Tips & Tools

This section includes a combination of how-to QuickNotes, links to simple tools I’ve developed, and other thoughts and suggestions.

Moving SVN Repositories

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

I recently relocated a number SVN repositories to a new hosting provider. To do so I ended up merging ideas from a number of different locations, so here is a quicknote that summarizes the various steps, both for the server … Continue reading →

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Syntax Highlighting for GAMS in TextWrangler/BBEdit

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

I do a lot of GAMS (General Algebraic Modeling System) model development on my Mac, but there is no graphical interface under OSX. So I put together a simple language module (syntax highlighting plug-in) for my favorite Mac text editor: … Continue reading →

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MATLAB to MySQL through SSH tunnel

Posted on August 1, 2011 by

A “QuickNote” about how to connect MATLAB to a remote MySQL server through an SSH tunnel. (updated 12/21/2011 to avoid port issues with Cisco VPN)  Why: The server only accepts encrypted connections and I couldn’t figure out an easy way … Continue reading →

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