Using Matlab within Opnet

Because this applies to my current work at the UW... Thought I'd share. I'm making all the connections now, so I'll let ya know how it works.

http://www.cse.psu.edu/~venkates/index_files/opnet_tips.html

Disabling the FreeBSD "beep"!

After about a day worth of searching and modifications that did nothing, I finally found a way to disable the beep in FreeBSD:

`set nobell`

I have verified that this works for csh (barf!) and I put it in my .cshrc file so I never get that stupid beep again!

Delete Folder Contents with 2 Clicks

Here is a quick registry hack to add a "Delete Folder Contents" item to the context menu.

Enjoy, but click safe!

Batteries and how (not) to charge them

Here is an EXCELLENT article about rechargeable batteries. It details how (and why) you should charge and discharge each type of battery in order to get the most out of them.

If you have anything with rechargeable batteries (and who doesn't?) I highly recommend you give this a once-over.

Bluetooth Rocks!

So I have been meaning to read up on this article I came across with Bloglines about 3 and 1/2 months ago (yeah, it's been a little while!)

It's a way for me to control my PC via my N810. I can control my mouse, keyboard, presentations, even media.

Here's the link to the site/article.

Create your own DVD

A friend of mine had a few videos and wanted to play them on a DVD player. The last time I researched how to do this, I was very disappointed to see that there were really no viable solutions (i.e. there were no solutions unless you wanted to drop $300 on software).

Well, now I have some good news. There is a FOSS application called DVD Flick that rocks.

This app will walk you through creating the menus and even does some more advanced stuff (like advanced video editing, subtitles, etc.)

It will also burn it to a disc for you, if you wish.

My favorite extra feature is that while it is encoding, it has three buttons: "Cancel", "Minimize", and "Entertain Me". The "Entertain Me" button launches a Tetris game that you can play while the DVD encodes. Why isn't this in Outlook?!

A PDF here, a PDF there...everywhere a PDF

So you've got all these PDFs and you want to shove them all together into one big one eigh? Well, MergePDF is your tool. I love freeware!