tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37202253804345046972024-03-13T04:07:09.553-04:00Scared to fly? But I love rocket science!A blog to record helpful tips/hints/tricks/etc. that I come across during my scientific career regarding science, computers, and research. I love learning and disseminating Knowledge.timmay143http://www.blogger.com/profile/15416169613426826669noreply@blogger.comBlogger494125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720225380434504697.post-33448381235114249902016-10-15T14:14:00.001-04:002016-10-15T14:14:15.678-04:00numbering - A vertically centered equation number on a multline environment - TeX - LaTeX Stack Exchange<a href="http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/61195/a-vertically-centered-equation-number-on-a-multline-environment">numbering - A vertically centered equation number on a multline environment - TeX - LaTeX Stack Exchange</a>: <br /><br />
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<a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12933279/how-to-comment-and-uncomment-blocks-of-code-in-the-office-vba-editor">http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12933279/how-to-comment-and-uncomment-blocks-of-code-in-the-office-vba-editor</a><br />
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One way to quickly comment and uncomment blocks of code is to add the Comment Block and Uncomment Block buttons to your toolbar.<br />
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Do the same for the Uncomment Block.<br />
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<br />timmay143http://www.blogger.com/profile/15416169613426826669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720225380434504697.post-41196730175742724892014-06-06T10:01:00.000-04:002014-06-06T10:01:19.360-04:00Change Default Font and Size for Text Boxes in Excel 2010I had someone ask me if I knew how to change the default text font and size for inserting a text box. Of course it wasn't too straightforward, but with a little Googling I was able to find this!<br />
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Here is one way to change the default font. It does not allow to you to change the default size!
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No it's by design rather than a bug. Unfortunately when you copy and paste within a text box, Excel by default formats the pasted text using 'body font' from the Fonts Theme set for the workbook, and the standard font size that is set in Excel options, rather than keeping the format of the source, which is annoying. Calibri is body font in the default built-in Fonts theme called 'Office'.
The easist way to change this behaviour, assuming you only want all text boxes to use Arial, is to create a special theme with the font you want. Do this from the Page Layout ribbon, select Fonts under Themes, and 'Create New Theme Fonts'. Edit the Body font, then name and save the Theme.
Now select any of text box and apply the customised Font theme. The font in all text boxes should adjust to the theme font. Copying and pasting within the text boxes will also use this font.
In regard to the font size, this is based on the default font size set in Excel Options.
If you want to use this customised theme for all new workbooks, then you can create a customised template with the your customised theme pre-selected:
Open a blank workbook, apply your custom Fonts theme and then save is as a template called Book.xltx, in your XLStart folder:
Save As, Select Save As Type - Excel Template (*.xltx) type, change the name to Book, and locate it in the XLStart folder. In my PC (Vista) this is:C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART\
All new workbooks created will then be based on this template.
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This is the trick you must use to change both! You simply create an initial text box the with the font and size you wish. Then right-click on the text box and choose the "Set as Default Text Box." This should allow future text boxes to be set to this new default. Found it here from this nice instructional video on YouTube!!
