Pre, Pro, what the heck!

I was corrected by Word when I wrote "proceed" when I meant to say precede. I was impressed by Word's ability to recognize that I had used the incorrect word and thankful that it save me from embarrassment (although I am not admitting to the embarrassing behavior). I said to myself, "You dummy pre- means before and pro means moving forward or after." Then... I wrote the word proactive......

Classical Music

Mike's list of good classical songs I was listening to some classical music the other day and realized I like some classical but not all. The names for the songs are so obscure it makes them hard to remember. Thus, I will create a list of songs that I like here: Bach - Cello Suite No.1 in G Prelude Bach - Prelude in C Major -- Awesome! Bach - Siciliano BWV 1031 for Piano and Orchestra Bach...

IDL Notebook: Variables, Data Storage, and Data Types

It is important to choose the best data storage for your application. A good list of all IDL data types is given here: http://www.exelisvis.com/docs/IDL_Data_Types.html I am organizing this page in terms of data storage elements. Array (vector) Arrays can be made from several data types such as bytes, integers, floats and doubles. see: http://michaellapsley.blogspot.com/2015/03/idl-notebook-arrays.html Arrays...

IDL Notebook: arrays

IDL Notebook: Arrays As simple as you think it might be, I always need to look up the correct function necessary to create the type of array that I need in IDL. Here is a good reference: http://www.cis.rit.edu/class/simg211/Vectors_and_Arrays.html BINDGEN Return a byte array with each element set to its subscript. IDL> print, bindgen(10)        0 1 ...

IDL Notebook: Plot

IDL Notebook: Examples and references from lessons learned while using IDL Plot formatting examples: ; Plot p = plot($           x,y, $           name = 'NameStr', $           color = 'blue', $           symbol = 'o',$          ...

Grounding Practices Link

I have always had issues with understanding the best practices for grounding in electronics. I found a good reference for grounding practices: http://www.ese.upenn.edu/detkin/instruments/misctutorials/Ground/grd.html...

Adding pdf to Google site

It is difficult to properly display a pdf on a google site. The best solution I have found is using a file cabinet and linking to the pdf directly. Then the browser will open it. This was the only way to view a pdf on my site, on a browser. Create a file cabinet page: New page, file cabinet template. Load the pdfs to be displayed on the file cabinet page.  The url to display a pdf...