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Downsampling data for faster plotting
I hate to pick one of Jiro’s files for Pick of the Week, because he is quickly catching me in total number of downloads and...

19 years ago

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Dynamic GUIs with GUIDE
I recently got a question via e-mail from a reader of this blog. This MATLAB user wanted to know: If you are thinking about...

19 years ago

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Use case: Visualizing three images
Here is a question from the front lines of technical support at the MathWorks. This MATLAB user had three images that they...

19 years ago

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Shading plots for emphasis
Sometimes showing the data in a plot is just not enough. You need to be able to emphasize the parts that are the most...

19 years ago

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Colored 3-d bar plots
As I mention quite frequently, the best way to become Pick of the Week is to write code that solves a problem that I am...

19 years ago

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Tracking the mouse pointer
In MATLAB, with tooltips, you can know what the value of a line is at a given point: But if you want to know the value of an...

19 years ago

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Adaptive date ticks
I never even knew I needed this function until I saw it. This function basically makes your date ticks scale to the...

19 years ago

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Algorithm development video
Here at the MathWorks, one of our Core Values is Continuous Improvement. Part of that is about being process oriented-...

19 years ago

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Zero crossings on arbitrary signals
I have been working a lot with the technical support team here at the MathWorks. When the front line tech support people...

19 years ago

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Sharing screenshots with Flickr
Go look to the file exchange and you will see some really incredible things people are doing with MATLAB. Posting code to...

19 years ago

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Optimization tips and tricks
We spend a lot of time here at The MathWorks trying to figure out how to make it easier for people to get their mathematical...

19 years ago

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Scalable Vector Graphics
In my new role at the MathWorks I am the third tier of technical support for MATLAB related questions. From here I get to...

19 years ago

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Clocks in MATLAB
NoteThe file submission referenced in this post is no longer available on File Exchange. I recently changed jobs and...

19 years ago

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Mars Lander movie
Even though this awesome animation is listed in my section of the File Exchange, I only posted it. Ben from Nasa gets his...

19 years ago

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Match rows
A couple of things came together this week to get MatchRow to be Pick Of The Week. Recently I was asked to do some usability...

19 years ago

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New MATLAB Contest
There is a new MATLAB contest running right now. I am anxious to see what kind of solutions people come up with for the Peg...

19 years ago

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Ant Colony Optimization
I recently finished up my final seminar for The MathWorks before transitioning to a new position at the MathWorks. (My old...

19 years ago

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Graphical tutorial: Import data from Excel, plot in MATLAB
I am always trying new ways of teaching people how to use MATLAB. This week, I am trying a very graphical step by step...

19 years ago

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Earth and moon visualization
This week’s pick comes from two of my colleagues in the UK, Sam and Marta. This is a cool visualization of the Earth and...

19 years ago

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ip to location
In the last few weeks I have been adding a some location information to this blog, from the map to the right that shows...

19 years ago

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Page Rank (simplified) in MATLAB for the classroom
I am currently doing a university tour as part of my role in Applications Engineering, so I have been thinking about the...

19 years ago

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File exchange reports and maps
We at The MathWorks are always trying to improve the experience of using MATLAB Central. Recently we have added: A new blog...

19 years ago

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Tabbed GUIs
Going through the e-mail this week, I was asked how to make a GUI with tab panels. I know that using a few special...

19 years ago

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All combinations from vectors
My colleague walked into my office with a MATLAB question, a regular pasttime for us here at the MathWorks. He wanted to...

19 years ago

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UIcontrol: slider panel
My buddy and colleague Brett made this great little UI tool. It allows you to have a slider where you can see what the...

19 years ago

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Lots of white papers
I enjoy reading The MathWorks News & Notes. Helen Chen has posted twenty articles from News & Notes to get them out...

19 years ago

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Graphical removal of data points
This week I wanted to show a cool utility for the removal of data points from a set. John wrote this code, it has plenty of...

19 years ago

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Observing the Earth
This week is a big World Wide training week at The MathWorks. I was looking for some way to visualize the globe in MATLAB....

19 years ago

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Cleaner code in MATLAB part two
This second video in the cleaner code series talks about magic numbers, and how to avoid them. It also covers naming...

19 years ago

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List of published m-files
I made a video about publishing reports from MATLAB a while back. Santosh, one of my fellow MathWorkers, was curious what...

19 years ago