TopicTools
2010
- Free Software for Academics
Below is a list of tools I find useful or interesting. Caveat: I use Windows XP on my current work machine. Some of the listed tools are available only for Windows, others are geared at bringing…
- Noise-masking with noise
I'm fortunate in that I have my own office. If things get noisy, in the lab, I can shut my door. In fact, to avoid the social awkwardness of shutting my door on lab-mates mid conversation…
- File Renaming in Bulk with Ant Renamer
fMRI scans produce an awful lot of data. Depending on whether you're getting you scanner to output 3D or 4D data, you can end up with one file per measurement, or file per scan. If you're…
- Backing up fMRI data manually
Whilst Windows easily copies lots of data, it struggles when you ask it to copy lots and lots and lots of data. Teracopy is a neat file copying utility that provides peace of mind as you…
2011
- Despite Steve Jobs' best efforts, I have ordered an iPad
Last night I capitulated and ordered an iPad2. Since blogging about whether it might be a good idea to get one a while ago, I have noticed mention of iPads cropping up more and more in…
- Of Google+, Mechanical Turk and Academic Early-Adopters
Having deleted my facebook account nearly two years ago, as I activated a Google+ account this week I was wary of repeating previous mistakes. Back in 2009 I had decided that I wasn't getting as much…
- Reading pdf documents on an iPad
Can the iPad2, with its 132ppi 1024 x 768 screen, be used to comfortably read pdfs without the need to zoom and scroll about single pages? That was a question that troubled me when I was…
2012
- My new favourite online tool: IFTTT
IFTTT , if this then that , is an online, multi-service task automation tool I first read about on Lifehacker last year. I finally started using it today, and am seriously impressed. Once you've signed up…
2013
- Using the Raspberry Pi to Run Cognitive Psychology Experiments
The Raspberry Pi (photo credit: Wikipedia) A few months ago, I suggested that Raspberry Pis could be used as a barebones experiment presentation machine . Since then I have got my hands on one and tinkered…
- Find somewhere to publish with Jane - the Journal/Author Name Estimator
If you're trying to decide on a journal to submit your latest manuscript to, Jane - the Journal/Author Name Estimator , can point you in the right direction. This isn't exactly breaking news, but it's worth…
- Google Reader dies. I rage.
I am heavily reliant on Google Reader for how I keep up with scientific literature. I have customised RSS feeds for PubMed search terms . I have RSS feeds for journal tables of contents. I access…
2016
- Copying and Verifying Copied Files
Over the past couple of days, I have been archiving published fMRI projects, and copying data from SD cards to start new ones. I have written previously about ways in which I have copied and verified…