The caps locks key is one of the least commonly used keys on my keyboard… Until I mapped it to a control key! A lot of the registry hacks available online for remapping the caps lock and control button involve …
Resources for Debian GNU/Linux on a Dell Inspiron 5100 laptop
This is a compilation of resources for a Debian GNU/Linux installation on a Dell Inspiron 5100 Laptop. Hopefully, it provides a starting point for those interested in getting a working installation. Please use the information and links presented here at …
What is a D ring?
A D ring is a ring shaped like the letter D. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg… While researching the best way to hang my mirror, I found D rings are used in a multitude of ways and …
What is an exchangeability martingale?
Exchangeability martingales can be used to find strange or odd data points. The mechanics of exchangeability martingales is still a bit of a mystery to me. However, posted below are the basic components and how each step gets us to …
Broken link checker analysis with R
You’ve found a few broken links on your blog or web site, and now you wonder whether there are more. Here’s a quick way to get a sense of how big the problem is. You could basically take 2 different …
Book Scanning: Step 3, Use ABBYY for OCR to produce an eBook
In a previous post, I walked through how to pre-process the captured content to maximize successful optical character recognition (OCR) . In this post, we’ll use ABBYY FineReader for optical character recognition (OCR) to produce an eBook. Getting a physical …
Book Scanning: Step 2, Pre-process the captured content using Scan Tailor
In a previous post, I broke down how to capture the physical book content using a camera. We’ll go over how to pre-process the captured content to maximize successful optical character recognition (OCR). Getting a physical book onto your Kindle …
Book Scanning: Step 1, Capture the book content
Tired of paying for Kindle ebooks? Here’s how you can make your own! Getting a physical book onto your Kindle requires 3 basic steps: Capture the book content using a camera. Pre-process the captured content using Scan Tailor. Use ABBYY …
R set working directory using copy and paste
After using Windows Explorer to navigate to a directory, I just want to copy and paste the directory in R, but I get this error: I used the setwd() function and pasted the directory, but there is an answer! By …