Category Archives: SyntaxError (Programming)

Programming tips, workarounds, and solutions.

Windows 8: what to do when your speakers work and your headphones don’t

Posted on July 2, 2014 by

When Windows 8 updated itself recently, for some reason it made the headphones stop working.  The speakers were fine – just the headphones were disabled.  It took me a while to fix the problem, and I thought I’d share the … Continue reading →

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Forcing Ubuntu to read a cd

Posted on August 8, 2013 by

The following method worked when both Windows and Macintosh failed to read a certain CD. I switched to Ubuntu, but I still could not read the CD (even though I could read other CDs and also a blank CD). So … Continue reading →

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Inserting tilde (~) for URLs in LaTeX documents

Posted on February 8, 2013 by

There are certain characters that LaTeX has trouble with.  One of the main offenders is the tilde (~) symbol.  If you include it in plaintext, it disappears in the resulting ps or pdf document.  I found out the hard way … Continue reading →

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How to fix a HP Pavilion laptop with blinking lights and a dark screen

Posted on November 27, 2012 by

I just dodged a major bullet, and I thought I’d share what just happened and how to fix it. About an hour ago, I tried turning on my HP Pavilion Laptop.  The computer appeared to turn on, but the screen … Continue reading →

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How to Change the Font Size on MATLAB Plots

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

This post is intended for people having trouble getting their font sizes to change when making plots in MATLAB.  I spent about 3 hours trying to figure this out, and just did courtesy of these people: http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/1238-font-size-changes-in-figures View their solution, … Continue reading →

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