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx_Ql56XPFg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx_Ql56XPFg</a><br />
<br />timmay143http://www.blogger.com/profile/15416169613426826669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720225380434504697.post-63525946985859289102014-04-21T09:58:00.000-04:002014-04-21T09:58:11.034-04:00How to update date and time in header footer in PowerPoint 2010Ok, so this may be stupid, but since Microsoft products are used heavily in my new work environment, I "have" to (well I don't have to, but I want to) learn shortcuts and things such as overlay modifiers, for example, what I am posting now, in how to update a date amongst slides.<br />
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So, I have been given a PowerPoint for internal weekly progress reports. The PowerPoint had a master slide which I am familiar with since I did use PP for school presentations. I tried to change the date on "the" master slide. However, this did not update the date for all slides. I tried to Google and look up a way to update a date/time insert. All I found were how to simply insert the date or insert/change the date for headers/footers. I was "unaware" that the date was inserted on the slides as a footer, and I was thinking I could insert a text box with some type of "code" for the date which would update automatically when changed. At any rate, I was simply thinking about it too much and in a roundabout way. I simply just needed to go to the Insert tab then Header and Footer. There you can change the date and its format and then apply to all slides! Stupid and small, but I have to become more efficient in other things other than just LaTeX. I will be heavily involved with Microsoft products, such as Excel and PP. Not that I was ever against using them, I'd just prefer other software.<br />
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<br />timmay143http://www.blogger.com/profile/15416169613426826669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720225380434504697.post-42222744693788713762014-04-14T10:01:00.001-04:002014-04-21T09:58:31.263-04:00Online LaTeX Equation Editor - create, integrate and download<a href="http://www.codecogs.com/latex/eqneditor.php">Online LaTeX Equation Editor - create, integrate and download</a>: <br />
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This is a pretty neat little app. If you don't have MathType and or don't want to use equation editor for Microsoft products (or similar), such as PowerPoint, then this is a nice way to display equations through an image.timmay143http://www.blogger.com/profile/15416169613426826669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720225380434504697.post-11554548857163736882014-04-11T17:11:00.000-04:002014-04-21T09:58:42.717-04:00Free PDF cropper!<a href="http://www.pdfscissors.com/">http://www.pdfscissors.com/</a><br />
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Pretty cool app!<br />
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Features:<br />
No installation required. Just click the start button,<br />
Take those extra margins aways with easy cropping tool!<br />
Drop margins from all pages by drawing just one crop area!<br />
Avoid accidentally cropping some texts<br />
See all pages together in stacked view<br />
Scanned book? Crop odd/even pages separately<br />
Complex pdf? Crop individual pages separately with full freedom.<br />
Create crop areas easily<br />
Draw, resize, move crop areas<br />
Copy / paste crop areas using usual Ctrl +C / Ctrl + V<br />
Why:<br />
I myself faced a lot of difficulties to read pdf in kindle (and mobile phones / internet tablets), specially the image based pdfs (scanned image pdfs). Got tired of zooming and scrolling while reading a nice book. So created this to help me 'dive into the reading'. I hope it helps you too.<br />
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Why free? Well, I like programming and I needed the tool, so I would have created it anyways :P<br />
To run the app, just click those buttons on the left<br />
Those will launch the app directly...<br />
no hassle<br />
It will use 'Java webstart' technology. You need to <a href="http://www.java.com/">have latest Java </a>in your computer.<br />
The app does not modify the original pdf, it creates a new pdf with the new crop areas that you will draw.<br />
If you run the offline version, it will create a shortcut on desktop (and also to programs menu on windows). You can use that to run the app without internet connection.<br />
If you have internet connection, app will keep itself automatically updated, no need to worry about getting the latest version.<br />
NOTE: The app does NOT upload any file / any data from user's computer, the pdfs are cropped on user's machine.<br />
Another note: App may ask to connect to Google sites, don't worry, it does that only to check whether there is any updated version of the app. It's an open source app and I have no intent to collect any user data.</blockquote>
timmay143http://www.blogger.com/profile/15416169613426826669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720225380434504697.post-9039555064993920282014-02-12T18:20:00.000-05:002014-02-12T19:00:47.962-05:00Some good links for trying to put boxes around equations and the align environment, etc. in LaTeX<a href="http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/109900/how-can-i-box-multiple-aligned-equations">http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/109900/how-can-i-box-multiple-aligned-equations</a><br />
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<a href="http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/20575/attractive-boxed-equations">http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/20575/attractive-boxed-equations</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.latex-community.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3297">http://www.latex-community.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3297</a><br />
