Category Archives: Geek

Geeky notes, primarily on computer stuff, especially Mac OS X and LaTeX.

Word count in LateX

Posted on September 29, 2009 by kvf

I’m under strict instructions that the article I’m currently writing should be under 11,000 words. How to keep track of that while using LaTeX (with a lot of mark-up commands that won’t be separate words in the final product and … Continue reading →

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Zipcar iPhone app

Posted on September 29, 2009 by kvf

This is cool and these features are very cool indeed: Honk your Zipcar’s horn with your iPhone to find it in a crowd Unlock and lock your Zipcar with your iPhone after scanning your Zipcard at the start of each … Continue reading →

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Consolidation

Posted on January 8, 2009 by kvf

These days, I really don’t have all that much time to maintain my web presence the way I used to, what with two paying jobs and all kinds of volunteer work. So, it is time to consolidate my personal web … Continue reading →

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TiVo Desktop/iTunes/LAME Hack [updated]

Posted on March 9, 2008 by kvf

The well-heeled geek of course streams music from iTunes to their stereo via Apple’s AirPort Express/AirTunes gadgetry. An alternative is to stream music to your TiVo box using TiVo Desktop, which installs as a System Preference Pane on OS X. … Continue reading →

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Leopard

Posted on October 29, 2007 by kvf

The new version of the Mac OS X operating system is now available. Normally, I’m a very early adopter with new software like this. But this time, I’m just too busy with work and will need to wait for the … Continue reading →

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LaTeX Graphics Companion, 2nd Edition

Posted on October 17, 2007 by kvf

There is a much expanded second edition of The LaTeX Graphics Companion. It has a chapter on Beamer presentations, which I look forward to reading, even though the Beamer manual is itself a great piece of work. It doesn’t seem … Continue reading →

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LaTeX style: section box

Posted on October 5, 2007 by kvf

[Old post retrieved for Thony:] There is a LaTeX package at CTAN that might be useful for class handouts etc.: sectionbox. This collection of files contains a LaTeX package for sections surrounded by fancy boxes, primarily intended for use within … Continue reading →

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TextExpander on Sale

Posted on August 21, 2007 by kvf

TextExpander, the typing utility that helps users save time and keystrokes by typing short abbreviations that expand into frequently used text snippets, is on sale (regular price: $29.95, with special 40% academic discount: $17.97). Highly recommended.

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Lucida LaTeX Fonts on Sale

Posted on August 20, 2007 by kvf

Among the alternatives to the LaTeX default font Computer Modern, one of the nicest is the Lucida family. The TeX user group has offered the fonts at a discount for members for a while now. They charge $90 for members … Continue reading →

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Force Mail.app to send UTF-8

Posted on August 13, 2007 by kvf

A new Mac OS X hint suggests the following defaults change: defaults write com.apple.mail NSPreferredMailCharset “UTF-8″ Why? Because Windows email clients may display messages originating from Apple Mail much more faithfully. And in any case, everybody should be using UTF-8 … Continue reading →

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