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 >>

Chilly mornings and turning leaves reminded me of my college days at Cornell. A long fourteen years ago I was an engineering freshman, uncertain if I wanted to learn electrical engineering, computer… read more >>

The MATLAB R2011b feature that I’ve been most anticipating is the automatic rename in the Editor. Renaming functions and variables is a common operation for programmers. It’s useful for… read more >>

It’s (almost) fall, and that means a brand-new release of MATLAB. Here are a few awesome new Desktop features in this release:

Improved Command Window Formatting

The Command Window… read more >>