Computational capers

I spend a lot of time around computers, both at work and play. Yes, I’m a card-carrying geek 😉 Here’s what I’ve picked up over the years.

• Trends in Computing (2011)

  Years ago I heard it said that computers were doubling in performance every year or two; that is, two years from now you could buy a computer twice as powerful/fast as today for the same price or less. I was curious to see if this was true so I started tracking the prices of individual components on a monthly basis.
• Orphanware

  This page contains software I am no longer developing or maintaining. Enter at your own risk 😉

  • Toolbar (1999 - 2003)

    Toolbar (alias Rik’s Toolbar) provides a way to add a customized floating toolbar to any application. When a button is pressed a pre-defined sequence of keystrokes is sent to the desired window.

  • R2DToo (2001 - 2003)

    Rik’s 2D simulation Tool lets you build and run your own cellular automata or other spatial network simulations. R2DToo is designed for scientists, to help with constructing, running, and collecting data from simulations with features such as live time series plots of interesting statistics and automation to let the user run experiments repeatedly without requiring user interaction.

  • RunIEAs (2001 - 2002)

    Ok, you want to let other people run Internet Explorer on your computer but you want to let them have their own favorites, home page, etc. Microsoft’s solution? Save what you’re doing…log off current user…wait…log on as other user…wait…run IE…Done! My solution? RunIEAs …Done!

  • ExportChart (1999 - 2001)

    ExportChart Excel Add-In. Save your Excel charts to Gif files for use in web pages or graphic programs. Requires Microsoft Excel 97 or 2000.

  • TeX Equation Previewer (1999 - 2000)

    View and edit TeX equations before compiling your source. View your equation as you type in (almost) real time. Copies modified text to the clipboard for quick use in your favorite text editor.