Archive for December, 2007



Welcome news! There is substantially more documentation on python "scripting". The word scripting, here, does not mean that SaxBasic is covered in these documents, but it does mean that the kinds of actions one used to use SaxBasic for are discussed. There are two documents - one weighing in at about 150 pages, and another […]

Upcoming Workshop in Malaysia

I have been asked to chair a conference, and lead a workshop in Malaysia. It is a great program, and the conference speakers are excellent. Here are the details:http://www.coreventus.com/events/BA.htm#
A more complete description is in this .pdf 
 Business Analytics.pdf

Point elements in GPL can be color as color.interior or color.exterior. A number of clients that I have worked with prefer to have a solid dot on a scatter plot, but without the black circle around it. This might seem minor, but it looks a bit softer, and afterall if you want it, you should […]

SPSS 16.0.1 on the Mac

I finally got my MacBook Pro laptop. It is basically the more powerful of the two 15" models. So far, so good. I haven't dealt with Vista, or bootcamp yet. 16.0.1 loaded very easily. 
There is an interesting option in Edit … Options. You can choose the Apple "look and feel" or the PC "look and […]

Python Book - Free Update

Green Tea Press has begun a major revision of their excellent python book.
http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkpython/