Category Archives: Software

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AVGTMP: A Program to Get the Average Temperature for a Location for Computing Degree Days

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For many years I have been using the average temperature shown on my utility bill to compute the efficiency of my heating system, represented as fuel consumption per degree day. It’s an easy thing to do using a simple spreadsheet and it helps me judge whether improvements in things like insulation have made a difference. … Continue reading AVGTMP: A Program to Get the Average Temperature for a Location for Computing Degree Days →

A Procedure for Managing Large Groups of Items, Such as Personal Property That Is Part of an Estate

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Overview A few months ago my mother passed away. This left me and my siblings with a large condo filled with personal property, much of it with value, either to us personally or monetarily. We needed a way to keep track of it all so we could: It was decided to inventory everything of value. … Continue reading A Procedure for Managing Large Groups of Items, Such as Personal Property That Is Part of an Estate →

ADDPIX: A Sample Program to Work With the LibreOffice SDK Using C# – Adding Images to a Calc Spreadsheet

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I’ve spent the past few months trying to get a C# program written which uses the SDK to read cells from a Calc spreadsheet and read/write/modify images “in” cells. I got a lot of help in the LibreOffice forums for which I’m very grateful. At first I was told that it wasn’t possible, but that … Continue reading ADDPIX: A Sample Program to Work With the LibreOffice SDK Using C# – Adding Images to a Calc Spreadsheet →

Programmers and Web Developers: Make Things Easy and Fast for Your Users

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I’ve been writing software for over 50 years and have evolved a set of rules for designing user interfaces that are easy to use and which allow users to get their work done as quickly as possible. These rules apply equally to desktop applications, apps, and web pages. I don’t know what they’re teaching in … Continue reading Programmers and Web Developers: Make Things Easy and Fast for Your Users →

Adding Fonts in Ghostscript

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I use a program that produces Postscript and allows use of non-standard Postscript fonts. I wanted to figure out how to get Ghostscript to load those fonts so I could produce a PDF file from the Postscript. Should be simple, eh? Well it took me a week of trolling message boards, studying documentation, and trying … Continue reading Adding Fonts in Ghostscript →

Miscellaneous Manuals, Software, and Documentation

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This post is for copies of manuals and other stuff that I can’t find online. If I have a copy I will scan it and post it here. I expect this post will typically be found by people searching for specific things listed here.  I’ll add things as I get them. There are a few … Continue reading Miscellaneous Manuals, Software, and Documentation →

CLP – Command Line Text File List Program

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I’ve decided to post some of the useful small programs I’ve written for my own use. CLP is a simple C# console program that lists text files on a Windows printer. It was originally intended to list C source code, but it is useful for printing many kinds of text files. Yes you can use … Continue reading CLP – Command Line Text File List Program →