A non-coders attempts at writing useful code
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 5th, 2009
I own a kindle2 and its very easy to push pdfs to the kindle. Unlike the misconceptions out there , the Kindle2 is NOT protected and offers “free” ( see below) conversion of pdfs to the *.azw format that you can then “push” to your kindle2. Here is how it works: When you buy a [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 2nd, 2009
Command lines interfaces to programs are very empowering. I started using computers with the Linux command line and I have never strayed too far from programs that are predominantly command line based. Whether it was rasmol , povray , phenix or ffmpeg I always found that the command line gave the program a more transparent [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 13th, 2009
My Mac-laptop’s been running Leopard ( OSX ) for quite some time. For the times when I wanted to use a windows app I had installed both VMWare fusion and Parallels Desktop ver 3 . Both of these did get the job done , but that came at a price ( $49 to $75) A [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 11th, 2009
I dont know why I feel so ecstatic at the thought of running an experiment remotely . Maybe its all the NASA TV I watched as a Graduate student or the several telemicroscopy talks I attended next door at the NCMI. This post is a little about the wonders of robotics and the great things [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 9th, 2009
The protein crystallization grid project I am undertaking has convinced me of the virtues of version control. Knowing I can revert back to an older version has ensured that I spend more time being adventurous , than being paranoid of going down the wrong track and not being able to trace my path back. On [...]