InsectNation

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I've just extensively pruned this once tottering pile of semi-useful information: many things are now gone, but they were so "last millenium" that it's really no great loss. Hopefully what remains will be kept rather more up to date :)

Scientific research

• A list of useful software for HEP (and other) scientists
• How to work with ROOT and survive
• What's wrong with ROOT? Here's what...
• A wishlist of things to be changed in ROOT
• Rant against environment variables in HEP software
• Typesetting particle names in LaTeX
• How to write a HEP PhD thesis
• How to typeset the CKM matrix and unitarity relations
• How to write a technical document (needs tidying)

Writing and presentations

• A quick intro to TeX/LaTeX
• Tips on LaTeX (lots to add)
• Presentations dos & don'ts (needs tidying and to mention Beamer)

Computing and Unix

• Tips for the bash shell
• The bash and tcsh shells compared
• Some basic tips on writing C++
• Getting started with CVS
• How to disable CAPS-LOCK in X windows
• Tips for using emacs
• Sorting out the Linux home-end-delete keymappings
• Managing configuration files over many sites (needs an update re. SVN)
• Getting started with bash shell scripts
• Tips for writing bash shell scripts
• Tips for the tcsh shell
• Language-independent mantras for software engineers
• A pedantic guide to using email like a non-loser

Web development

• Web development in general
• How to build a basic web page
• Tips on building websites

Last updated: Sat Oct 14 20:13:50 2006

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