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<a href="http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/71025/aboxed-across-multiple-alignment">http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/71025/aboxed-across-multiple-alignment</a><br />
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<a href="http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/134984/putting-frame-only-around-equation-using-mdframed-package">http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/134984/putting-frame-only-around-equation-using-mdframed-package</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.latex-community.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=8144">http://www.latex-community.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=8144</a><br />
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<a href="http://get-software.net/macros/latex/contrib/mh/empheq.pdf">http://get-software.net/macros/latex/contrib/mh/empheq.pdf</a><br />
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<a href="http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/137287/equation-numbers-for-boxed-multiline-equations">http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/137287/equation-numbers-for-boxed-multiline-equations</a>timmay143http://www.blogger.com/profile/15416169613426826669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720225380434504697.post-65414892622306333752013-11-25T21:18:00.001-05:002013-11-25T21:18:01.904-05:00Fluids in Motion<a href="http://fluidsinmotion.wordpress.com/">Fluids in Motion</a><br />
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<blockquote class="tr_bq">Fluids in Motion is a blog devoted to fluid dynamic principles, theorists, history, and application. You'll find posts about aerodynamics, hydrodynamics, sports, and the latest fluid dynamic news. You'll also find videos that illustrate key concepts.</blockquote>timmay143http://www.blogger.com/profile/15416169613426826669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720225380434504697.post-37534680426349357492013-09-04T21:33:00.002-04:002013-09-25T02:17:24.578-04:00Why doesn't Chromium have “Chrome PDF Viewer” plugin?This is a nice way to get the PDF viewer to work in Chromium. Essentially, you take the "command" from Chrome and link it, or copy it, to Chromium.<br />
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<a href="http://askubuntu.com/questions/12584/why-doesnt-chromium-have-chrome-pdf-viewer-plugin">http://askubuntu.com/questions/12584/why-doesnt-chromium-have-chrome-pdf-viewer-plugin</a><br />
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<a href="http://askubuntu.com/questions/220913/pdf-viewer-in-chromium">http://askubuntu.com/questions/220913/pdf-viewer-in-chromium</a>timmay143http://www.blogger.com/profile/15416169613426826669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720225380434504697.post-58157898400930108372013-09-01T21:50:00.001-04:002013-09-25T02:17:45.403-04:00How to run Google Chromium browser from the terminalIn case you need to run the Google Chromium browser from the terminal (such as my case where my unity is messed up/broken), you can use the simple command
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<a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1811171">http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1811171</a>timmay143http://www.blogger.com/profile/15416169613426826669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720225380434504697.post-78563738973117041722013-09-01T21:18:00.000-04:002013-09-01T21:18:28.974-04:00Another site for UbuntuWhelp, it's been awhile since I've messed with Ubuntu (and this blog!). I just upgraded from 11.01/12.04 to 13.04 so I think I missed most of 12.04, all of 12.10, and 13.04 (with another release right around the corner, 13.10 in October). Was using a Windoze laptop and desktop for school. My desktop has been down for the count with a power issue for a long time, and I haven't had the time to mess with it. I turned in my school laptop so I had to revert back to this laptop. This Ubuntu is partially broken, but works for the most part. I've got a Surface Pro from school to use as well. Not real impressed with is so far, but it's decent for lightweight Windows usage compared to a traditional laptop.<br />
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Anyways, I thought I'd post another Ubuntu website which I thought might be helpful.<br />
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It's called <a href="http://www.n00bsonubuntu.net/">n00bs on Ubuntu</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.n00bsonubuntu.net/">http://www.n00bsonubuntu.net/</a><br />
<br />timmay143http://www.blogger.com/profile/15416169613426826669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720225380434504697.post-80715239442473878082013-06-05T12:45:00.001-04:002013-06-05T12:45:09.589-04:00FreeFileSync | Free Security & Utilities software downloads at SourceForge.net<a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/freefilesync/?source=dlp">FreeFileSync | Free Security & Utilities software downloads at SourceForge.net</a><br />
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Looking at this FREE software for backing up and syncing files.<br />
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So far, I like it!timmay143http://www.blogger.com/profile/15416169613426826669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720225380434504697.post-6512517583784208562013-01-28T10:41:00.001-05:002013-02-22T00:02:29.021-05:00LaTeX Tips: Displayed Math - adding sections, subsections, etc. to equation numbers<a href="http://www.math.uiuc.edu/~hildebr/tex/displays.html">LaTeX Tips: Displayed Math</a><br />
