Well another year is almost complete. Once again we had two successful releases: MATLAB R2011a and R2011b. Today I feel like listing some of our achievements and share some interesting stats.
Top 11a… read more >>

Another new feature of MATLAB R2011b is the Startup Accelerator, which improves MATLAB startup time on Windows by caching important files that MATLAB needs to properly launch. This is done through a… read more >>

Three weeks ago I wrote about MATLAB's new spreadsheet import tool. Since then I've had a few conversations regarding using dates in MATLAB; dates are common as column headers or table data. The... read more >>

1. Chef Aide
When cooking a large meal, I often need to make quick calculations and substitutions. For instance, how to handle measuring when all my tablespoons are in the sink? After pre-loading the… read more >>

One of the most exciting new features in MATLAB R2011b is the Spreadsheet Import Tool. This tool makes it easy to import data from Microsoft Excel and comma-separated value (CSV) files. The… read more >>

I was just looking at a few things at MATLAB Central. It struck me that some really interesting things are going on that I wanted to share.
MATLAB Answers
Most of you probably remember that MATLAB… read more >>

I can barely remember a MATLAB version that did not produce an inexact case match warning if you used the wrong capitalization of a function name. Now, the days of willy-nilly capitalization in… read more >>

In this latest release we have a number of new formatting improvements in the MATLAB Command Window.
Easier to read errors
In old releases if there was an error when running a file, MATLAB would… read more >>

This week I’d like to welcome back guest poster, Malcolm Wood, to describe the enhancements to the File and Folder Comparison tool.
Over the last few releases we have made some major enhancements to… read more >>

The MATLAB Tour 2011 kicked off yesterday here in Boston! I had the privilege to attend this awesome one-day event. Here are my notes:
Keynote Presentation
Practicing data driven research is not… read more >>