1:43

In release 2014b there is a new preference that lets you set MATLAB’s initial working folder to be the last folder used in the previous MATLAB session. Here I show when it can be useful and… read more >>

1:46

We have made some changes to how videos play in the Blogs area, including a new video player. There are one or two features that I’d like to make you aware of including:

The player works on… read more >>

2:39

When editing code in the MATLAB editor, I often find that I’m interested in the use of one variable throughout the code. The keyboard shortcut Alt plus the Up or Down arrow keys lets me search… read more >>

2:04

As I will be taking over Doug’s blog, I thought I’d tell you a bit about myself and what I hope to cover in future posts.
Feel free to make requests for topics in the comments area at any… read more >>

1:12

Doug has left the MathWorks but watch this video to hear from who is taking over his blog.
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1:15

After 14 awesome years at MathWorks, I am changing careers. It has been great working and learning with all of you. If you are new to this blog, go back and watch my other videos, they are still as… read more >>

3:40

I have some data showing how many people come into and leave a group over time. I wanted to see the retention of members from one month to the next. Using area plots I was able to make a… read more >>

3:50

There are lots of places in optimization and game theory where you would want to identify a saddle point on a two-dimensional surface. In this example we find and visualize the saddle point of a… read more >>

2:03

The best way to modify a MATLAB figure is to just modify the code that generated it. I prefer this because it is better to be able to regenerate a figure from code if you want to keep modifying it… read more >>

2:51

A MATLAB user on MATLAB Answers wanted to know how to change all the pixels in an image that were below a certain threshold. The answer was correct, but very terse. I wanted to expand upon the… read more >>