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How to number equations. By default, LaTeX will number equations consecutively, as (1), (2), etc., assuming you use the automatic equation numbering mechanism. If the paper is very short, or if there are only a few numbered equations, this is fine, but once the numbers get into the twenties and higher, a scheme that numbers equations by section, as in (1.1), (1.2), ..., (2.1), etc., is preferable. In fact, for the vast majority of journal articles, the latter is probably the best numbering scheme. To get equations numbered by section, just put the following into the preamble: " <b>\numberwithin{equation}{section}</b> ". For books, theses, or very long papers, an equation numbering scheme that is three levels deep (with numbers like (4.1.1), etc.) may be appropriate. To get this, just replace "section" above by "subsection", or the corresponding innermost level. The same mechanism works for other counters, e.g., theorem counters, instead of "equation".</blockquote>
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If you have a thesis or some other class/document type it may be different. In my case (UTK thesis/diss class) it automatically numbered 3.1 for chapters. So for "3.1.1" it was "section," and "3.1.1.1" I used "subsection."timmay143http://www.blogger.com/profile/15416169613426826669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720225380434504697.post-73880289719149192872013-01-25T10:09:00.001-05:002013-09-01T21:19:01.364-04:00Sage: Open Source Mathematics Software v. 5.6 now out<a href="http://www.sagemath.org/index.html">Sage: Open Source Mathematics Software</a><br />
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Sage has released version 5.6timmay143http://www.blogger.com/profile/15416169613426826669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720225380434504697.post-87899181537894865232013-01-15T21:35:00.001-05:002013-09-01T21:19:11.878-04:00Sage Math for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sage-math/id496492945">Sage Math for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store</a><br />
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Version 2.1.0timmay143http://www.blogger.com/profile/15416169613426826669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720225380434504697.post-49749473327397533962013-01-14T17:59:00.001-05:002013-09-25T02:18:05.077-04:00Top 5 reasons the Ubuntu Linux phone might make it | ZDNet<a href="http://www.zdnet.com/top-5-reasons-the-ubuntu-linux-phone-might-make-it-7000009721/">Top 5 reasons the Ubuntu Linux phone might make it | ZDNet</a>timmay143http://www.blogger.com/profile/15416169613426826669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720225380434504697.post-61152906847607987882013-01-14T17:55:00.001-05:002013-01-14T21:02:01.847-05:00Windows - Nvidia - Display driver NVIDIA Windows Kernel Mode Driver, Version ???.?? stopped responding and has successfully recoveredOk, so I am using my advisor's Dell Precision M4500 laptop for Windows (7 specifically). It has a Quadro FX 1800M card onboard with a driver version of 259.22 installed. I kept getting occasional screen freezes in which I had to reboot. Every now and then the system "recovered" and gave me this error:<br />
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<b>Display driver NVIDIA Windows Kernel Mode Driver, Version 259.22 stopped responding and has successfully recovered</b><br />
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Finally sick of it, I googled and found this:<br />
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<a href="http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-hardware/display-driver-nvidia-windows-kernel-mode-driver/46f1f9d0-313a-4182-a56f-1604edf04448">http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-hardware/display-driver-nvidia-windows-kernel-mode-driver/46f1f9d0-313a-4182-a56f-1604edf04448</a><br />
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The complaint:<br />
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"Display driver NVIDIA Windows Kernel Mode Driver, Version 186.81 stopped responding and has successfully recovered." I keep getting this message since I installed Windows 7 Ultimate, it is only slightly different than the error message I got with Vista, please help!</blockquote>
Windows lovely response:
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If you have a desktop machine, get the latest drivers from here..
http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us
If you have a laptop, contact the laptop manufacturer as they are responsible for the proprietory drivers that you will need..
Mike Hall MVP - Windows Desktop Experience http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/</blockquote>
This is why I hate Windows!!!!! Thankfully the community pitched in. I first tried this:
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After many weeks of Googling, going through 100 threads, trying many of the solutions (some of which being ridiculous like reformatting, replacing hardware, etc.), I found ONE POST that suggested what I can now confirm fixes this problem. Not "it hasn't happened yet, keeping my fingers crossed", but actually fixed.
THE SOLUTION:
Nvidia Control Panel -> 3D Settings -> Set PhysX configuration -> Select a Physx processor -> choose your graphics card instead of leaving it on auto-select.</blockquote>
Like this^^^ user said, there are many fixes out there. This one^^^ didn't work.
However, I found this nice post at the top and seems very reasonable since (total guess) I feel like over heating was a problem. This computer had overheating issues before when someone else used it, but it wouldn't stay one in their case. So far so good:
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Ok guys, i fixed the problem... patched it at least...
I had the same problem (different model same story... as everyone else) Nvidia and Windows 7 64 (read some problems with 32 too) don't get along too well.... i tried all solutions i found over the web, nothing worked..
Here is how i fixed it, i desactivated all windows visual goodies & stuff...
