Before the birth of the web, taking a class meant being at a certain place at a certain time with a group of other students while the teacher held forth on the topic of the day. Correspondence courses have a long and colorful history, but the most popular mode of delivery for teaching/training has been,…
Processing, Minim, and Music
I recently discovered Processing. It’s a programming language and programming environment, based on Java, designed for artists, particularly those with an interest in what is sometimes called “generative art.” While Processing’s main focus is visual art, it includes a sound/synthesis library, Minim, which lets you programmatically tinker with audio and synthesis. Creating audio with Processing…
Applying Excel Subtotals with VBA
Excel’s subtotal option (Data –> Subtotal) lets you display a subtotal on any number of columns for each change in a particular column. This is useful for sheets where each day, for instance, might have multiple entries recording some bit of data, and you want subtotals for each day giving you the sum, or the…
HTML5 Converter for Adobe Captivate
I’m a fan of both Apple and Adobe, which puts me in rather an odd place at times. Apple makes the hardware and operating systems I like best. Adobe makes some software that I can’t live without. Up until now, a lot of what I create with Adobe Captivate won’t play on the iPhone and…