applying a patch
See this. I always forget: <pre class="src src-sh"><span style="color: #b0c4de;">cd</span> /my/source ## apply patch -p1 < /path/to/patch ## undo patch -R < /path/to/file
View Articlexpdf binary doesn’t work in Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty) + Fix
After upgrading, I get a “segmentation fault” error. Had to build xpdf from source following this to fix it.
View Articlesshfs doesn’t forward X + conflict with “ControlMaster auto”
I use sshfs to mount remote directories on my laptop to access files as if they are stored locally. I love it. I also use the ControlMaster feature of OpenSSH to reuse an existing ssh connection when...
View ArticleAdd a printer on the command line – cups-pdf example
Suppose you need to add a printer to a computer on the command line, e.g., a server that you access via a terminal. This post outlines how to use some basic commands from the CUPS system. I will...
View ArticleGoogle CloudPrint on Linux
Google CloudPrint allows users to print to the cloud from devices such as your mobile phone. That is, you can print documents and pictures from your phone to printers you have access to (e.g., at home)...
View ArticleLaTeX or MathML on the web via MathJax
I recently discovered GmailTeX, a plugin (implemented via javascript) that displays LaTeX markup in my emails viewed through my web-based gmail account. SIDE NOTE: I implement it conkeror by creating a...
View ArticleSSH-encrypted proxy for Android or when connected to a public wifi
This post describes how one can set up an ssh-encrypted proxy for browsing the web when connected to a public wifi. This post describes how to do so with an Android device. The gist is to have your...
View ArticleWatch a folder or file with inotify-tools
I recently needed to watch a folder for a file. I stumbled on this post and discovered inotify-tools. Using it, I can write a bash script to watch a folder for files, and do things when certain events...
View ArticleNon-LaTeX presentations using org-mode – S5 and HTML5 slides
I recently had frustrations with presentations written using MS Powerpoint; I’m not even going to mention KeyNote as it is only available on a Mac. LibreOffice is my WYSIWYG editor on my Linux machine...
View Articleembed anything on a site easily
This post describes Embedly, a wordpress plugin that allows for the embedding of content from many content providers online using the oEmbed protocol. Will definitely come in handy for me.
View ArticleNatbib reference sheet for citations
I use natbib in conjunction with BibTeX for LaTeX documents to facilitate the citing of articles in text. This reference is quite useful in illustrating all the features of natbib in a concise matter...
View ArticleByobu, an enhanced screen
I use screen on a daily basis. I recently discovered byobu, an enhanced add-on for screen that makes it even more customizable. A screencast can be found here. After reading some descriptions of byobu...
View ArticleGoogle Voice on a telephone without a server
I already discussed how one can make use of Google Voice with Asterisk – the possibilities are limitless. However, all this requires a server running Asterisk. I recently explored how one can explore...
View ArticleVersion control and collaborating with LaTeX files
This post finally pushed me to explore ways to version control and collaborate with others using LaTeX files. I’m assuming the collaborators also use LaTeX, which is rare in itself when your primary...
View ArticleModify spacings in listing (itemize/enumerate) environments for LaTeX Beamer
I don’t usually worry about display options in LaTeX since it does a good job most of the time. However, when I write presentations using LaTeX Beamer, I make use of the itemize and enumerate...
View ArticleDetermining number of nodes or cores available in an SGE Queue
To determine the status of a queue in SGE, one can issue the command qstat -g c to get such information like number of CPU available and the current CPU and memory load. However, this information can...
View Articleserialize or turn a large parallel R job into smaller chunks for use with SGE
I use the snow package in R with OpenMPI and SGE quite often for my simulation studies; I’ve outlined how this can be done in the past. The ease of these methods make it so simple for me to just...
View ArticleConvert a string to emacs regexp
Suppose you want to convert a string (e.g., “\^{}”) to an emacs regexp representation. Then do evaluate the lisp code: (regexp-quote "\^{}"), which would yield \\\^{}. Remember, you can evaluate elisp...
View ArticleSome custom emacs keybindings for LaTeX to assist in the writing process
Here are some habits I think will assist in the writing of LaTeX documents: Always encapsulate your superscripts and subscripts with curly braces, even if they consist only of 1 characters. For...
View ArticleIgnore errors when executing a command in emacs with condition-case
Suppose you want to execute a command in your emacs init file, but this command sometimes return an error. For example, you ask emacs to open a file for you, but the file doesn’t exist. When an error...
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