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Install LaTeX, AASTeX, and MN2E on Mac OS X

by Kelle July 6, 2010

LaTeX, pronounced “la tech”, is a typesetting program that we use to write our papers (instead of Word or somesuch nonsense). Over the long US holiday weekend I got LaTeX and all of its bits installed on my new 13″ MacBook Pro (named Gloria). In this post, I’ll walk you through the installation and setup [...]

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Code and text editors on MacOS X

by Tom June 21, 2010

One of the things we spend the most time doing as astronomers is writing text and/or code, whether to develop a pipeline to reduce/plot data, write papers/proposals, or write simulation codes. Choosing a good text editor is just as important as having a good chair to sit on, and can have a big impact on [...]

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Links: DropBox on the iPhone, 3D Plots in LaTeX, Scheduling, and more…

by Kelle December 13, 2009

Apologies for the hiccups with these Links posts recently. The links have disappeared from all of the older posts and I’m in the process of putting them back in by hand, but it’s not high on my priority list. I’ve switched to a new plugin which I’m hoping will result in more permanent and customizable [...]

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Links: new IDL routines, Quicksilver updated, figure placement in LaTeX, and more…

by Kelle December 4, 2009
  • New Programming Books for Scientists
  • New Coyote Program: SetDifference
  • New Coyote Program: SetUnion
  • Write or Rest During Your break? Here’s a Plan!
  • Quicksilver releases new beta 57
  • Who is advising our female astronomy students?
  • [...]
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Why I use BibDesk instead of Papers

by Kelle October 29, 2009

Folks have been clamoring for a Papers vs. BibDesk post and here it is, finally. Since I don’t actually use Papers, this post is more of a listing of my reasons for sticking with BibDesk for the time being. This topic has been discussed elsewhere and is sure to be visited many times in the [...]

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