 – 900 MHz point to point broadband
2000-08-02 – excellent HF propagation in Cycle 23
2000-01-01 – Why do public safety systems use VHF instead of UHF or 800/900 MHz?

1999

1999-12-24 – AM radio high fidelity Part 15 broadcast
1999-11-26 – Perils of hilltop tower visits - deer hunters, failing brakes and pirates
1999-11-09 – Active Sun impacts of HF communications
1999-07-06 – Building an 800 MHz SMR system using salvage parts to fulfill FCC construction permit.
1999-06-27 – Low-gain antennas can be better than high-gain antennas in urban areas
1999-03-08 – CD-R is NOT for archival purposes

1998

1998-12-02 – Netscape Navigator 4 autocomplete security
1998-07-07 – Wireless WAN in the Midwest
1998-06-20 – Repairing 35 Watt 800 MHz EF Johnson Summit radios
1998-05-25 – CB Radio long range communications
1998-02-05 – Full duplex 800 MHz SMR telephone

1997

1997-12-23 – Transition to 800 MHz trunked radio system.
1997-07-13 – Cash or Charge - Pay for it now, or pay much more later.

1996

1996-12-27 – How to give Internet lectures with good audio
1996-11-11 – Trucking companies choices for radio/wireless comms
1996-10-03 – Free lunch at school for washing dishes
1996-07-12 – Increasing range of wireless phone jacks
1996-04-05 – Working in wireless SMR 800/900MHz growth field.

1995

1995-09-23 – Galaxy Saturn Turbo for 10m
1995-07-02 – Monitor the ionosphere with an AM radio and tape recorder
1995-05-11 – Dealing with needy electronics repair customers

1994

1994-09-21 – EF Johnson Challenger 717x/718x microphonic fix
1994-07-05 – Listening on Marine band VHF radio
1994-05-10 – Solar eclipses and other transitions

1993

1993-07-06 – Make CB base antenna from mobile antenna
1993-06-27 – SSB vs. AM CB radio range advantages
1993-05-31 – Building a radio shack from garage sales

1992

1992-11-27 – CB Radio experiments to increase range
1992-08-05 – Home-built antenna experiments on CB Radio
1992-06-25 – Replacing an Apple IIe with a 286 desktop PC
1992-04-21 – Reasonable quality multimeter for electronics is worthwhile

1991

1991-12-08 – Nintendo Game Genie-what more could be done?
1991-11-09 – Intensely bright aurora seen Nov. 8, 1991 evening in the Midwest
1991-06-10 – Forrest Mims Engineer's Notebook - Communications Projects

1990

1990-04-28 – Science fair crystal radio performance issues