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Sporadic musings on software, algorithms, platforms

My name is Brad Howes. This is my blog. There are others out there, but this one is all mine. However, if you want you can have the source.

Playing with Emacs Calc
Oct 25th, 2026 calc (1) • Emacs (3)
Example of scripting Emacs Calc
Hyper Modifier for Emacs on macOS
Oct 23rd, 2026 Emacs (3) • macOS (4)
Instructions for seeing a 'hyper' modifier in Emacs on macOS
HelpInfoOverlay Package
May 27th, 2026 Swift (10) • SwiftUI (1)
What the package does, and how it does it.
Swift Snapshot Testing in Github Actions
Mar 5th, 2023 CI (1) • Github (1) • Swift (10)
Short discussion on how I run snapshot tests in Github CI
Converting WMA Files to MP3
May 20th, 2020 Audio (2) • FFmpeg (1) • MP3 (1) • WMA (1)
Using FFMpeg toolkit to transcode MWA files to MP3 format
Remarkable Customizations
Apr 12th, 2020 Javascript (5) • Markdown (4) • Remarkable (4) • SVG (2)
How I customized Remarkable to get what I wanted
Automatic Browser Selection
May 13th, 2019 Chrome (1) • macOS (4) • Safari (1)
Setup on macOS to use Chrome only when at work
Generative Images with SVG.js
Mar 5th, 2019 generative (1) • Javascript (5) • jsfiddle (1) • SVG (2)
Brief discussion about my first JSFiddle project using SVG.js
Simple Image Classification using Logistic Regression
Oct 9th, 2018 logistic regression (1) • ML (1) • numpy (1) • Python (8)
Learning about logistic regression models while looking at cat pictures
Using Kerboros on macOS
Oct 1st, 2018 Kerberos (1) • macOS (4)
A post to help me remember some Kerberos commands
Text Language Translation Utility
Aug 13th, 2018 Google (1) • Keyboard Maestro (1) • Python (8)
Brief discussion of a utility I use on macOS to quickly translate text between French and English
Remapping Keys on macOS High Sierra
Apr 6th, 2018 macOS (4)
Short discussion on how I remapped the keys on my MacBook Pro w/ an international layout.
Fixing Azure Let's Encrypt Expired Key
Mar 17th, 2018 Azure (3) • Crypto (2) • Lets Encrypt (1)
Account of what I did to fix a broken Azure Let's Encrypt web job
Formatting Console Output
Mar 16th, 2018 Javascript (5) • Markdown (4) • Metalsmith (3) • Prismjs (1) • Remarkable (4)
Short discussion on how I updated my blog to show formatted console output
Playing with .Net Core Apps and Docker on a Mac
Mar 14th, 2018 C# (1) • Docker (1) • dotnet (1)
A brief look at using Docker containers to run a C# app
Different (Key)strokes for Different Folks
Oct 9th, 2017 AutoHotKey (1) • Emacs (3) • Windows (1)
Short discussion on how I configured AutoHotKey to minimize my typing errors in Windows.
Apple iTunes Library Manipulation with Python
Jun 26th, 2017 AppleScript (1) • iTunes (1) • Python (8) • XML (1)
Short discussion on using Python to manipulate the contents of an iTunes Library XML file.
Metalsmith Plugins for Server-side KaTeX Processing
Jun 12th, 2017 Azure (3) • Javascript (5) • KaTeX (2) • Markdown (4) • Metalsmith (3) • Remarkable (4)
Brief description of updates I've made to my blog rendering tool-chain to remove in-browser KaTeX processing
Arrival Intervals of a Poisson Process
Jun 8th, 2017 IPython (3) • Poisson (1) • Python (8)
Arrival Intervals of a Poisson Process.
Framework Bundles in Xcode and CocoaPods
Mar 6th, 2017 Swift (10) • Xcode (2)
Short discussion about an issue I had fetching a bundle in Xcode and CocoaPods
Signing Embedded Frameworks in an Embedded Framework
Feb 14th, 2017 Swift (10) • Xcode (2)
Short discussion about an issue I had using an embedded framework that itself contained embedded frameworks
Variable Height UITableView Cells in Swift
Jan 7th, 2017 Swift (10) • UI (5)
Documents code necessary to achieve fast variable-height cells that use Auto Layout
JoyStickView for iOS in Swift
Dec 6th, 2016 Swift (10) • UI (5)
Documents how I implemented a joy stick control view for a Swift iOS project
Dependency Injection for iOS in Swift
Oct 8th, 2016 Dependency Injection (1) • Swift (10) • UI (5)
Documents how I implemented dependency injection in a Swift iOS project
Working with Core Plot
Sep 28th, 2016 CorePlot (1) • Swift (10) • UI (5)
Shows how to add and control Core Plot graphs
Sliding UIViews with Core Animation
Sep 28th, 2016 Swift (10) • UI (5)
Shows how to easily animate sliding UIViews for a nice visual effect
Adding Binary Search to Swift Collections
Sep 23rd, 2016 Algorithms (3) • Swift (10)
My first foray into extending Swift's Collection protocol in order to provide fast searching of ordered elements.
Metalsmith Static Site on Azure
Aug 30th, 2016 Azure (3) • Javascript (5) • KaTeX (2) • Markdown (4) • Metalsmith (3) • Remarkable (4)
Where I describe how I use Metalsmith to run a static site blog on Azure
Bloom Filters in Python
May 3rd, 2016 Algorithms (3) • Python (8)
Bloom Filter can quickly and accurately determine if a given key is not part of a set of keys.
Testing IPython
May 2nd, 2016 IPython (3) • Python (8)
Test page showing how to use IPython content to make a blog post.
Decrypting Logs in Python
May 2nd, 2016 Crypto (2) • Python (8)
A tutorial on how to properly use cryptography libraries available in Python.
Power of Optimal Algorithm Design
May 1st, 2016 Algorithms (3)
A brief look at how a simple choice in algorithm implementation can greatly affect performance.
PDM Playground
Jan 30th, 2016 Audio (2) • IPython (3) • PDM (1) • Python (8)
Trying to understand PDM audio.
B-Scope Radar Display
Oct 13th, 2009 OpenGL (2) • Qt (3) • Radar (4)
A rectilinear display of radar returns
A-Scope Signal Display
Oct 12th, 2009 Qt (3) • Radar (4)
A multi-channel signal display I wrote in Qt
Radar Display
Oct 9th, 2009 OpenGL (2) • Qt (3) • Radar (4)
A radar display app I wrote in Qt and OpenGL
Visualizing Traffic at DFW Airport
Oct 8th, 2009 DFW (1) • MITLL (1) • Radar (4)
An example of my early (and crude) visualization work at MIT/LL with surveillance systems data.

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