Right click on my computer, go to property, then in left margin select: advanced system settings, third tab, called "Advanced" First option : Performance click on "settings", select "adjust for performance" that will uncheck everything, then you can keep the 3th and 4th from the end checked (smooth edges on screen fonts & smooth-scroll list box, if you want the webpages text to look the way they should.. quite essential to keep the font thing..)
my system became stable after that, no more video card crash, no more Display driver NVIDIA Windows Kernel Mode Driver, Version (whichever i tried) stopped responding and has successfully recovered
VERY STABLE, and very simple... looks like win98 but functionnality are fully there... (without even mentionning how much faster this thing boots... )
When you see it's working well & stable, add options, one at a time... (i would recommand the useful options you miss, not the estetic that looked good) i added "show thumbnails instead of icons" and it's still stable... that way, if it become unstable or start over again, you know wich one to uncheck...
it works for now, and let's hope Nvidia will release new drivers that actually works soon,...
hope this post will help other poor customers of Nvidia to stop those frustrating msgs... i figured i seen so many posts with that problems it was worth to post actually worked...
have a good day all...</blockquote>
I don't need or care for all the fancy stuff anyways. I do the same in Ubuntu/Mint with fallback or now Cinnamon because Unity seems to freeze with all the nonsense (nothing's perfect) and won't work (without much effort) with more than 2 monitors. Anyways, like I said it works for now and at least the performance is MUCH better. Looks like the old Windows 95 or 98 in places, but who cares?! Not me!!<br />
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NM!! Was watching a Youtube video full screen and it froze!!! Dammit! I don't think I'll ever by a Dell!!! Going to turn this POS in to get serviced!timmay143http://www.blogger.com/profile/15416169613426826669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720225380434504697.post-88246813288051417632013-01-09T01:18:00.001-05:002013-01-14T17:39:18.609-05:00Mark Shuttleworth Demos Ubuntu for Phones at CES 2013, Looks Really Slick, No More Lag! [Video] | Tech Drive-in<a href="http://www.techdrivein.com/2013/01/ubuntu-for-phones-demo-ces2013-mark-shuttleworth.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+techdrivein+%28Tech+Drive-in%29">Mark Shuttleworth Demos Ubuntu for Phones at CES 2013, Looks Really Slick, No More Lag! [Video] | Tech Drive-in</a><br />
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Ok, so this is why Ubuntu has gone in its direction! Finally, one device for TV, tablet, phone, and desktop!! I can't wait to see this in action. C'mon Ubuntu! If they pull this off it will be bank!!!<br />
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This is what the Unity interface was exclusively designed for. Ubuntu/Cano may have put the cart in fron tof the horse in this instance, but Unity is more optimized for touch screen. I guess Ubuntu wanted to test it and run it as a desktop system (their strong link) before trying mobile devices such as phones, tablets, and touch screen computers.timmay143http://www.blogger.com/profile/15416169613426826669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720225380434504697.post-47216548801737674702013-01-08T22:55:00.001-05:002013-01-08T22:56:00.755-05:00Everything You Forget About LaTeX: Formatting Tables - Adding space to rows and columns<a href="http://everythingyouforgetaboutlatex.blogspot.com/2008/10/formatting-tables.html">Everything You Forget About LaTeX: Formatting Tables</a><br />
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Column Width: \tabcolsep<br />
Usage: \renewcommand\tabcolsep{6pt}<br />
Explanation: tabcolsep is HALF the space between two columns. Default value is 6pt<br />
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Row Height: \arraystretch<br />
Usage: \renewcommand\arraystretch{1}<br />
Explanation: arraystretch is a FACTOR representing the distance between two rows. Default is 1</blockquote>
timmay143http://www.blogger.com/profile/15416169613426826669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3720225380434504697.post-28711464047599638722013-01-08T19:38:00.003-05:002013-01-08T19:38:40.557-05:00Landscape in LaTeX - Good for large figures and/or tables<a href="http://texblog.org/2007/11/10/landscape-in-latex/">http://texblog.org/2007/11/10/landscape-in-latex/</a><br />
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To change whole document to landscape use the command:<br />
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<pre>\usepackage[landscape]{geometry}</pre>
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To change the page content but not the page layout use:<br />
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<pre>\documentclass[landscape, 12pt]{report}</pre>
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To change a section (for printing):<br />
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<pre>\usepackage{lscape}</pre>
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To change a section (for screen viewing):<br />
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<pre>\usepackage{pdflscape}</pre>
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where sections are wrapped in the environment<br />
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<pre>\begin{landscape}
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